


She also earned a master’s degree in leadership and administration from Boston College. She earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality & tourism management while playing Division 1 volleyball at Delaware State University. Kolkmeier, a Northwestern University alum, has executed qualitative and quantitative research across a variety of sectors, including issue advocacy, corporate strategy, institutional and nonprofit work, and support for candidates up and down the ballot.īarnes has experience in event operations and project management. In her new role as data manager, she will focus on measuring Vote Run Lead’s impact in the field, assessing results from candidate-training programs, and refining the organization’s Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) practices,” Data Director Althea Cavanaugh said. “Hannah’s work as a Vote Run Lead fellow has been a valuable contribution to the organization, and I’m thrilled her work here will continue. Hannah Kolkmeier and Jessica Barnes are brought into the fold at Vote Run Lead. Before joining Vote Run Lead, she led research projects at Democratic polling and strategic consulting firm Benenson Strategy Group. She has experience in polling, political campaigns, and K - 12 education. Kolkmeier is being elevated from a fellow for the data team. Hannah Kolkmeier is joining as Vote Run Lead’s data manager and Jessica Barnes comes on as project manager. Vote Run Lead, a nonprofit that trains and supports women political candidates, is bringing two longtime contributors in-house.
