Campaign Staff

Mary Ann Drinan, Assistant Campaign Manager

Born in Chicago, Mary Ann Drinan learned about local politics at an early age as precinct captains from both major political parties frequently visited the neighborhood to talk about issues and bring the latest messages from party leaders. As a teenager, she supported Martin Luther King’s civil rights movement, registering new voters and teaching math and English composition in inner city schools and worked in the John F. Kennedy campaign, arranging meetings for his contributors. 

At Clarke College, she earned a degree in English and history, later a masters degree in Public Administration from the Kansas State University system. She taught high school in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia near Charlottesville in the late 1960s during the first years of integration. Later, while living in Hays, Kansas, she campaigned for local candidates, served on the City-County Planning Commission, and was a member of the regional health care planning agency. She has also administered an EPA grant to study and publicize issues regarding regional water quality. 

While living in Washington, DC, she worked as a journalist for Federal-State Reports, focusing on health and safety issues. She has been a professor of political science at Palomar College in San Marcos since 1990, studied mediation and negotiation at Pepperdine University, and has managed several successful North County campaigns.

Peter Bowman, Outreach Coordinator 

As an educator, Peter Bowman has taught as lecturer in political science on the faculty at both San Diego Mesa College and Mira Costa College. Professor Bowman joined the faculty at Palomar College in 2004 as an Assistant Professor. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UCSD, and Masters Degree in Political Science from Arkansas State University.  Professor Bowman is continuously involved in research and writing on topics of international relations theory, comparative democracy, and explaining the behavior of states. Professor Bowman is a member of the American Political Science Association, and Western Political Science Association.

Professor Bowman's areas of expertise include: Electoral Politics Surrounding Presidential and Congressional campaigns; U.S. Party Systems versus European systems; International Relations Theory and Foreign Policy, Voter Behavior, and Local Government Administration and Policy Making. 

Professor Bowman has authored or co-authored numerous articles, including: "The Triumph of Realpolitik Over Ideas: The Soviet-Arab Alliance during the Gorbachev Years, 1987-1992", "Types of Democracy and Generosity with Foreign Aid: an Indirect Test of a Democratic Peace Proposition", and "Party Systems and Issue Dimensions: Israel and 35 Other Democracies Compared"

Professor Bowman has also worked with numerous campaigns including the 1988 Presidential Campaign of Michael Dukakis and the 2004 Palomar College Governing Board Campaign that elected a Democratic, pro-public education board.

Katelyn Greig, Administrative Staff