ABOUT US
Team
We’ve
brought together a talented group of experienced professionals who all share a
vision for a simple, elegant and powerful online campaign solution affordable
for most candidates. Then we worked on over 60 national campaigns to understand
the specific needs of candidates and causes. The result? Campaign Grid.
Rich Masterson
Rich is a serial entrepreneur who loves the creative process and is
a pioneer in online marketing. After a successful Internet IPO in 1999, Rich
devotes much of his time to private equity investments, philanthropy and
family. He is an avid skier, sailor, NY Giant fan and spends much of his spare
time on the Acela between New York and Washington D.C. visiting clients and
developing online solutions. In addition to his political clients, Rich has
helped craft the online strategies for industry leaders such as Microsoft, IBM,
AT&T and American Express. Rich is a graduate of James Madison University,
The Harvard Executive Education Program and was the first entrepreneur in
residence for the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jeff Dittus
Jeff is an international executive whose career has taken him from suburban Philadelphia to New Zealand, Australia and points beyond. An avid golfer, Jeff hosts an annual golf tournament, The Divine 9 Open in the memory of his father that has raised $1 million for blood cancer research and recently became the President of the SE Pennsylvania Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. He has served as CEO of two public companies in the US (NASDAQ) and Australasia. As a fund raiser and investment banker, Mr. Dittus has raised more than $1 billion for his companies.
Jeff's has been a leader in the evolution of new media and direct marketing. While at National Media, he helped build the world’s largest direct
television marketing firm into a global operation in 70 countries. By founding IT Capital, Jeff established New Zealand's first venture capital company and helped start 8 new media businesses. At MediaBay, he turned a failing mail order club with 2.5 million customers into a leading edge online platform selling audiobooks and classic radio shows via digital download and satellite radio broadcasts.
As a founder of Campaigngrid and World Benefactor, Jeff has managed the online advertising and fund raising campaigns for more than 60 non profits and political campaigns and he is pleased to bring a lifetime of commercial experience to Candidates and Causes worldwide. Jeff is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in finance.
Scott Berman
Scott’s gift for statistics and analytics has brought him from court-side at the Philadelphia 76‘ers to working with the dream team at the Olympics in Atlanta. Following his career as a big time analyst, Scott became one of the earliest people to become google certified in search marketing. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Scott is a competitor on the basketball court and off. Scott has planned, managed and executed search advertising, display advertising and social media for clients ranging from Presidential candidates to start up non profit organizations.
Brooke McMurray
Brooke McMurray is a former publishing industry executive and advocate for
the sufferers and survivors of domestic violence. She has been a member of the Board
of Directors of Safe Horizon since 1996 and served as Board Chairman from 2003-2009,
a period of extraordinary growth for the organization.
Ms. McMurray was especially integral to the launch and development of Safe Horizon’s
SafeWork, a program that empowers corporate America to address domestic violence
in the workplace. As Safe Horizon’s national spokesperson on this issue, Ms. McMurray
has been featured on Good Morning America, National Public Radio and was the subject
of a 2002 Lifetime Television special, Fear No More: Stop Violence Against Women.
She has been interviewed for stories about domestic violence by The New York Times,
Fortune Magazine and other national media and was the 1998 recipient of The Heinz
Family Foundation ROSE (Regaining One’s Self-Esteem) Achievement Award, an honor
that recognizes a woman survivor of violence for her work and achievement in helping to
end violence against women.
Before leaving the company in 2000, Ms. McMurray had a 26-year career at Time
Incorporated where she held several executive positions related to the launch and
marketing of more than 30 magazines including People, In Style, Time, Sports Illustrated
and Fortune. She is currently President of World Benefactor, a Philadelphia-based
company that develops online marketing and development solutions for nonprofits.
A Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of Smith College, Ms. McMurray is the
mother of a son, Grey, and resides with her husband in New York City.
Rob Carter
Rob Carter joined CampaignGrid in January 2010 as EVP of Business Development and head of the DC office. While Rob’s background is mainly in politics and government, he spent the previous five years raising money for non-profits as Managing Director at Orr Associates, Inc. (OAI) in Washington. Before that, Rob was Maryland’s Assistant Secretary for Tourism, Film, and the Arts under Governor Bob Ehrlich and has served as Finance Chairman of the Maryland GOP, as Finance Director for the Republican Party of Florida during the 2000 cycle, and as a Congressional Affairs assistant to the Secretary of Commerce in the Bush 41 Administration. Rob cut his political teeth dialing-for-dollars in the phone banks of the Republican National Committee during the Reagan-Bush reelection of 1984. He has an MBA from the George Washington University, where he was selected a Bryce Harlow Scholar, and serves on the Governing Board of his alma mater, St. Albans School.
Jordan Lieberman
Jordan Lieberman joined CampaignGrid in April 2010 as VP of Business Development. Previously he spent five years as publisher of Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine, its training events and related properties. During his tenure, the operation grew faster than any previous time in its 30-year history, more than tripling annual revenue, launching foreign editions throughout the hemisphere and growing numerous additional products.
Prior to joining Campaigns & Elections, Lieberman consulted on campaigns and advocacy programs in the United States and abroad, handling the direct mail and telephone advocacy programs for congressional and state house candidates. Previously, he managed numerous races throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. He was among the first Americans to travel to Ukraine to assist the successful Presidential campaign of Victor Yushchenko, by training his campaign management team.
Lieberman has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MPA from Columbia University. He frequently serves as an analyst for cable news and other media outlets around the country. In 2007, he had a lead role in the movie “Electile Dysfunction.”
Maryanne Stinger
Prior to joining Campaign Grid, Stinger was Senior Manager for a Private Family Office, and was
responsible for financial reporting, financial analysis, income tax
planning and compliance for individuals, closely-held businesses and
various trust entities. Previously, Stinger directed her own
CPA practice and was honored in 2001 as the
Small Business Administration's Accounting Advocate of the Year.
Maryanne's expertise includes over 20 years as a CPA with experience in public and
corporate accounting; financial analysis and reporting including SEC
reports; budgeting, forecasting, product costing and operational
analysis; internal audit projects and external audit preparation; and
income tax compliance and reporting in both the United States and
Canada.
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Neumann College (Aston, PA) with a Bachelor's degree in Management, Stinger is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Amy Liever
Amy came to CampaignGrid fresh out of college, with experience in various communication fields. She worked in publicity at Fox Searchlight in Los Angeles, publications at the Los Angeles Zoo, and Marketing at Front Row Marketing in Philadelphia. She now specializes in search marketing and social media, with a particular emphasis in nonprofits.
She was born and raised in California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a new East Coast resident.
Amy is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of The University of Southern California (Fight On!) with a Bachelor's degree in Communication.
Megan Cellucci
Megan Cellucci joined CampaignGrid in February 2010 as a Campaign Manager. Prior to joining CampaignGrid, Megan worked as a program manager at AOL where she was responsible for ensuring optimal monetization of key AOL.com placements and increasing advertising sales by identifying and addressing unsold inventory. Megan also worked closely with the Time Warner Corporate Communications Group on their nonprofit initiatives. While in college, Megan worked as an intern for MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews during the 2nd Inauguration of George W. Bush.
Megan is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she majored in Marketing and Management and was a member and captain of the Field Hockey team.
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