Our Communications Co-Chair: Brad Tidwell
Brad Tidwell is currently a New Media Consultant at RaiseDigital, a wholly owned subsidiary of HSP Direct. As a New Media Specialist, Brad designs, develops and deploys online solutions for conservative candidates and non-profit organizations.
Brad has worked as a Campus Services Coordinator at the Leadership Institute for colleges in the Mid-Atlantic region. As Campus Services Coordinator, he managed field representatives, directed Leadership Institute resources to conservative organizations, and coordinated activism events across the United States with other regional coordinators.
Brad graduated Tulane University shortly before joining the Leadership Institute in August 2009. Brad took classes at American University over the summer, completing his Bachelor’s of Political Science a year early. The preceding fall, Brad was a student at American University’s Washington Semester Program.
During Fall 2008, Brad worked as an intern in the eCampaign division of the RNC under the leadership of Cyrus Krohn. There, he worked on developing conservative grassroots networking, web application creation and GOP website maintenance functions.
At the Washington Semester Program, Brad wrote a research paper about social networking titled “Successful Online Campaigning: A Focus on the 2008 Presidential Campaign”. This paper was awarded a Pollie Award for Best Use of Social Networking by the American Association of Political Consultants. The paper discussed the evolution of social media in presidential campaigns since 1996, and the most effective strategies employed in each case.
Brad has also worked for Entracity Inc. as a contributing editor for PreciseNews.us, a news aggregation website which provides access to original, unique breaking news stories from around the internet every few minutes.
Our Webmaster: Jack Blakely
Our Photographer: Phil Tran
Phil played football for and graduated from Baylor University and is currently coaching high school football in Northern Virginia, where he calls home. He is a Clinton Democrat turned Palin Republican and an accomplished communications professional. Before returning home to football, his first love, he was active in Northern Virginia politics and has ran the press shop and managed several high profile political campaigns in the region.
Our Graphic Designer: Carl Clegg
Carl Clegg is a writer, graphic artist and photographer. It wasn’t until later on in life that Carl discovered his ability to see images and hear words that others could not and bring them info focus.
After five years in the Marine Corps, Carl started a business called Corporal Clegg Music where he managed rock and roll bands. His duties included, among other things, band logo design and photography.
Carl eventually landed back in Greenville, South Carolina where he has pursued his creative side once again. He completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and will soon complete certificates in both Graphic Design and Website Design from Greenville Technical College.
He is now married to the very beautiful, Erin Lord Clegg and is a Technical Sergeant in the South Carolina Air National Guard. Carl has worked tirelessly for the Republican Party as the previous Chairman of the Upstate Young Republicans and as the Public Relations Director for the Upstate Young Republicans, the South Carolina Federation of Young Republicans and the Greenville County Republican Party.
