Good communication is about connecting with your audience on their own turf based on shared language and common values.  Ed helps handcraft and execute winning communication strategies that integrate earned, paid and social media to engage and mobilize targeted audiences for ECG clients.

For the last 10 years, Ed has been behind some of the most innovative communication strategies that bridge online and offline campaigns to engage citizens, drive results, and win elections.  

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A native Mainer, Ed has a BA in Political Science from the University of Southern Maine, an MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown University, and a Ph.D. (ABD) from The University of Massachusetts, Amherst in Political Science.

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He's been featured in CNN, Politico, Fox News, PBS News Hour, Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, and other publications.

A Boston native, Brian has amassed two decades of experience in the political, government, and non-profit sectors. Brian has served as Vice President at Erikson Communication Group since 2020, serving dozens of candidates, nonprofits, and ballot questions. Before joining Erikson Communications, Brian served as Data and Information Systems Director for American Promise, a national cross-partisan organization with the goal of ending big money in politics. 
 
Brian began his career at the Massachusetts Democratic Party, starting as Field and Data Director and ultimately serving as Executive Director in 2013.  After leaving the Party, he held a senior staff position on the Martha Coakley gubernatorial campaign and has consulted for numerous local, statewide, and federal Democratic candidates.
 
Brian holds a J.D. from Suffolk Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from UMass Boston.

Based in the heart of Western Massachusetts, Liz was born, raised, and "Made in Mass." She brings multi-disciplinary talents from the colliding worlds of commercial design and the political space, with a personal passion for pro-democracy electoral reform.

Since joining Erikson Communication Group in 2020, she has managed and mentored a creative team of five digital strategists, on content spanning anywhere from photography, website development and digital ad design; to direct mail, print collateral, brand creation, and social media creative. Liz's core focus is maintaining a common arc of high-caliber production quality and polish across all projects, with leading industry tools.

Liz holds a B.S. in Design from Cornell University, with specialties in design theory, graphics, studio art, and CG. Before joining ECG, she spent seven years prior in commercial advertising as an animator for clients including LEGO, Lucasfilm, and Disney; and previously, in interactive entertainment for Warner Bros. Boston.

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A native of Michigan, Caitlin specializes in digital strategy, public relations, written communications, and client relations. A graduate of Michigan State University, she has a background in journalism and Democratic fieldwork. Last election cycle, she worked closely with clients on digital strategy and coordinating account activity. Caitlin currently resides in Brunswick, Maine with her cat Odysseus. She spends her time reading, hiking with friends, and crushing late-2000's pop culture trivia.

From Skowhegan, Aren is a video journalist with a print/digital background as well as experience with political organizing.  Several of his productions have earned National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honors at three different Boston/New England Emmy Awards. In 2016, before completing his Bachelor of Arts at Northeastern University, Aren was selected for a five-month editorial internship at Rolling Stone magazine in Manhattan. In the years since graduation, he has worked across the country in broadcast news, advertising, theatrical set carpentry, and field organizing. 

From Cape Elizabeth, Quinn specializes in social media, issue research, and written communications. A recent graduate of Smith College, she has worked previously on field campaigns for candidates as well as party and nonprofit organizations. In her spare time, she can most likely be found reading with a dog in her lap.

As a Louisiana native, Annie definitely knows a thing or two about our inherently broken political systems. In her work, she is committed to uplifting the voices of everyone, making the complicated simple, and finding new ways to build community-based power. Annie graduated from Emerson College as their Class of 2021 Valedictorian with a B.S. in Political Communications and a minor in Health & Society. During her time in Boston, she has had the honor of working to share the messages of District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia and Andrea Campbell.