Subject: RE: Post Gala Conference Call
From: "Comer, Scott" <[email-masked]>
To: Zachary Allen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 06:59:23 -0700

I don’t know who empowered them, but they royally fucked up.

From: Zachary Allen [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 9:57 AM
To: Comer, Scott
Subject: Re: Post Gala Conference Call

These guys are something else.

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Comer, Scott <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Hello Rod,

I don’t think interest has waned at all. My sense is that last year’s attendees suspect the gala will take place later in the year – which seems highly likely – and are just holding tight until then.

Last year these promotional parties started too early, which gave people the impression that the gala would be held midsummer. When midsummer came and went, folks became pretty frustrated. I’m trying to avoid that this year by managing expectations a bit more. Because we don’t yet have a nominee, questions remain unanswered about which surrogates will appear at the gala, which contribution types we will accept, etc. I’m confident that we’ll reach agreement with the nominee on these questions, but we’re in a holding pattern until then.

That was a longwinded answer to your question, but I hope it provides some context. Let me know if you have any additional questions. Happy to help!

Scott

From: Rod Grozier [mailto:[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:59 PM
To: Comer, Scott
Subject: Fwd: Post Gala Conference Call

Scott:

Several of us are now curious if by chance interest in a DNC LGBT gala in NYC this year has waned.

Can you share your / any insight?

Best,
Rod

Rod Grozier
Gro Development
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On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Rob Smith - Chief Product Officer - NY <[email-masked]<mailto:[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<tel:%28865%29%20804-5909> 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
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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

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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<tel: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
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C: 505.659.9969<tel:505.659.9969>

Rob Smith
Chief Product Officer
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Tel: 1 (212) 630-3107<tel:1%20%28212%29%20630-3107>
Haddad Brands
100 West 33rd Street Suite 1115
New York, NY 10001

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