Question 1

Michael Terris — Partner

Accepted Answer

Michael Terris received his professional training from some of America’s most prestigious political media firms. After returning to his native San Francisco, Terris founded Terris Communications in the summer of 1988. The firm grew into Terris, Barnes & Walters that has now become CleanSweep Campaigns.
 
Today, Terris is actively involved in marketing, creative, message development, earned media and targeting for a wide variety of the firm’s clients. He remains committed to hands-on, personal service for his clients, large and small, around the country.

Question 2

Erica Walters — Partner

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Erica Walters is a partner at CleanSweep Campaign, a San Francisco-based direct mail, general consulting and online advertising firm serving Democrats and progressive causes nationally.

Walters joined the firm in 1998 and has been a partner since 2003. She specializes in candidate work, ballot measures and independent expenditures. She has participated in over 350 winning campaigns in nearly every state and is proud to have helped win pro-choice, pro-child, pro-worker elections at every level from school board to the presidency.

She managed her first campaign at 19, a state legislative race in Connecticut, but received the bulk of her early political training in Montana working on caucus races, and managed numerous races around the country before moving to San Francisco.

When not working, she enjoys hanging out with her stepsons and husband, cooking, eating, boxing, traveling and running. Actually, she hates running, but does it anyway because she enjoys cooking and eating so much.

Question 3

Alex Wara-Macapinlac — Partner

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Born and raised in California’s Central Valley, Alex Wara-Macapinlac brings over 15 years of experience on campaigns, crafting policy and in community relations and outreach. Since joining CleanSweep Campaigns, Alex has worked on numerous candidate campaigns, ballot measures and independent expenditure campaigns throughout the country. She is one of the youngest people to be named partner in the firm’s history.

Alex has filled every role in a campaign throughout her career from the data entry intern, volunteer coordinator, field director to campaign manager and has an unmatched knowledge of the inner workings of campaigns.

She is also no stranger to the public sector, prior to CleanSweep Campaigns, she served as Deputy District Director in the CA State Legislature. While there she worked on K-12 education policy issues, higher education issues, women’s rights issues, and was a liaison to numerous agencies — ranging from cities to special districts as well as labor and chamber groups. She is a graduate of San Jose State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a minor in American Studies. Go Spartans! Alex lives in Campbell, CA with her husband Andrae. You can catch Alex at a local brewery in her free time, watching reality TV or drinking an absurd amount of coffee.

Question 4

David Tick — Partner/Business Manager

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David has been a partner and longtime Business Manager for the firm. He’s responsible for the firm’s finances, HR, office management and political reporting. His route to the firm was circuitous: degrees in History and Rhetoric from Cal, a decade-plus at the American Arbitration Association (most of that time helping run it’s San Francisco Arbitration Department), followed by a jump to Terris, Barnes & Walters, now CleanSweep Campaigns, as Business Manager.
 
David lives in the East Bay with his wife Amy, a Cal instructor. An avid cyclist, David spends what time he can touring the Berkeley/Oakland hills and the Bay Trail.

Question 5

Dan Dimendberg — Partner/Production Manager

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Raised in Israel and Connecticut, Dan grew up with a strong interest in both American and global politics. After graduating college in 2003, he moved to Washington, DC to attend the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. During college and grad school, Dan spent his breaks leading state legislative and Congressional campaigns and field programs in New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Dakota.

In 2005, seeking a change from Washington, DC life, culture and dress code, Dan moved to California and organized for various candidates and ballot measure campaigns ranging from the $4 billion Los Angeles school bond, Measure Y, to leading a League of Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure campaign.
 
Dan joined Terris, Barnes & Walters, now CleanSweep Campaigns, in July 2007 as an Account Executive and transitioned into his current role as Production Manager before becoming a Partner in 2012. As Production Manager, he maintains a nationwide network of print and mail vendors and works with them to ensure projects are completed on time and meet CleanSweep’s high standards with regards to quality and efficiency. 
 
Dan currently lives in San Francisco and spends his spare time coaching and training with aspiring long distance runners and enjoying the best food, drinks and music the City has to offer.

Question 6

Robin Gerrity — Senior Consultant

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Robin joined Clean Sweep Campaigns in March 2018, bringing a wealth of knowledge in strategic communications, project management and education policy. 
 
Many of Robin’s projects have been with school districts to develop bond and parcel tax measures to help fund school construction and close the gap in funding academic programs in public education. Robin has also worked with cities and counties on measures to fund public health and safety initiatives, including an initiative that will fund proactive wildfire prevention and preparedness efforts and increase public safety from deadly wildfires.   
 
Robin is known for her “we’re all in this together” mentality with her clients and believes the key to a successful campaign is recognizing the strengths of each committee member, creating an environment for collaboration, and motivating the team through our strategic process to bring home a WIN!  
 
With a degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University, Robin spent many years working in the public education field as the Executive Director of Can Do! Education Foundation where she worked directly with the parent community and district administration team to streamline resources to local students. No stranger to local parcel tax and bond campaigns, Robin co-chaired multiple campaigns on behalf of her local school district, resulting in millions of dollars to benefit local students. Her unique knowledge of client’s needs arising from her personal experience makes Robin a perfect fit for Props & Measures.
 
Robin is a resident of San Rafael and, when not traveling to see her three daughters in various corners of the US, she enjoys reading, spending time outdoors and keeping up-to-date on anything and everything related to sports.