Sal Russo Sal Russo is the founder of Russo Marsh. Mr. Russo has spent over 30 years in the field of political consulting and public affairs. A seasoned consultant and nationally known strategist, Mr. Russo’s expertise extends to every aspect of the profession. Mr. Russo began his political career as a special assistant to Governor Ronald Reagan after serving as a volunteer in his 1966 gubernatorial campaign. After three years in the Governor’s Office, he served as an administrative assistant to a member of the California Legislature. In 1975, he served as editor of the Agricultural Labor Relations Reporter. Mr. Russo founded his own political consulting firm in 1976. Russo Marsh has been at the forefront of some of the most prominent national, state and local campaigns, including the election of Governor George Deukmejian (1982), Senator Alfonse D’Amato, New York (1992), and Governor George Pataki, New York (1994). In 1982, after successfully running Governor George Deukmejian’s campaign, Mr. Russo took a two-year leave of absence to become Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor. Under Mr. Russo’s direction, Russo Marsh has successfully managed numerous statewide initiative campaigns and provided strategic communication services to a wide variety of national and international clients. Mr. Russo has been called on several times to provide consulting in other national elections, including the election of Violetta Chamorro in Nicaragua, and in 1991, Mr. Russo conducted the media campaign for the successful referendum on Ukranian independence. Mr. Russo is a recognized expert in state and national politics, and his analyses are widely reported by the state and national media. Mr. Russo holds a B.A. in Government from California State University, Sacramento, and a J.D. from McGeorge School of Law. For many years, he served on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Political Consultants.   Douglas Lorenz Douglas Lorenz founded the computer-consulting firm, Lorenz Technologies, in 1990. With offices in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, he provided network solutions and computer systems to companies throughout the Bay Area. As the Internet began to grow as a business and communications tool, he returned to college to update his focus. Mr. Lorenz became active in politics, and used his computer skills to encourage greater online communication among political efforts. He has been very active in developing volunteer political organizations, having created the first online presence for the California College Republicans during his college years. He continued his activities with volunteer political organizations through the Republican Liberty Caucus, most recently serving as National Chairman. Adding to his technology background, Mr. Lorenz completed his B.A. degree from California State University Sacramento in Public Relations, with a minor in Economics.   Joe Wierzbicki Joe Wierzbicki brings a wealth of experience in public relations, public affairs and marketing to Russo Marsh + Rogers, Inc. Mr. Wierzbicki places a special focus on the initial strategic planning of campaigns for RM+R’s clients. He recognizes that the game plan laid out in the early stages of a public relations campaign is crucial to the long-term success. Creativity and innovative thinking are hallmarks of Mr. Wierzbicki’s approach to seizing opportunities and making the most of them. Businesses sometimes experience rough patches that they need help with, and Mr. Wierzbicki’s extensive experience and illustrious background enables him to assist corporations and organizations with damage-control efforts. While serving at Fleishman Hilliard as a public relations counselor, he also helped plot image-rebuilding efforts for companies and other entities that were recipients of negative media coverage and public scrutiny. Mr. Wierzbicki spent several years helping advance the interests of corporate clients, non-profit organizations as well as political candidates and committees. He embraced use of the Internet several years ago as an excellent means to communicate to targeted audiences as well as to build effective grassroots coalitions. Mr. Wierzbicki has also worked on retail accounts with a special emphasis on corporate image branding and customer loyalty programs at RH Macy & Company’s Bullock’s unit as well as other retailers.