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Rania Batrice Media Strategist, Partner
Rania Batrice--a dual Israeli citizen with Palestinian emigre parents--is a top Democratic operative with over two decades of experience who has risen to the top of American progressive politics with a combination of dogged perseverance and clear-eyed savvy on how to win victories for those on the margins.
She has been known not just for the humanity to which she brings to the work-but also her emphasis on organization on getting things done.
Rania was Deputy Campaign Manager for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential run and managed other major surrogates and Sanders appearances on behalf of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. She’s managed and won key federal and statewide campaigns. As head of her own consulting firm, Batrice and Associates, she has helped develop strategy for a wide portfolio of organizations, including the Arab American Institute, March for Our Lives, March For Science, Sunrise Movement, Human Rights Watch and others.
Raised partly in Nazareth en route to Lubbock, Tex., Rania broke from a traditional upbringing with her pursuit of sports and activism. Starting in grade school (and not always with the support of a conservative family), Rania ended up playing basketball on A.A.U. teams that played in the nationals and played three years as a power forward at Austin College (Tex.) It was also there that she became more active in social justice movements and organizing.
After a stint teaching and coaching young people in the justice system in Travis County, Tex., Rania was called back to electoral politics, joining John Edwards’ presidential campaign. The years that followed included time as the executive director for the Innocence Project of Texas and work on the campaigns of Kinky Friedman, Heidi Heitkamp, former President Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, and others.
Her civil society work has taken Rania overseas, to Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, the West Bank, the UK where she champions women’s rights, LGBTQ rights climate action, poverty and more.
Rania lives in Texas, and counts the Midwest, especially Michigan, as her second home.
Bill Hyers Managing Director, Partner
Bill Hyers, recognized nationally as an expert on political campaigns, is a managing and founding partner of The Win Company.
For more than two decades, Bill has worked on scores of local, state and national campaigns at every level and across geographies, from Alaska to Bermuda, from Kentucky to New York.
Bill, who began consulting in 2014, has held senior roles on multiple Presidential campaigns and has served as manager or general consultant in several races that resulted in stunning upsets, including Michael Nutter’s win as Philadelphia mayor, Bill de Blasio’s win for New York mayor, Steve Beshear’s win as Kentucky governor, and Obama's presidential campaigns.
He is a three-time finalist for the American Association of Political Consultants’ “Campaign Manager of the Year” award, winning in 2013.
Bill started in politics in Minnesota, inspired to the path of populist political disruption by Paul Wellstone, on whose final Senate campaign he worked. He has been lead consultant for John Fetterman (Senate campaign and Lt. Gov race); AOC for Congress; and Lucas Kunce for Senate, among many others.
Bill is a 2001 graduate of St. Cloud State University. Before entering politics, he joined the U.S. Army, serving all over the world. He served as President Obama’s first White House Liaison to the Department of Veterans Affairs.