Schauer Announces Leader Office, Caucus Staff
Senate Democratic Leader-elect Mark Schauer (D-19, Battle Creek) unveiled today the staff for both his leadership office and the caucus. The assignments include a number of returning staff, as well as new positions and increased responsibilities.Leader’s office appointments include:
- Ken Brock as Schauer’s Chief-of-Staff. Brock has served in this capacity for both Schauer and former Senator Burton Leland (D-Detroit);
- Lisa Dedden-Cooper as Schauer’s Legislative Director. Dedden joined the Schauer office last year as Deputy Chief-of-Staff after serving in a similar role for the House Democratic Floor Leader;
- Lisa Metcalf as Schauer’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration. Metcalf has worked with Schauer since 2002 and previously worked on House Democratic Central Staff.
- Margaret Schulte as Director of Member Services. Schulte joins the leader’s office after working with Senator Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) and former Senator Ken DeBeaussaert (D-Chesterfield); and
- B.J. Neidhardt as Director of External Affairs. Neidhardt is the former Campaign Director for the Senate Democratic Caucus, and has also worked on the gubernatorial campaign of former Virginia Governor Mark Warner and U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt’s 2004 Presidential run.
Caucus office appointments include:
- David Randels as Caucus Staff Director. Mr. Randels has previously served as the Caucus Deputy Director of Constituent Services and Schauer’s Constituent Services Director;
- Nancy Green to remain Policy Director;
- Tom Lenard to remain Communications Director. Mr. Lenard will also serve as Schauer’s spokesperson;
- Liz Kerr as Deputy Communications Director;
- Mike Vatter to remain as Director of Information Systems;
- John Mulcrone to remain as Democratic Legal Counsel.
