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.
Adam Katz
Society for Neuroscience
Director, Advocacy & Training
Amy Becker
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Director of Advocacy
Brandon Graham
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Director, Advocacy
Danielle Doll
National Recreation and Park Association
Senior Manager of Strategic Communications
Danielle Bubnis
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Regional Advocacy Director
Dustin Perchal
The ALS Association
Director of Advocacy Engagement & Mobilization
Erin Fernandez
Children’s Hospital Association
Digital Communications Manager
Gabe Snow
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Director of ACRE
Jessica Cooper
National Federation of Independent Business
Grassroots Director
Joe Joiner
CTIA The Wireless Association
PAC Director
Jon Simons
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Associate Vice President, Digital Advocacy
Katelyn Moga-Gesing
Amazon
Policy Manager
Katherine Merullo
American Dental Association
Senior Public Affairs Manager
Kelly Memphis
Healthcare Distribution Alliance
Director, State Government Affairs
Kristin St. John
McKesson Corporation
Sr. Manager, Coalition & Advocacy Campaigns
Mark Fisher
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Director of Advocacy Engagement
Misty Allen
Comcast NBCUniversal
Vice President Government & Community Affairs
Rachel Feinstein
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington
Director of DC Government and Community Relations
Sean Brown
Federation of American Hospitals
Vice President, Public Affairs & Digital Strategy
Trey Hawkins
America’s Credit Unions
Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Political Action
Wade Balkonis
Harley Davidson
Lobbyist
Zachary Keita
National Association for Music Education
Public Policy and Advocacy Communications Manager