Michael Connery is a Vice President of Digital Communications at Powell Tate, where he develops and implements integrated digital strategies for public affairs campaigns. He is currently the digital lead on This Is Personal, a national campaign to bring young women into the reproductive health advocacy community. Prior to joining Powell Tate, Michael worked in political campaigns and nonprofits with a focus on reaching young voters. He was the New Media Director for the New York State Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, and led the reboot of the committee’s branding and digital platforms in 2010. In 2004 he co-founded a nonprofit voter engagement organization that reached 2 million young voters at over 2,400 live music events. He is also the author of Youth To Power: How Today’s Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow’s Progressive Majority.