Ben Wikler is a campaign director for Avaaz.org, a global version of MoveOn.org, where oversees efforts on climate change, global health, and other issues. Previously, he worked as press secretary for Congressman Sherrod Brown's U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio, and was was a founding producer of The Al Franken Show on Air America Radio. Ben worked closely with Al Franken on his bestselling books Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right and The Truth (with jokes). While in college, he co-founded the Student Global AIDS Campaign and the Harvard AIDS Coalition, worked for economist Jeffrey Sachs, and contributed headlines and occasional articles to The Onion. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and lives in Washington, DC.

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Philip de Vellis is the creator of the "Vote Different" ad, which he posted online under the pseudonym ParkRidge47. The ad, which mashed up Apple's iconic "1984" spot with footage from Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign website, has received more than 3 million views on YouTube and was featured on every major US television network, cable news channel, newspaper, and political blog. The San Francisco Chronicle called it "a watershed moment in 21st century media and political advertising."

De Vellis previously worked as a senior strategist at Blue State Digital, a progressive internet consulting firm. He was director of Internet communications for Sherrod Brown's successful 2006 U.S. Senate race in Ohio, deputy internet communications director for Wal-Mart Watch, and was deputy field director for Cuyahoga County, Ohio on the Kerry-Edwards presidential campaign. Prior to his full-time work in politics, he was a freelance video editor and motion graphics designer in his home town of Los Angeles. De Vellis graduated from UCLA with a BA in history.

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