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Tim Carpenter, National Director, is a social and political activist who, for more than 30 years, has worked for causes such as nuclear disarmament, death penalty abolition, defending the homeless, and campaign finance reform. Tim established Housing Now! and Democrats for Peace Conversion (DPC), co-founded the Orange County chapter of the Alliance for Survival (AFS), and helped organize the Orange County chapter of Families Against Three Strikes (FACTS). He was a national delegate and served in key positions in the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson (1988), Jerry Brown (1992), and Bill Clinton (1996), and spoke from the podium at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York. Tim was director of the Western Massachusetts Clean Elections movement for public funding of political campaigns, and served as field organizer for Clean Elections' Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Warren Tolman. He also served as Deputy National Campaign Manager for Kucinich for President, was the campaign's state co-coordinator in Massachusetts, and the campaign's Convention Coordinator in Boston. He co-founded AfterDowningStreet.org. In 2006, he was elected as a Massachusetts Democratic Party delegate committed to Deval Patrick. Tim has taught U.S. history and government at the high school and community college levels. He is a product of the California State College system, where he graduated from Cal State University Fullerton with Bachelors Degrees in History and Political Science, as well as a Masters in History. Tim lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife Barbara Considine and their daughters, Sheila and Julia.
Laura Bonham, Deputy Director, Communications Coordinator, is among the co-founders of Progressive Democrats of America. She is the Chairperson of the Summit County Democrats and serves on the Utah Democratic Party Executive Committee. Laura also co-founded the Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus in 2003, served on the Coalville City Planning Commission for seven years, and served on the board of the Coalville Area Business Association for eight years. She and her husband own two small businesses. "
Kimberly Buchan, Administrative Coordinator, has been volunteering and working for PDA since 2004. Since moving to Arizona in 2003, Kimberly discovered her inner progressive and volunteered with the Kucinich Campaign and later the Arizona Democratic Progressive Caucus. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelors Degree in Music Therapy. Since 2003, she has lived and worked in Phoenix, providing home-based music therapy services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Having recently relocated back to her home state of Michigan, Kimberly lives with her husband, Bryan, and adorable baby boy, Elliot James. "
Conor Boylan, Field Coordinator Conor, a native of Ireland, moved to the U.S. three years ago. After spending nearly 10 years in the high tech industry, most recently as an engineer in the semiconductor world, Conor decided to ditch machines to pursue his real passion--politics. He worked on the Obama primary campaign in Oregon and then worked as a field organizer in Ohio for the general election. Turnout in his turf increased by 800 votes, a critical swing in helping to deliver Ohio given that Kerry lost by only 9 votes per precinct statewide. Conor lives in Seattle with his “professional-trouble-making” wife Nora, who works in the labor movement. "
Bryan Buchan , New Media Outreach Coordinator, Bryan has held positions in Senior Project Management for IT, as Director of Digital Services, IT Management, Organizational Management, and Business Process / Workflow Management. His specialties include work in electronic document management technologies, litigation trial consulting, and many web technologies. Bryan political activism began working for the Kucinich Presidential Campaign in 2004, and has worked behind the scenes ever since with PDA. Bryan's political experience includes creating caucuses within state democratic organizations, organizing national political forums and events, and working for several state and national campaigns. "
Guy Townsend , Editor, "Though he came to it by the back door (his academic degrees are in history and law), Guy Townsend has been involved in editing — newspapers, books, and magazines — since the mid-'70s. A former college professor and prosecuting attorney who is as passionate about the U.S. Constitution as he is about the English language, Townsend is now fidgeting in retirement (his third try) in Tennessee with his long-suffering wife, Jeanne. "
