Dear CDC Member:

Your new 2008 CDC Board members were nominated and unanimously approved by the attending CDC members at the May 14 CDC membership meeting! Your new Board members are as follows:

President: Ethan Moore
Vice President: Josh Friedman
Secretary: Abby Hendrix
Treasurer: Burdelle Dowdell
At-Large: Gary Hamer
At-Large: Carol Fisher
At-Large: Shari Zaret

I offer sincere congratulations to all of our newly elected officers and great appreciation for their willingness to serve the membership of CDC and the Columbia community as a whole. I would also like to thank the Nominations Committee co-chairs Byron Macfarlane and Kristen Neville, as well as all of the CDC members who participated in the nomination discussion and paid their membership dues so they could vote on this important decision.

This next year promises to be an exciting one, rife with excitement and political upheaval. CDC is well positioned in Howard County to effectively participate in the upcoming Presidential election and to continue laying the groundwork for our local elections in 2010. Thank you all for your on-going support of the Columbia Democratic Club and I look forward to working with you to promote our most essential Democratic values!

Sincerely,

Ethan Moore

Your CDC Political Action Committee will be hosting a fundraiser featuring Maryland Democratic Party Communications Officer, David Paulson! The event will be held June 22 from 2-5pm at 7135 Minstrel Way, Suite 104.

Prior to serving as the Communications Officer for the State Democratic Party, Mr. Paulson worked in the same capacity for Progressive Maryland. During his tenure with Progressive Maryland, Mr. Paulson also worked for Maryland Victory 2004, the coordinated campaign to elect John Kerry and John Edwards. Paulson is also President of The Mockingbird Company, a public relations, political consulting and media-training firm in Baltimore, MD.

While providing general media and message development consulting and training services to political leaders, grassroots activists, executives, non-profit associations and progressive groups and organizations, Paulson also provides a unique training, public relations and campaign program focused on argument and debate techniques for talk radio. Some of Mr. Paulson's recent clients and campaigns include The Rouse Company, The National Education Association, the Your Next Car alternative energy-auto project, The Better World Campaign, The United Nations Association, and The American Lung Association.

David Paulson will speak to the nature of our Democratic Party message and will be able to answer questions on a variety of topics including the ongoing Democratic Presidential campaign. By attending and supporting the Columbia Democratic Club, you will have the opportunity to ask questions, become better informed, and interact and network with community leaders, elected officials, and local activists.

Tickets are $35 per person, $25 for students, older adults, disabled persons, and for additional family members. Please RSVP to Ethan Moore at: EthanWMoore@hotmail.com or by calling 410-487-1040. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you on the 22nd.

-Ethan