Tom Hucker, District 20 State Delegate - Maryland General Assembly: “Mike is an indefatigable activist and a cyber-savvy grassroots organizer with years of experience fighting the good fight on local, state, and federal issues. He's the rare type of pragmatic idealist who somehow maintains a healthy and productive optimism despite the fact that he gets his hands dirty in real-world campaigns. He'd be an asset to any progressive effort.”

Tim Carpenter, National Director - Progressive Democrats of America: “Mike has been a part of the PDA family since we began three years ago. He is a hard worker who has done field and press work at the state and national level. He is a valued member of the team!”

Bill Moyer, Executive Director - Backbone Campaign: “Mike is a great collaborator: thoughtful, dependable, and committed. It's great working with Mike because he augments all this with a egoless approach to the work that needs to be done and a personal warmth that makes it a joy.”

Bob Fertik, President - Democrats.com: “Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, High Integrity. Mike is completely dedicated to his work and is a pleasure to work with.”

Edward O'Connell, UI Designer - Broadvision: “Mike and I worked together while I was at Broadvision. We worked as activists in a number of contexts, creating web-sites, press-releases, articles, and email campaigns. Mike is a great strategist, copywriter, and technician, a real end-to-end solution for outsourcing entire complex tasks in their entirety. He has the ability to bring together groups of antagonistic people and get them to collaborate on a common goal. I'd work with him again in a second.”

Mark Woodard, Operations - Maryland Healthy Schools Coalition: “Mike was very helpful to me in generating grassroots support for the Maryland Healthy Schools Coalition effort to require elementary schools to increase physical activity for their students to combat childhood obesity. Mike increased our visibility and joined me in public testimony before the school and the legislature. He was a great asset to me and this effort.”

Carrie Biggs-Adams, Staff Representative - National Assoc. of Broadcast Employees and Technicians: “Mike's work is clear and concise, he motivates people to use the electronic media and actually get the deliverables. He doesn't just send an email and hope that people make the call to their elected representatives, he does the work to make sure that we follow through! His use of the technology is cutting edge to make sure that the movement of electrons turn into a movement of people!”

Mike Carano, State Coordinator - Progressive Democrats of America: “I have had the pleasure of working with Mike on a number of occasions when we both were in DC doing lobby work for issues being pushed by Progressive Democrats of America. Besides being smart, capable, and professional, Mike is also a warm, thoughtful, and positive human being, which are always qualities for my endeavoring to initially work with someone in the first place. Of course, the bonus with Mike is his wide knowledge base and his responsible attention to detail to see that the task is done well and on a timely fashion. I highly recommend Mike Hersh as the one who will help you achieve your goals. Michael Carano Ohio PDA State Coordinator Teamster Local 348”

Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator - Progressive Democrats of America: “Mike is tireless, committed, and competent. He would be a valuable asset to any team.”

Patrick Carano, State Coordinator - Ohio, Progressive Democrats of America: “If you are looking for political consulting, Mike Hersh is the go-to guy. Mike has am astute perspective on the political and social landscape that will get your message out. Messaging is just one of Mike's strong points. You can trust Mike Hersh to do the job.”

Al Jordan, CEO - Transparency LLC: “If you are looking for a grass roots organizer for state and local campaigns Mike is the man to see. If are looking for a fund raiser who organizes quickly and effectively, Mike is the one to work with. Mike has been a grass roots organizer for years in greater Maryland. He helps shape policy at organizations like Progressive Democrats of America. He is able merge interests from seemingly conflicting interest groups. He helps shape legislation in health care, education, constitutional matters and social relationships in law.”

Rosie Engman - Volunteer with Political Campaigns, Voting Registration: “Mike has organized our meetings,events, and campaigns for political office. He is always pleasant to work with and has great ideas and is very committed to his work and beliefs.”

Christine Cegelis, Field Director - ADA: “Mike is a hard worker with great computer and web skills. He worked in Donna Edwards' 2006 campaign and helped organize events for PDA and Code Pink in DC area. He is active in Maryland Democratic Party. He is valued member of the PDA family.”

Ben Slade, Database Software Consultant - Lockheed Martin: “Mike is a tireless worker who is always there to make things happen.”

Services Provided by Mike Hersh and Associates:

• Developing and implementing fundraising, political, and issue campaigns
• Planning and managing press conferences, meetings, and other events
• Recruiting, managing, and training volunteers, interns, and staff
• Public and on-air speaking and issue advocacy for candidates and causes
• Managing websites, blogs, and other online communications media
• Mobilizing call-in, letter-writing, and canvassing efforts
• Writing press releases and articles for broadcast and print media
• Fundraising, donor relations, and phone and canvass campaigns
• Designing and implementing action alerts, and training citizen lobbyists
• Online organizing via blogs, websites, social networks, and other applications
• Advance work/troubleshooting for book tours, press conferences, and events
• Designing and auditing procedures, mission statements, and other policies
• Managing legislative relations, outreach/coalition building and mobilization
• Consulting with officials and activists on policy, strategy, and tactics
• Recruiting and training volunteers, staff, and interns
• Newsletter, leaflet, and online publishing: writing, editing and distribution
• Managing simultaneous projects, creative problem-solving under pressure