Sky Gallegos, Deputy CEO for Intergovernmental Relations of the DNCC

Sky Gallegos' work with state and local elected officials spans the
last 13 years and includes senior positions in government, corporate,
non-profit and campaign arenas.

During the Clinton Administration, Gallegos worked directly with the
nation's state and local elected officials in the Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs in the White House, and the Democratic National Committee. An experienced campaign veteran, Gallegos worked in the last three presidential campaign cycles and in off-year and mid-term elections in three targeted states for the Democratic National Committee. In 2003, Gallegos was the National Political Director for the Edwards for President Campaign, during the general election she was the California State Director for Kerry/Edwards 04. Gallegos directed the western regional political effort for Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 election cycle, implementing the political strategy for 12 western states including the successful campaigns in California, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Hawaii.

Gallegos also has experience building and managing coalitions between
the public and private sectors, helping start and then manage EdVoice, a
political advocacy organization for public school reform in California. As
Chief Operating Officer and Political Director, she worked with the CEO to
build a Board of Directors and Advisory Board which includes business,
education, political and community leaders from across the state. In its
first two years, EdVoice had a 99% success rate with the legislation it
introduced.

Blog Entries by Sky Gallegos

Inside The DNCC

Posted July 26, 2008 | 09:51 PM (EST)


Sky Gallegos is a Denver native who has spent her career focusing on Democratic politics in the West. She's been working for more than a year now to help plan her Party's Convention in her home town. With just 30 days to go until her personal and professional stories converge...

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