Team | Allegiance Strategies, LLC

Our Team

Tyler Deaton

President

Tyler Deaton is a leading center-right political strategist who runs bipartisan campaigns at the national, state, and local levels. As President of Allegiance Strategies, Tyler advises numerous high-level donors and manages political operations on a wide range of issues, including LGBT rights, healthcare, immigration, criminal justice, and education. Tyler serves as Senior Advisor to American Unity Fund and American Unity PAC, the preeminent organizations on the right advancing the cause of freedom for LGBT Americans. A Georgia native, Tyler studied political science at Wheaton College (Illinois) and is a graduate of the London School of Economics. Tyler and his husband James live in Georgia.

Nathan Parsons-Schwarz

Executive Vice President

Nathan is a partner and Executive Vice President of Allegiance Strategies. He oversees operations, compliance, and finance for Allegiance and several clients. Nathan is a native of Kentucky and graduated from Transylvania University with a degree in political science. He has served as a political appointee in the office of former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and has worked as a Republican field operative, including work for the College Republican National Committee and the Republican Parties of Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Sharon Kerr

Controller

Sharon oversees the daily accounting and tax reporting functions of Allegiance and many of Allegiance’s clients. Sharon has more than 25 years of experience as a CPA and financial advisor. For much of her career, she has worked with providing financial and accounting services for family offices. Sharon holds her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting from California State University, Northridge, is a CPA (Inactive Status) and currently resides New Hampshire.

Kate Possehl

Managing Director of Client Relations

As senior director of public affairs, Kate oversees political and policy engagement strategies and campaigns. She previously advised a network of business and philanthropic leaders on their political and policy giving, and worked at the National Republican Congressional Committee and for Congressman Sean Duffy.