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Ellen Moran

Ellen Moran
White House Director of Communications
In office
January 20, 2009 – April 21, 2009
President Barack Obama
Preceded by Kevin Sullivan
Succeeded by Anita Dunn (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1966-05-01) May 1, 1966 (age 50)
Troy, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Wheaton College, Massachusetts (BA)

Ellen Moran served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce under Secretary Gary Locke from April, 2009 to August 2011. She previously held the position of White House Communications Director. Her predecessor was Kevin Sullivan, who held the position under the Bush administration. Prior to her post at the White House, she was executive director of EMILY's List.

A native of Amherst, Massachusetts, Moran holds a degree in political science and English literature from Wheaton College.

Prior to joining White House staff, Moran was executive director of EMILY's List, where she oversaw the national staff and charted the overall strategic direction of the organization to provide financial assistance to female candidates in the Democratic Party who take liberal, pro-choice political stances. This was Moran’s second tenure at EMILY’s List, rejoining the organization from the AFL-CIO, where she coordinated Wal-Mart corporate accountability activities and served in the Political Department. In 2004, she took a leave of absence from the AFL-CIO to direct independent expenditures for the Democratic National Committee, managing placement of presidential advertising and directed television, radio, mail, and phoning efforts in 20 states. In 2000, Moran directed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s $50 million issue advocacy campaign.

Moran's political experience includes managing campaigns for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives; working on the national campaign staff of Tom Harkin’s 1992 presidential campaign; helping plan both Clinton inaugurals; and conducting international democracy work in Indonesia for the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 1993, Moran designed EMILY’s List’s campaign staff training program and served as its first director. Moran also oversaw EMILY’s List’s first foray into voter mobilization in 1994.


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