Subject: RE: Staff Transition
From: Debbie Fine <[email-masked]>
To: Neera Tanden <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Jose Villarreal <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Tom Steyer <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Carol Browner <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Glenn Hutchins ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 20:56:19 +0000

Dear Members of the Board,

Thank you for allowing me to a small part of this amazing institution.  It has been an incredible experience and an honor, in particular to have the opportunity to work closely with all of you.  I will miss CAP, but consider myself a permanent part of the family.

I look forward to seeing the great things you will all do in the future.  And I hope to stay in touch.  I can be reached at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> or 917-373-8308.

Warm wishes,
Debbie

From: Neera Tanden
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 4:41 PM
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Subject: Staff Transition

Dear Members of the Board,

After more than a decade of service to the American Progress, Debbie Fine will be leaving us for a fantastic new opportunity as the Deputy Director of Global Philanthropy at J.P. Morgan Chase. We are incredibly grateful for her years of dedication, hard work, effective leadership and sense of humor. Debbie has been part of American Progress from the very early days, helping build its infrastructure and establishing a legal team that protects CAP without hindering its programmatic goals.  She has been a true team player, filling many roles as needed over the years.  Few have worked as hard to make CAP the place it is and I will miss her spirit as well as her counsel.

I am pleased to announce that Alex DeMots will be leading the legal team as our new General Counsel. Alex has served as in-house counsel at American Progress for more than seven years, and as VP and Deputy General Counsel since 2011.  During that time he has been an effective   leader, helping to guide the legal team with excellent problem solving skills, and working with American Progress staff to ensure legal compliance in all manner of activities. He has been particularly effective in guiding us with judiciousness as the world of nonprofits and electoral activities has been radically altered.  I know he will make a strong General Counsel. In addition to his years of experience at American Progress, he served as counsel to Chairman Robert D. Lenhard at the Federal Election Commission and spent two years as an associate with Trister, Ross, Schadler & Gold, specializing in advising nonprofit organizations on the full range of issues relevant to them. Alex is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Michigan.

I am recommending that the board appoint Alex as the new Corporate Secretary effective April 20, 2015.  As described above, he has a wealth of experience in legal matters impacting tax exempt organizations, including best practices in governance, and he has already worked side by side with Debbie during his tenure here on these issues.

If you agree with my recommendation, please email Debbie Fine to let her know at your earliest convenience at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, and complete the attached Unanimous Consent and submit it to Debbie by email or fax to 202-315-0453 by Thursday April 16.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me.

I look forward to seeing you in May.

Thank you as always for all that you do,
Neera