Subject: Re: Post Gala Conference Call
From: "Comer, Scott" <[email-masked]>
To: Rod Grozier <[email-masked]>
Cc: Rob Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY <[email-masked]>, "Tobias, Andy" <[email-masked]>, Rob Smith <[email-masked]>, Andrew Sendall <[email-masked]>, "Vaughn, Jordan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 06:49:53 -0700

Hi All,

Once we have a host and date confirmed, I can get an invite through the approval process in a couple of hours. 

As for a list of invitees, Julia did keep a list of names who we might be open to attending. I can blast the invite to that list and anyone else you can think of. 

Thanks,
Scott

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 16, 2016, at 7:01 AM, Rod Grozier <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> Good morning guys:
> 
> I'm sorry I wasn't able to join you last week for the latest call.
> 
> June 1st is workable, but as its only two weeks from today, I'll encourage that we consider dates starting on the 8th, with a commitment from staff that an invite is ready for approval on 5/17 (tomorrow).
> 
> Also, do we know of staff have a vetted invitation list (email addresses) ready to us for distribution of invites?
> 
> Best,
> Rod
> 
> Rod Grozier
> Gro Development 
> [email-masked]
> 
>> On May 15, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Andrew Tobias <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> 
>> Great.  Seeing my pal Davd Hyde Pierce tomorrow night -- might be able to
>> get him to join one of our prospect meetings.  Would any of these dates that
>> work for me (currently) work for you?:
>> 
>> May 24
>> May 25
>> June 1
>> June 2
>> 
>> I wouldn't mind doing two back-to-back if we had you guys do it one night
>> and a different host the next.  So many people in NYC . . . and some who
>> can't make one night might be able to make the other?
>> 
>> Hug,
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rob Smith [mailto:[email-masked]] 
>> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 8:05 PM
>> To: Rob Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY <[email-masked]>
>> Cc: Comer, Scott <[email-masked]>; Vaughn, Jordan <[email-masked]>; Rod
>> Grozier <[email-masked]>; Andrew Sendall <[email-masked]>; Tobias,
>> Andy <[email-masked]>; Rob Smith <[email-masked]>
>> Subject: Re: Post Gala Conference Call
>> 
>> Gentlemen
>> Good catching up last week. 
>> Reading the trail below, Julia did a very good job setting us up for the
>> event. 
>> Next steps:
>> 1. Rob and Rod set date for the first table captain event. 
>> 2. Two subsequent event in NYC as well as DC, Dallas, Boston and Philly to
>> be set prior to July. 
>> 3. Scott to follow up with Julia
>> 4. Discuss adding more leadership?
>> 5. Call this week to set next steps. Scott, I leave this up to you based on
>> you connecting with Julia. 
>> 
>> Rob 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Apr 25, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Rob Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY
>>> <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Scott.
>>> 
>>> Glad you're on this assignment.
>>> 
>>> Before we engage in another conference call (we just had one), I encourage
>> you to review the notes.
>>> I think that there is enough details to start moving forward.
>>> If you have any questions, please let us know.
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rob Smith
>>> CPO Haddad Brands
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 25, 2016, at 6:22 PM, Comer, Scott
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you, Jordan.
>>> 
>>> Gentlemen,
>>> 
>>> It's nice to e-meet you! As Jordan mentioned, I will be assuming the role
>> of LGBT Council Director. I also serve as the DNC's Finance Chief of Staff
>> and will continue in that position moving forward.
>>> 
>>> Before her departure last week, Julia briefed me on the upcoming
>> promotional party. I will check on the status of the Chair's scheduling
>> request this evening and will hopefully know more tomorrow.
>>> 
>>> If you'd like, we can organize a conference call this week to discuss the
>> situation.
>>> 
>>> In the interim you can reach me on my cell at (865) 804-5909 with any
>> questions or concerns.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Scott Comer
>>> Finance Chief of Staff
>>> Democratic National Committee
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 25, 2016, at 6:05 PM, Vaughn, Jordan
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Gentlemen, looping you here with Scott Comer who is taking over as LGBT
>> Council Director. My apologies for the delayed reply. Scott is an incredible
>> member of our team and will be a great resource to all of you. Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Jordan C. Vaughn
>>> National AALC Finance Director
>>> Democratic National Committee
>>> (202) 488-5089<tel:(202)%20488-5089> (o) | (407) 
>>> 797-2215<tel:(407)%20797-2215> (c) 
>>> [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 25, 2016, at 4:43 PM, Rod Grozier
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Do we have a date locked-in yet?
>>> Invitee list?
>>> Invite designed and approved?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rod Grozier
>>> PRESIDENT & CEO
>>> 
>>> p   773 / 251 / 3767
>>> e   [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
>>> w   gro-dev.com<http://gro-dev.com> <http://gro-dev.com/>
>>> 
>>> form follows mission
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 4/25/16, 5:36 PM, "Rob Smith"
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jordan
>>> 
>>> I'm following up on this email.  I'm not sure what progress you've 
>>> made, but from this perspective, we haven't seen much movement.
>>> 
>>> Maybe we could get a brief weekly tb on where we stand with the 
>>> initiatives listed below.
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> Go Blue!
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Apr 13, 2016, at 6:35 PM, Rob Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY 
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Julia.
>>> 
>>> Jordan, welcome to the team!
>>> 
>>> See additional comments below
>>> 
>>> Rob Smith
>>> Chief Product Officer
>>> Haddad Brands
>>> 100 West 33rd st, ste 1115
>>> NYC, NY 10001
>>> [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]><mailto:[email-masked]>
>>> 212-630-3107
>>> 
>>> From: Fahl, Julia [mailto:[email-masked]]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 5:57 PM
>>> To: Vaughn, Jordan <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
>>> Cc: Andrew Sendall <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; 
>>> Tobias, Andy <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Rob 
>>> Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY 
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; Rod Grozier 
>>> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
>>> Subject: Post Gala Conference Call
>>> 
>>> Jordan:
>>> I wanted to connect you on the chain between some of my hardest 
>>> working gala hosts. We are working on putting together a series of 
>>> gala promotional parties in May and June to reach out to new hosts and 
>>> inspire returning table captains from previous years. Rob and Rod are 
>>> going to be hosting the first event at their house. This is going to 
>>> be a critical event to gather the host committee again (with a meeting 
>>> at our apt prior to the table captain cultivation event) - we met 
>>> previously at the end of January - as well as top identify more 
>>> potential table captains. We also asked each committee member to bring 
>>> a female onto the team. I am going to request either DWS or A. Dacey 
>>> to attend this event. Andy Tobias is working on reaching out to 
>>> Cynthia Nixon as another guest speaker.
>>> 
>>> Potential Dates:
>>> Rob and Rod Event: 5/9, 5/16, or 5/19
>>> Paul Boskind Event: Suggested dates 5/30, 5/31 - working with Paul to 
>>> confirm dates Third Host Event: Suggested dates 6/15 - will work on 
>>> identifying new host in coming days. Ideally, we would have another 
>>> committee member host and/or a female host. Andy T had a lead.
>>> 
>>> Finally - the team is interested in continuing on creating promo 
>>> parties in east coast cities to generate more interest. This is 
>>> obviously going to have to be discussed amongst you and Jordan Kaplan 
>>> based on staff availability.
>>> Recommendation is to identify key cities and passionate host.
>>> We recommend focusing on cities close to NYC (DC, Boston, 
>>> Philadelphia), but there are other cities that have potential (Dallas, 
>>> Chicago, Atlanta, SF, Miami, to name a few). Need to weigh effort in 
>>> time  and resources vs financial return for each event.
>>> 
>>> Thank you all for getting on - looking forward to introducing you to 
>>> Jordan Vaughn more officially in the coming weeks.
>>> Very Best
>>> J.
>>> 
>>> Additionally, we should have the leadership team speak every other 
>>> week until this event has gained momentum (starting now and going 
>>> through
>>> July/August) assuming the event is in September.
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Julia Fahl
>>> LGBT Leadership Council Director
>>> Democratic National Committee
>>> O: 202.488.5076
>>> C: 505.659.9969
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rob Smith
>>> Chief Product Officer
>>> E-mail: [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
>>> Tel: 1 (212) 630-3107
>>> Haddad Brands
>>> 100 West 33rd Street Suite 1115
>>> New York, NY 10001
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