AUBURN - Amy Dacey worked on her first political campaign as a very young girl. Now she's the national political director for Keeping America's Promise, Sen. John Kerry's political action committee.
"When I was 8 years old, I worked on my dad's campaign for the Auburn Board of Education," Dacey said. "I knew then I wanted to work on campaigns. I never dreamed I would be working on a national political campaign."
She was the featured speaker at a event sponsored by Women On The Move at the Springside Inn Monday night. Women On The Move is a local Democratic group whose mission is to bring together women who have made a difference to take part in community forums, training and panels.
Debbie McCormack, co-chair of the group said, "We wanted to inspire local Democratic women."
Amy Dacey was invited to speak because she was a successful woman from Auburn and she has consistently worked to support efforts to strengthen the Democratic party's grassroots base, McCormack said.
Maggie McKeon also spoke about life inside the Beltway. She served as an intern to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington, D.C. She is currently a student at American University by special arrangement with Siena College.
Auburn Mayor Tim Lattimore spoke of the influence his mother had in his life as well as during his father's 16 years as mayor of Auburn.
"Women Democrats are very powerful," he said.
Melina Carnicelli, a former mayor of Auburn, said Dacey had been one of her seventh-grade math students. One of the things Carnicelli admires about Dacey is that she had "created recruiting and training programs to encourage women to enter politics."
Dacey has degrees from SUNY Binghamton and American University, and she worked on several senatorial campaigns for Democratic candidates. She joined John Kerry's presidential campaign in February 2003 and was later appointed to her present position.
"I was born and raised in politics," she said. "I'm a Democrat because I believe we are the party that looks forward and that looks out for the people."
If you go
What: Women On The Move,
campaign for local candidates
When: Monday, Oct. 24
Where: Willard Chapel, 17 Nelson St., Auburn
She was the featured speaker at a event sponsored by Women On The Move at the Springside Inn Monday night. Women On The Move is a local Democratic group whose mission is to bring together women who have made a difference to take part in community forums, training and panels.
Debbie McCormack, co-chair of the group said, "We wanted to inspire local Democratic women."
Amy Dacey was invited to speak because she was a successful woman from Auburn and she has consistently worked to support efforts to strengthen the Democratic party's grassroots base, McCormack said.
Maggie McKeon also spoke about life inside the Beltway. She served as an intern to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington, D.C. She is currently a student at American University by special arrangement with Siena College.
Auburn Mayor Tim Lattimore spoke of the influence his mother had in his life as well as during his father's 16 years as mayor of Auburn.
"Women Democrats are very powerful," he said.
Melina Carnicelli, a former mayor of Auburn, said Dacey had been one of her seventh-grade math students. One of the things Carnicelli admires about Dacey is that she had "created recruiting and training programs to encourage women to enter politics."
Dacey has degrees from SUNY Binghamton and American University, and she worked on several senatorial campaigns for Democratic candidates. She joined John Kerry's presidential campaign in February 2003 and was later appointed to her present position.
"I was born and raised in politics," she said. "I'm a Democrat because I believe we are the party that looks forward and that looks out for the people."
If you go
What: Women On The Move,
campaign for local candidates
When: Monday, Oct. 24
Where: Willard Chapel, 17 Nelson St., Auburn
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