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JD Stier (born December 6, 1977) is an American political organizer, human rights activist, and former White House official in the Obama administration. He is currently the Campaign Manager of the Raise Hope for Congo Campaign, an arm of the Enough Project dedicated to ending atrocities and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Career
Stier graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy in 2004. He served as Regional Field Director for the Obama campaign in Wisconsin from June to November 2008. Following the successful campaign, he was named National Outreach Coordinator for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy in 2009. After leaving the office in late 2010, Stier became Campaign Manager for the Raise Hope for Congo Campaign in June 2011. Under Stier's direction, the campaign has focused largely on ending the conflict minerals trade responsible for funding armed groups and militias operating in the midst of the Kivu Conflict. Stier expanded the Conflict Free Campus Initiative as a means of mobilizing student engagement and activism to bring attention to the trade and call for reform within major electronics companies. Stier's leadership has grown the initiative from 20 schools in 2009 to over 100 universities and campuses across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom as of April 2013, with 15 campuses passing resolutions against the use of conflict minerals in electronics products. He and his writings have appeared on Huffington Post, Politico, WORT 89.9FM Radio in Madison, Wisconsin, Global Nomads Group and Northwestern News Network.

Writings
Stier, JD; Wright, Robin, (03-26-2013). | US Must Act on Congo Now. Politico

Stier, JD; Wright, Robin, (11-28-2012). |Dear President Obama: Congo Needs You Now, Will You Respond?. Huffington Post

Stier, JD; Wright, Robin. (09-05-2012). |Congolese Women Stitching a Community Back Together. Huffington Post

Stier, JD; Chriqui, Emmanuelle, (03-06-2012). |The Most 'Insanely Great' -- But Missing -- iPad Feature Ever. Huffington Post