Victoria Perrone
President & Founder
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Victoria Perrone is a political compliance expert with over a decade of experience at the federal, state, and municipal levels. She specializes in Hybrid PAC (Carey v. FEC) organizations, corporate nonprofits (501(c)4) and multi-entity accounting and cost sharing, 527 non-federal organizations, and candidate committees on the federal and non-federal levels. Victoria also has a holistic approach to compliance combining her shared experience in operations, budgeting and cash flow management, and general management for political entities.
In 2025, Victoria served as Treasurer for Zohran Mamdani’s successful and historic Primary and General Election wins in New York City where she lead a team of seven to master the notorious public funding program in the most difficult campaign finance jurisdiction in the United States. The campaign, in both elections, hit the fundraising maximum after two of six campaign finance reports. The CFB approved a 90% in public fund matching claims the first time around which allowed the Mayor to have enough funds to defeat a political family dynasty of 60 years. She also helped co-found “Italians for Zohran” engagement group. She also served on Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee as his Treasurer and advisor on campaign finance matters including testifying to the NYC Campaign Finance Board about reforming the campaign finance regulations and software where first-time candidates and treasurers can navigate this complicated program more successfully.
In 2022, served as Treasurer and Operations Director for the successful U.S. Senate campaign in her home state of Pennsylvania where she managed a $80 million budget, staff of forty, and oversaw the compliance and operations for his candidate committee, joint fundraising committee, and leadership PAC. She was the only member of the campaign team who worked to flip this senate seat in 2010, 2016, and successfully in 2022.
Prior to consulting, she came from prestigious law firms including Perkins Coie, LLP (now Elias Law Group) and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP where she assisted political, nonprofit, and corporate clients with campaign finance, lobbying, and pay-to-play registrations and reporting. With a strong background in compliance across these fields, she also assisted attorneys and clients with internal PAC audits, tax filings, and coordination prevention.
Victoria previously served as the Pennsylvania Operations Director for Organizing Together 2020 and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign. She was also a member of Governor Tom Wolf’s successful campaign in 2014, his Inaugural Committee and later, in his administration.
Victoria is a proud native of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (aka Delco) where she serves on the executive committee of the Delaware County Democratic Committee as Treasurer. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She is a huge Mare of Easttown, Task, Wawa, and musical theatre enthusiast. She lives in “Delco” with her Jack Russell Terrier/Beagle, Nellie, is a proud Dance Aunt at Broadway Bounce Dance Academy, and volunteers with the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation in honor of her late sister, Emily. Emily’s memory is reflected in firm’s teal branding.
Anthony SanFilippo
Deputy Compliance Director
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Anthony SanFilippo doesn't do anything conventionally. He studied Civil Engineering at Drexel University. His time spent working in the service industry led him on his unexpected path here. During his years running restaurants, Anthony quickly picked up on managerial and business leadership qualities as he kept improving himself in a field he didn’t originally pursue. While working those long nights, and rising to a General Manager role, he undertook further responsibilities that involved taking care of all things financially and procedurally for multiple companies. Through these new responsibilities he found a new love for not only management, but also for the behind-the-scenes accounting and financial responsibilities, where he was able to apply his mathematical background to translate to business success. The next step for him was to mix this new expertise with his life passions, which include politics and is thrilled to help out candidates and causes that are in line with his own ideologies.
Most recently, Anthony played an integral part for Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign in NYC where he managed the most complicated compliance system in the nation specifically when it came to tracking a very strict spending cap limit. Anthony mastered the art of tight budgeting and expense disclosure by way of uploading all invoices, bill payment, and contract documents related to the campaign to comply with NYCCFB regulations. He also oversaw the budget management and compliance for the Zohran Mamdani Transition.
Another one of those passions is baseball as Anthony spends much of his free time researching the history of the sport, diving deep into the analytics as he frequently makes amateur attempts at developing his own statistics. On the seventh day of each week, when he should be resting, he instead plays competitive men's softball for a local tavern.
Jen Dansereau
Client Operations Director
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Jennifer Zukowski Dansereau is an experienced operations executive, with over two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector. Jen is committed to delivering operational excellence and empowering nonprofits to achieve their full potential and create lasting impact.
Prior to this role Jen was Founder/CEO of JZD Solutions an independent consulting firm that specialized in optimizing organizational systems for human resources, finance, facilities, information technologies, and risk management. Jen has also served as the Chief Operating Officer at Demand Justice, before that she spent 12 years as the Vice President of Member Services at the National Turkey Federation. She also managed the direct mail program at EMILY’s List and was part of the staff for the Democratic National Convention in both 2000 and 2004. Jen lives with her family in Springfield, Virginia.
Kelly Claiborne
Operations Manager
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Kelly Claiborne has always been interested in how businesses work, from the big decisions to the small details that hold everything together. Her career has taken her through banking, mortgage lending, property management, real estate, and business ownership, giving her more than a decade of experience seeing organizations from different angles.
As an owner and operator of Philadelphia’s Bold Coffee Bar, Kelly experienced the daily realities of running a small business. She later brought that perspective to operations management roles in real estate and home improvement. She enjoys figuring out why something keeps getting stuck and finding a practical way to make it work better.
At Spruce Street Compliance, Kelly manages internal operations and helps build the processes, resources, and support the team needs to do its work. She holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Western Governors University. Kelly lives in Philadelphia with her wife and daughter and is usually turning over another idea about how something could run better.
Sally Short
Compliance Manager
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Sally Short joined Spruce Street in early 2023 bringing over 5 years of political experience with her, from local, state, and federal campaigns, State Party infrastructure, nonprofits, and official government side work. As the daughter of a nonprofit CEO, Sally has known her whole life how important good, behind-the-scenes, operations and financial management can be to the success and longevity of an organization and is thrilled to be able to channel her love of processes, numbers, and politics into her clients.
Sally graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. Sally lives in Philadelphia with her boyfriend, Quinn, and their (perfect) dog, Ajax.
Brady Hill
Compliance Manager
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Brady Hill brings experience in political operations, budgeting, and campaign organizing to Spruce Street. Before joining the firm, he held several leadership roles at the Democratic National Committee, including Director of Strategic Business Operations, National States Budget Director, and Director of State Operations.
His campaign experience has taken him across the country, from field organizing to statewide operations. He served as Operations Director for Nevada Democratic Victory, Deputy Mobilization Director for Jon Ossoff’s U.S. Senate campaign, and Field Director for the DCCC in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. He also served as Communications Director for the Montana House Democratic Caucus. Earlier in his career, Brady worked with nonprofits in Montana, supporting youth programs through fundraising, grant writing, and community events.
Based in DC, Brady is originally from Bethlehem, PA and graduated from American University. Outside of work, he loves making soup, his Regal Unlimited membership, and spending time with his dog, Jeff.
Gabby O’Brien
Senior Compliance Associate
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Gabby O’Brien graduated from Saint Joseph’s University (Go Hawks!), where she studied Political Science and Italian. During her time at St. Joe’s, Gabby interned at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia where she worked with students in the School District of Philadelphia. As a college student, she worked as an Italian and writing tutor, and volunteered with individuals who were previously incarcerated.
Gabby started interning at Spruce Street Compliance during her senior year. She has been promoted three times rising up to Senior Compliance Associate since starting with the firm. She is the lead associate on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s 2029 campaign where she has mastered the notorious NYC Campaign Finance Board reporting requirements.
Gabby is eager to remain in Philadelphia and grow her experience in Democratic politics. In her free time, Gabby enjoys thrifting, crocheting, going to concerts with friends, and spending summers at the “Jersey Shore” – always proud to be a true Jersey girl at heart.
SJ Donofrio
Compliance Associate
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SJ Donofrio brings more than a decade of experience across political campaigns, nonprofits, and government to Spruce Street. Before joining the team, she served as Operations and Special Projects Director for Senator Andy Kim’s campaign, supporting statewide staff through administrative management. She also served as Deputy Operations Director for the 2022 PA Coordinated Campaign and as an HR Specialist at Planned Parenthood. At Spruce Street, she builds on that operations background through compliance work for clients including Dan Osborn for Senate and Turn PA Blue.
Much of SJ’s career has focused on field operations, managing canvassing and voter engagement for campaigns up and down the ballot. She served as National Field Desk for Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign and as New Jersey Deputy State Director for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Her work has taken her across the country, but she always comes back to New Jersey.
SJ graduated from Rowan University in 2010 with a degree in Advertising. She grew up in Gloucester County, where she currently lives with her plants.
Sam Atterbury
Compliance Assistant
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Sam Atterbury previously worked for the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee as a Finance Assistant during the 2024 election cycle, where he supported fundraising operations and financial reporting efforts. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. During his time at Temple, Sam developed a strong interest in public policy and campaign finance. He interned with the Health Department in Danbury, Connecticut, where he assisted with administrative and community health initiatives, and also interned with campaign finance firms in Philadelphia. Sam is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree at Temple University, further building his knowledge of government, regulatory processes, and public administration. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with friends, watching soccer, and exploring new restaurants in the city.
Nellie
Office Support Pup/Diva Dog
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Nellie is a Jack Russell/Beagle/Rat Terrier mix—which is a polite way of saying she has enough energy and opinions for three dogs. At 8 years old, she proudly serves as the Spruce Street office's Chief Security Officer and Director of First Impressions, greeting our friends from USPS and UPS with unmatched enthusiasm.
When she's not making the rounds, Nellie can be found supervising the team (whether they ask for it or not), interrupting meetings, inhaling pup cups, canvassing, sunbathing, agility training, stealing the staff’s pizza, and generously distributing kisses to staff and visitors alike.
A devoted fashionista, Nellie enjoys sporting campaign swag and politically themed and large ear-inspired Halloween costumes. Visitors are encouraged to bring puppy gifts—or be prepared to pay the mandatory tummy tax by giving belly rubs.
Known around the office as "Mariah Carey," Nellie has earned her nickname through a combination of diva-level behavior, star-quality presence, and a firm belief that every room she enters is her stage.