Name: Rosemary Boeglin

Title: Communications Director

Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana

Time at the DNC: Five months

My grandmothers’ names are Rose and Mary -- thus, Rosemary!

Tell us about what brings you to this work and your path to working in politics.

Growing up, I wanted to be a journalist. I worked on the student newspaper from middle school through college, and voraciously consumed news. Then, junior year of college, I learned about an opportunity to intern on a campaign in New York City for a summer (all expenses paid by very generous alumni -- shoutout to the Coles), and that deal was too good to pass up. Once I got there, I was assigned to help out a former fellow student newspaper editor, who was working on the campaign’s communications team. As it turns out, the skills I was developing studying journalism were very transferable -- and I didn’t have to feign neutrality on the political issues that I cared very deeply about. From there, I caught the bug, and I’ve worked in communications roles for the former Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio, as a spokesperson for Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, as a communications director on the Hill for Ed Markey, and now I’m lucky enough to be on team DNC.

What is your role at the DNC? What does a typical day look like for you?

I’m the Communications Director at the DNC, which means that I spend my day working with an incredibly talented team of writers, press secretaries, communications strategists, media monitors, bookers, and more to find the best ways to communicate the strength, values, accomplishments, and vision of Democrats.

As we grow closer to the end of our first quarter, can you share some of your wins so far this year?

This election year is off to such a strong start, so it’s hard to choose! I would put a special spotlight on the enormous success of our new primary calendar and the hard work from our team to tell this story -- which might at first seem a little dry or technical -- to voters. This year, for the first time and in historic fashion, we put the diversity and strength of the Democratic coalition front and center by putting states like South Carolina and Nevada first in the Democratic primary calendar. As part of this, we were able to elevate the voices of so many voters and community leaders, chief among them our DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. Our team fired on all cylinders -- from engaging with local press on the ground, to booking dozens of television interviews, to explaining the process to reporters, to launching a multilingual paid media campaign, and more -- and it was such an important piece of history for us all to be a part of.

In the fast-paced world of politics, how does your team provide timely and accurate information to our supporters?

It takes a village. Our team works hand-in-glove with departments like Research and Mobilization (and many others!) to make sure that we can spot important news moments in real time, develop smart and effective responses, and deploy both quick and accurate information to our audiences online, in print, on the airwaves, and anywhere else that voters are consuming news.

What is your favorite part about working at the DNC?

Every day, I get to work with an inspiring team that’s dedicated to changing the world and making it a better, safer, more just place. It’s an incredible honor to be part of a mission as powerful as that. And that team extends beyond our staff to our supporters, our volunteers, our donors, and all of the people who are working in their communities every day to push for positive change.