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Our TeamTHOMAS P. OPPEL
Oppel began his career as a teacher then moved to journalism. He covered two presidential campaigns and dozens of state and local elections for United Press International and daily newspapers in New England and the South. In 1985, Oppel moved from the audience to the arena, managing and advising Democratic campaigns from the precinct level to the presidency. He was press secretary for Mike Espy's successful campaign to become the first African-American elected to Congress from Mississippi in 100 years. Oppel also served as chief political and communications advisor in the campaigns and administration of former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus and provided strategic advice to several advocacy groups and state and local Democratic organizations. For 10 years, Oppel was a partner at a Washington-based media consulting firm that helped elect more than a dozen Democratic U.S. Senators and more than two dozen other candidates to congressional, state, county and municipal offices. Among their many victories were Sens. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Max Cleland of Georgia, Ernest "Fritz" Hollings of South Carolina, and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska. Throughout his career, Oppel has worked with a variety of international organizations aimed at building democracy, including working with pro-Agreement political parties in Northern Ireland and serving on a U.S. State Department mission to Bulgaria. He has published numerous articles on politics, government and communications and participated in various panels, workshops and trainings. A graduate of Seton Hall University, Oppel earned a bachelor's degree in English literature and a teaching certificate in secondary education, along with a minor in psychology. He is currently working on a Masters of Arts in Liberal Studies at Dartmouth College. Oppel lives with his wife, Myra, and their three children in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire, home of the nation's first presidential primary every four years. He is also a proud member of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981.
MYRA H. OPPEL
She grew up in Tupelo, Miss., and began a career in journalism by working at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo and The Sun Herald in Biloxi as a reporter, copy editor and then an editor. She moved on to The Associated Press in Jackson and then the Hartford, Conn., bureau. After a dozen years in journalism, she shifted to Northeast Utilities, where she was responsible for media relations for New England's largest electric utility, (1.7 million customers), including local, regional, trade and national print and broadcast media. Since leaving NU in 1997, Oppel has worked as a consultant doing writing, technical editing, publication coordination and public relations for myriad clients, including political candidates, governmental agencies, nonprofit groups, corporations and publications. Her unique skills set includes strategic communications, integrated marketing, writing, editing, design, media relations and media training, and intranet and internet web development. She has been accredited as a public relations professional by the Public Relations Society of America. Oppel graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. She lives with her husband, Thomas, and their three children in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire. She is also a proud member of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. DAVID MINNIS
Starting as a student intern in a congressional office on Capitol Hill in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he worked as a legislative staff assistant and during election cycles as a field operations manager before moving north to New Hampshire and into journalism. After seven years as a reporter for both print and electronic news organizations, he started his own company, Media Management Strategies, to provide public relations, media management, and lobbying services to a variety of business and non-profit clients. He covered two presidential primary elections as a reporter and worked in three other presidential primaries as the state organization director for Arts in America, the American Cancer Society, and the National Wildlife Federation, which each wanted to influence candidate positions on national issues important to them. He is experienced in sharpening the client's message to voters in highly charged election campaigns. MARK MITCHELL
Mark started in 1975 at the age of 19, directing news and shooting and editing Pulse, a magazine show that won 16 Emmy awards in 2 years. The next year he graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors Degree in Communications. Over the next 20 years Mark focused on cinematography, shooting all over the U.S. and overseas, including prime ministers, ambassadors, celebrities and prominent sports figures. Mark met Tom Oppel in 1992 and became Tom's cinematographer for his media clients. In 1996 he founded Magic Box Editorial, a high-end editing, graphics and finishing house. While handling work from many advertising agencies and corporations, the focus for Magic Box has become political advertising with All Points Communications. JOHN FIPPIN
While a student at Ohio State, Fippin began working part time at Magnetic. After just two years, he was promoted to Chief Engineer, with sole responsibility for both technical and studio engineering. In 1971, as the Vietnam conflict was winding down, Fippin was drafted into service in the U.S. Army. He served stateside in Kentucky, Georgia and California, before shipping out to Korea. Rising to the rank of sergeant, Fippin commanded an isolated microwave site providing telephone communications for the allied forces' fuel storage depot at Pohang. Upon his discharge from the Army in 1974, John returned to Magnetic, where he worked as a staff and freelance engineer until he bought the company in 1981. His partner, Robin Gulcher, joined Magnetic two years later. John is married and lives with his wife, Charlie, in rural Delaware County with a menagerie of dogs, birds and a cat. A lifelong motor-head, John works summer weekends as a track announcer for the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. ADAM STROHL
Strohl currently hosts and maintains over 50 websites on his proprietary, secure servers. Strohl and Oppel jointly developed eRootsŠ, a program to assist political campaigns fully integrate their internet presence with grassroots-building strategies. |
Thomas Oppel co-founded All Points Communications, LLC, after nearly 25 years as a media consultant, strategist and political journalist. The firm was built on the principle that winning campaigns deliver consistent, compelling messages that are rooted in values and focused on real people.
Myra Humphries Oppel brings more than a quarter-century of communications experience to All Points Communications, LLC, which she co-founded in 2002.
David Minnis, All Points Communications' political director, has been active in government and politics for almost his entire career.
Mark Mitchell has been in the television business for over 30 years and the political media business for over 16.
John Fippin has been affiliated with Magnetic Studios since 1969. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Fippin graduated with honors from Columbus West High and attended The Ohio State University in the school of Electrical Engineering.
Adam is a sharp, motivated, and creative über-geek with extensive design, programming, scripting, networking, and administration experience. He’s been helping organizations and individuals get the most out of their technology investments for over 12 years. Adam has designed and built dozens of websites, intranets and programming solutions, along with engineering network and server systems and issues for clients large and small.