Advisory Committee

Our Advisory Committee is comprised entirely of industry practitioners who have a demonstrated passion for public affairs and advocacy. The Advisory Committee will be tasked to challenge traditional thinking, to recommend topics and presenters that are at the leading edge of innovative advocacy, and to find featured speakers from outside our industry who can offer new and unique perspectives.

Abbey Schroeder

American Trucking Association

Grassroots Program Manager

Adam Katz

Society for Neuroscience

Director, Advocacy & Training

Andy Dennis

America’s Credit Unions

Head of Grassroots and State Outreach

Brandon Graham

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Director, Advocacy

Charlotte Selton

American Physical Society

Member Advocacy Senior Associate, Government Affairs

Cristina Nurnberger

Kaiser Permanente

Director, Public Affairs & Public Advocacy

Erin Fernandez

Children’s Hospital Association

Digital Communications Manager

Gabe Snow

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Director of ACRE

Genevieve Thompson

National Down Syndrome Society

Manager of State Relations and Grassroots Advocacy

Katelyn Moga-Gesing

Amazon

Policy Manager

Katherine Merullo

American Dental Association

Senior Public Affairs Manager

Kristin St. John

McKesson Corporation

Sr. Manager, Coalition & Advocacy Campaigns

Mark Fisher

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Director of Advocacy Engagement

Rachel Feinstein

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

Director of DC Government and Community Relations

Trey Hawkins

America’s Credit Unions

Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Political Action

Zachary Keita

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Senior Manager, Federal Policy & Advocacy