ALANNAJANELLE DOTZAUER
Bio:
AJ Dotzauer is an Associate at Strategies360, a Seattle- based public affairs and strategic communication consulting firm. AJ works with S360 colleagues to positon clients for success in both the public and private sectors. AJ began work for the firm in 2013. Before joining S360, AJ worked on two successful federal campaigns. After helping mobilize grassroots efforts in Washington’s new 10th Congressional District with Denny Heck’s campaign, AJ joined President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Assigned to a region on Colorado’s Western Slope, AJ experienced the intensity of national politics in a battleground state firsthand. Working closely with Pitkin County Democrats, AJ was the first field organizer to ever be assigned to Aspen, where she helped register voters and turn out the vote. Pitkin County voted 68 percent in favor of President Obama, and was one of the top five counties to help him win Colorado. A Seattle native, AJ received her B.A. in political science, with minors in women’s studies and philosophy, from Central Washington University. She enjoys reading historical fiction and running in her spare time.