We’re thrilled to announce that Laura Packard has joined PowerThru Consulting as Senior Digital Strategist.

Laura has consulted for and trained progressive non-profits, political campaigns, and small businesses around the country for the past several years, specializing in online strategy development, organizing and outreach, fundraising, messaging, internet advertising and social media. She is a veteran of numerous political campaigns and organizations, including serving as one of the first digital staffers for a U.S. Senate campaign, for Debbie Stabenow in 2006, ran the Coalition for Progress in 2007, was interim Executive Director of the New Organizing Institute in 2008, handled communications for the AFL-CIO in Arkansas in 2009, and was New Media Director for the Bill Halter for Senate primary campaign in 2010 – which used the Internet in innovative ways and raised over 3.5 million dollars online in 3 1/2 months. She served as the director of the Secretary of State Project national 527 in the remainder of the 2010 cycle.

According to Matt Holland, founding partner, “Laura’s a proven leader and innovator in online tools and strategy. Her campaign experience, technical skills and unmatched media savvy make her a perfect fit for PowerThru and our clients.”

PowerThru Consulting, founded in 2010, is a nimble team of progressive tech strategists with real-world experience building membership and activating people-power to serve the common good. Our services include helping organizations recruit more online supporters and turn them into activists and donors.

Hear more from Laura by following @lpackard on Twitter.