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Kristen Priddy ’05 On the Campaign Trail
Kristen Priddy ’05 has just experienced her 80
first taste of electoral politics while working for Dr. Ami Bera, a US congressional candidate for the CA-03. “It was intense. We had a very large district that stretched from Sacramento all the way to the Nevada border. That’s a lot of ground to cover and a lot of different voters contained within the district.” Kristen’s job was that of a field organizer and her duties made her responsible for volunteer recruitment and voter mobilization on Election Day. Kristen was hired through the League of Conservation Voters. The Bera campaign had no financial support from the national party, and relied on grassroots organizations to fill in the gaps. She made phone calls, knocked on doors and oversaw the phone bank staff, and when Election Day came, managed over 3,500 volunteers working on the campaign. Kristen graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and English. She’s recently joined the 2011 Herrero for Mayor campaign as an organizer.
Heidi Marti is working in the Alumni Office as an advancement fellow and helping to reach alumni through online networks, regional events, and volunteer programs. Heidi graduated from Davidson College last May with a BA in religion.
2007 • Samantha Ainsley is a 2010 recipient of Google’s Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in engineering. Samantha, a student at Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, received a $10,000 award for the 2010-2011 academic year and she attended a summer retreat at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Samantha writes, “I am the first Columbia student to win the scholarship in the seven years it has been offered. I am majoring in computer science with a focus in vision and graphics and a minor in art history. My dream is to work in 3D animation.” Last summer Lilly Amirhekmat interned at Goldman Sachs. She is a math major at Bryn Mawr College and loving it; she says it is thanks to the wonderful education and encouragement she received at Webb. Christina Herring continues her winning streak with the Lewis & Clark Pioneers. A starter since sophomore year, the 5’6” guard has helped lead the women’s basketball team to first place in their Northwest Conference. The team is now ranked among the best in the NCAA Division III West Region.