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As DDC�s senior vice president of Political Involvement, Barbara Sacks leads the development and implementation of PAC and internal grassroots development programs for DDC clients, and develops new products and services to enhance DDC�s offerings and our clients' campaigns.
Sacks brings to DDC over 15 years of experience, including PAC management and fundraising, grassroots, direct lobbying, general government relations, and marketing in the corporate sector, as well as service on Capitol Hill. Before joining DDC, she served as a director of Federal Government Relations/Public Affairs, Policy & Communications for Verizon, where she was responsible for developing and implementing Verizon�s legislative strategy. She also served as the primary lobbyist and advocate for approximately 40 Democratic U.S. Representatives, including those in the House leadership and on the Energy & Commerce, Judiciary, Financial Services, and Appropriations Committees. Sacks also served as a liaison to key constituencies within the Democratic Party, such as the New Democrat Coalition, the Democratic Leadership Council, and the New Democratic Network. Sacks remains involved in the Majority Under 40, a group of up-and-coming Democratic lobbyists whose primary goal is to offer opportunities for young lobbyists to interact with the newly elected Members of Congress and build relationships with those legislators from the start of their careers.
Prior to her work with Verizon, Sacks spent several years at MCI Communications, where she served as Marketing and Communications Analyst, Grassroots Specialist, and PAC Manager. While in these positions, Sacks led all day-to-day operations of the MCI Employees PAC, including its compliance functions and PAC solicitation activities. She also organized many streams of grassroots initiatives throughout MCI; helped build the company�s internal grassroots organization; and implemented a strategic plan for engaging employees in the election process, which included organizing voter registration events around the company. Sacks also worked with a coalition of organizations to launch an online voter registration website that registered thousands of employees and 160,000 voters nationwide.
Before joining MCI, Sacks worked as a legislative aide for former Representative Mel Levine, and as a financial analyst at National Westminster Bank USA. In addition to Sacks�s extensive professional experience, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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