Learning to Believe

It is January 2007. The first time I hear your name, that I can remember, is in an email from Callis. I am in Venice Beach…

To our Obama family:

I think often about someone I never met.

Dear President Obama: A one-of-a-kind hope

By Peachy Myers

A Salute to Our Government Workers

Public service is a bedrock of American values and ideals. Those…

Dear Departing Doppelgänger

President Obama,

Firstly, thank you. For letting me serve as your staffer and a dedicated heads down, let’s-get-sh*t-done cheerleader on the ’07 primary, both ’08 and ’12 generals, and in the early days of OFA at the DNC, the latter punctuated by memories…

Dear President Obama: When Macy met POTUS

By Rachel Ruiz

I’m the author of a new children’s book called When Penny Met POTUS, which I was inspired to write after working on your campaign in 2012. I was the lead story development producer on the video team in Chicago. As a…

Obama Alumni: Tell us about your project!

Onward is a space for all Obama alumni to share lessons and memories from the Obama presidential campaigns and Administration, but it’s also for highlighting stories and reflections about whatever you are tackling today. So many alumni gained vital skills…

Bonding Over Something Real

My campaign story began on January 3rd, 2008 — the night we won the Iowa primary.

I was fresh out of college, living in D.C., and working at REI. One of my dearest friends from college was a field organizer for then-Senator Barack Obama in Lexington…