Carol Dahmen-Eckery is the CEO of CDE Strategies.  She brings over 25 years of expertise in political campaign management, strategic media planning, media relations, crisis communications and event management. She has managed over 75 campaigns and served in key roles, including Deputy Communications Director for California Governor Gray Davis. Carol was also a Senior Political Sales Manager at Comcast Spotlight (Effectv). She is actively involved with the American Association of Political Consultants, serving on both the Executive Board from 2008-2018 and currently serves on the AAPC Foundation Board.