Ms. Remle Beard

Vice-President & National Field Director

Washington, DC - Abbeville, SC 

Ms. Beard directs Project Appleseed’s grassroots outreach. She has managed many national and regional grassroots programs that benefit parents, effecting public policy, public relations of compa- nies, by relying on coalition and team building skills; resulting in consensus with thousands of people from all walks of life. Throughout every phase and experience with Project Appleseed, Beard brings together her creative thinking with her good common sense. Strong alone, but best when managing a well developed team, Beard brings together leadership with the ability to get the most (and best) from those she works with. Beard is also an accomplished spokeswoman voicing the interest of Project Appleseed through speeches before civic, private, and organizational groups. Education - Successful in all areas of funding for Headstart, The Reauthorization of the l967 Guaranteed Student Loan program and Pell grant, First Steps, school referendums, school infrastructure, and parental involvement programs. Ms. Beard has served as the Abbeville County (South Carolina) Democratic Party Chairwoman. She served as the Field Director for Joe Biden for President in South Carolina in 2008. She served as the campaign manager in Jack Carter's 2006 U.S. Senate campaign in Nevada and the Upstate Political Director (Greenville) on Howard Dean's 2003-04 South Carolina primary campaign. She was also the Gore-Lieberman South Carolina state director in Fall 2000. Ms. Beard and Mr. Walker first worked together in Hands Across America in 1986 when they directed the field and marketing staffs respectively. Ms. Beard tudied at Missouri State University. (Above: Remle Beard with Rep. John Lewis - GA)