Senior Leadership
Maren Hesla
WOMEN VOTE! Director
Maren Hesla directs the WOMEN VOTE! program at EMILY’s List -- an independent expenditure campaign that mobilizes women voters on behalf of pro-choice Democratic women.
Maren joined EMILY’s List in 2004 bringing over a decade of experience in political research and campaign management. She served as Senior Associate at The Feldman Group, a Democratic polling firm, for five years, and was an independent research consultant to The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Reading is Fundamental. In addition she served as the southern regional director for the Democratic National Committee and as national field director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Maren is a nationally recognized expert in the field of micro-targeting, a research technique that allows campaigns to target voters on the individual level.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Maren graduated cum laude from Vassar College.