Rick Santorum and Patriot Voices PAC Announce Senior Finance Team

Rick Santorum and Patriot Voices PAC Announce Senior Finance Team

VERONA, PA - Former Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. Senator, and Chairman of Patriot Voices Rick Santorum today announced his senior finance team for Patriot Voices and Patriot Voices PAC: Nadine Maenza, Roy Jones, and Rob Bickhart.
 
Rick Santorum said: "I am excited to announce the addition of Roy Jones and Rob Bickhart to our growing national team to compliment the successful fundraising efforts of Patriot Voices Executive Director Nadine Maenza.  Nadine, Rob, and Roy will play a crucial role in ensuring we have the resources necessary to be a leader in the coming national debate, particularly as we tackle challenges confronting blue-collar families across this country.  Their years of experience in raising hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of clients will be an intangible asset to our organization in the weeks and months to come."
 
Nadine Maenza is currently Executive Director of Patriot Voices and has worked for Senator Santorum for over 20 years.  She led the efforts for Patriot Voices and Patriot Voices PAC to raise over $8 million to fund public advocacy outreach in support of working families and under-represented Americans since 2012.  Maenza also served as Santorum's Finance Director for his 2012 presidential campaign.  Prior to working for Senator Santorum, Maenza served as Finance Director and Controller for Senator John Heinz (R-PA), Finance Director for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, and on the fundraising team of Governor Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign as well as a fundraising consultant to the Republican National Committee.
 
Rob Bickhart will serve as Finance Director for Patriot Voices PAC and has known and worked with Senator Santorum for over 30 years.  Bickhart -- a former Finance Director for the Republican National Committee, Deputy Finance Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee and Senator Santorum's Finance Director for both his U.S. Senate campaign committee and political action committee -- has raised tens of millions of dollars on behalf of Republican candidates across the nation.  Prior to working for Senator Santorum, Bickhart served on the staffs of several United States Senators and was appointed Assistant to the Secretary of Labor under President Reagan.  During the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, Bickhart served on the finance team of Governor Mitt Romney's campaign committees.
 
Roy Jones will serve as Senior Advisor for Finance for Patriot Voices and has over 30 years of national fundraising and development experience in both the political and non-profit arenas.  Jones began his career working for President George H.W. Bush and on the staff of the Bush-Quayle campaign team.  Jones has served as the Chief Development Officer for Liberty University during the time of their largest expansion.  He was also Vice President of Development at U.S.A. Direct, where he oversaw fundraising programs that helped raise more than $100 million annually for several national organizations and political campaigns.  From 2010 to 2012, Jones was Account Director at the Russ Reid Agency, the largest fundraising agency in the world serving non-profit organizations, where he helped raise over $2 million a day for over 200 clients including World Vision, St. Jude Children's Cancer Research Hospital and Operation Smile.