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Staff of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as of 2019 include:[1]
ALEC Executives
As of February 2022:[2]
Executive Director
Current
- Lisa Britton Nelson, former lobbyist for Visa and AOL Time Warner,[3] who also worked with Newt Gingrich and GOPAC[4]
Nelson became executive director effective July 30, 2014.[5] Unlike ALEC's immediate past executive director, Ronald Scheberle, she had no known ties to ALEC before taking the position.
Former
- Ronald Scheberle - former Executive Director[6]
Scheberle became executive director in January 2010. As stated in his biography on the ALEC website, he is "Chairman Emeritus of ALEC’s Private Enterprise Board. He has been an active private sector member of ALEC for over 25 years, serving as Private Enterprise Board National Chairman from 1988 to 1994 and as a member of ALEC’s Private Enterprise Board of Directors continuously since."[7]
Scheberle is also a "senior consultant" at Bingham Consulting Group -- the lobbying arm of Bingham McCutchen, a global law firm that represents corporate clients.[8]
Vice Presidents and Chief Officers
- Lisa Bowen, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Operations and Administration
- Courtney Cook, Vice President, Events
- Michael Bowman, President, ALEC Action
- Bartlett Cleland, Counsel and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
- Bill Ashworth, Vice President, Public Affairs and Engagement
- Lee Schalk, Vice President, Policy
- Marie Vulaj, Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement
- Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Executive Vice President of Policy
Former Officers
- Sherry Street, VP of Policy Advancement
- Bill Meierling, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, External Relations and Strategic Partnerships
ALEC Staff
As of February 2022:[9]
- Gretchen Baldau - Director, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development
- Lourdes Bautista - Policy Analyst
- Dusty Becraft - Accounts Receivable
- Jason Bethke - Director, Digital Strategy
- Madison Crawley - Events Coordinator
- Matthew Fisher - Multimedia Story Producer
- Jose Fernandez - Office Manager
- Aaron Gillham - Manager, Legislative Membership and Engagement
- Andrew Handel - Director, Education and Workforce Development
- [Jonathon Hauenschild]] - Director, Communications and Technology Task Force
- Karla Jones - Senior Director, Federalism and International Relations Task Force
- Sarah Landeene - Director, Nonprofit and Corporate Relations
- Jamey Lester - Manager, Development
- Nino Marchese - Director, Civil Justice and Criminal Justice
- Eli Peterson - Senior Accountant, Finance and Administration
- Christine Phipps - Director, Art and Creative
- Brooklyn Roberts - Senior Director, Health and Human Services Task Force
- Nick Stark - Policy Analyst
- Gabriella Uli - Manager, Legislative Engagement
- Andre Cushing - County Commissioner
Former Staff
- Thomas Savidge - Research Manager, Center for State Fiscal Reform
- Michael Slabinski - Director, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development
- Giovanni Triana - Coordinator, Partnerships and Engagement
- Marie Vulaj - Vice President, Partnerships and Engagement
- Bob Williams - Senior Fellow, Center for State Fiscal Reform
- Lee Schalk - Senior Director, Center for State Fiscal Reform
- Hon. Jon Russell - Director, American City County Exchange
- Dan Reynolds - Coordinator, Public Affairs
- Scott Kaufman - Director, Education and Workforce Development Task Force
- Grant Kidwell - Director, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
- Ronald J. Lampard - Director, Criminal Justice Task Force
- Tom McLaughlin - Coordinator, Public Affairs
- Anna Parsons - Coordinator, Center for Innovation and Technology
- Gwendolyn Hodge - Gwendolyn Hodge Manager, Events
- Hunter Hamberlin - Coordinator, Legislative Outreach
- Courtney Cook - Senior Director, Events
- Will Davies - Coordinator, Legislative Outreach
- Victoria Eberlein - Director, Private Sector Partnerships and Engagement
- Shelby Emmett - Director, Center to Protect Free Speech
- Skip Estes - Legislative Analyst, Center for State Fiscal Reform
- James Bergman - Partnerships and Engagement
- Amy Kjose Anderson - Senior Director, Civil Justice Task Force
- Bora Bakar - Administration and Finance* Andrew Bender - Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[6]
- Seth Cooper - Amicus Counsel[6]
- Michael Hough - ALEC Resident Fellow[6]
- John Eick - Legislative Analyst, Energy, Environment and Agriculture and Civil Justice Task Forces[6]
- Karla Jones - Director, International and Federal Relations[6]
- Fara Klein - Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[6]
- Briana Mulder - Policy and Intern Manager[6]
- Sean Riley - Director, Health and Human Services Task Force[6]
- Alex Rued - Legislative Analyst, Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Lindsay Russell - Director, Education Task Force[6]
- Kati Siconolfi - Legislative Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[6]
- John Stephenson - Director, Communications and Technology Task Force[6]
- Cara Sullivan - Director, Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force and Justice Performance Project[6]
- Ed Walton - Legislative Analyst, Education Task Force and Health and Human Services Task Force[6]
- Ben Wilterdink - Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[6]
- William Freeland - Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[6]
- Todd Wynn - Director, Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force[6]
- Bill Meierling - Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs[6]
- Ashley Varner - Director, Strategic Communications[6]
- Molly Fuhs - Manager, Media and Public Relations[6]
- Jeff Lambert - Senior Director of Development[6]
- Sarah McManamon - Director of Events[6]
- Kayla Lahti - Development Assistant[6]
- Ngan Nguyen - Legislative Study, Registration Account Specialist[6]
- Genneya Briscoe - Manager, Finance and Administration[6]
- Christina Bowen - Accountant[6]
- Rob Shrum - former Director, Corporate and Non-Profit Relations
- Danielle Muckley - former Manager, Member Relations
- Jonathan Moody - former Director, Donor Relations
- Laura Elliott - former Director of State Programs
- Caitlin McGovern - former Consultant, Donor Fundraising[10]
- Chaz Cirame - former Senior Director, Membership and Meetings
- Raegan Weber - former Senior Director, Public Affairs
- Kaitlyn Buss - former Web and New Media Manager
- Brian Weynand - former Legislative Analyst, Civil Justice & Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
- Kailee Tkacz - former Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
- Courtney O'Brien - former Director, Commerce, Insurance, and Economic Development & Public Safety and Elections Task Forces
- David Myslinski - former Director, Education Task Force
- Monica Mastracco - former Legislative Analyst, Education Task Force
- Stephanie Linn - former Policy Coordinator
- Christie Herrera - former Director, Health and Human Services Task Force
- Christine Harbin - former Research Manager, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
- Meaghan Archer - former Research Analyst, Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
- Jorge Amselle - former Public Affairs Director
- Kristin Armshaw - former Director of the Civil Justice Task Force[11]
- Chris Atkins - Director of the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force[11]
- J. Gary Barrett, Director of Membership[12][13][14][15][16]
- Sandy Liddy Bourne - former Director of Legislation and Policy, Director of the Natural Resources Task Force, and advisor to ALEC’s Homeland Security Working Group[11][16]
- A. Lining Burnet, Development/Programs[12][17][14]
- Nathan Coffey - former Public Affairs Coordinator
- Lori Drummer - former Director of the Education Task Force[11]
- Catherine Ellis - Director of the Criminal Justice Task Force[11]
- Michael J. Flynn, Director of Legislation and Policy[17][13][14][15][16] (1997-2004) (later Director of Government Affairs, Berman and Company (2005-2007); Director of Government Affairs, Reason Foundation (2007-2009); Editor in Chief, Andrew Breitbart's "Big Government" (2009-2012); and Political Editor, Breitbart.com (2012 - at least March 2015))[18]
- Jim Frogue - former Director of the Health and Human Services Task Force[11] and Director of Programs[15][16]
- Brian Garst - Former ALEC Policy Research Intern (September 2009 – December 2009) (4 months)[19]
- Rick Gowdy - former Deputy Director of Membership Development[14][15][16]
- Meredith Hanley - former Director of Donor Relations
- Rachael Heiner - former Senior Director of Events and Meetings
- Caitlyn Korb - former Director of External Relations, Membership
- Beverlee Lee - former Senior Director of Finance and Administration[12][13][14][15][16]
- Morgan Long - Director of the Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force[11]
- Megan Lott - former Senior Director of Membership and Meetings
- Trevor Martin - former Director of the Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development Task Force, and Director of the Trade and Transportation Task Force[11]
- Lee McVaugh, Director of Recruiting[13]
- Karen Miller, Director of Task Forces[13]
- Duane Parde - former Executive Director[12][13][14][15][16]
- Jeff Reed - former Director of the Education Task Force
- Lori Roman - former Executive Director
- Andrew Schauder - former Director of Federal Affairs[20]
- John Shanahan, Director of Policy[12]
- Daniel Simmons - former Director of the Natural Resources Task Force
- Alan B. Smith - former Executive Director (February 2008 - December 2009)
- Audrey Ward - former Exhibit Coordinator of Events and Meetings
- David Wargin - former Director of Public Affairs[14][15]
- Matt Warner - former Director
- Clint Woods - former Director of the Energy, Environment and Agriculture Task Force
1999
The following former staff list is from about 1999, compiled by the Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research.[21] Additional sources of information are footnoted individually:
- Samuel Brunelli, Executive Director
- Patrick Dougherty, Membership & Conferences
- Tim Beauchemin, Legislation & Policy
- Kristin Becker, Legislation & Policy
- Ross Bell, Legislation & Policy
- Rick Gowdy, Legislation & Policy
- Mike Hotra, Legislation & Policy
- Lee McVaugh, Legislation & Policy
- Karen O'Brien, Legislation & Policy
- Greg Smith, Legislation & Policy
- Daniel Denning, Executive Director
- Duane Parde, Chief of Staff[12]
- Lane Dolly, Administration
- Beverlee Lee, Administration[12]
- Steve Walker, Administration
- Denise Winston, Administration
- Jose Fernandez, Administration
- Gina Abubakar, Administration
- George Rasley, Development
- Kerry Jackson, Public Affairs
- Carolyn Fallis, Public Affairs
- Brad Boutilier, Membership & Conferences
- Dennis Bartlett, Membership & Conferences
- Harolyn Jubar, Membership & Conferences
- John Cart, Legislation & Policy
- Christine Hall, Legislation & Policy
- Andy Madden, Director of ALEC's Telecommunications and Information Technology Task Force,[22] March 1996-January 2000[23] (Director of State Government Affairs at ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, as of June 2012[24])
- Julie Sells, Legislation & Policy
- Tammy Johnson, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Task Force
Contractors
- Lang Group Chartered, CPA[12]
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "ALEC Staff," organization website, accessed Sept 23, 2019
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC Executives, ALEC, accessed February 2022.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Lisa Nelson, organizational biography (originally from Ulysses Consulting, Inc.), accessed July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Niraj Chokshi, ALEC, the free-market group liberals love to hate, gets a new boss, Washington Post, July 8, 2014.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, Lisa B. Nelson Joins The American Legislative Exchange Council As Chief Executive Officer: Nelson to advance public-private partnership's limited government, free market and federalism priorities, organizational press release, July 8, 2014.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 American Legislative Exchange Council, "Meet our Staff," organization website, accessed May 14, 2013
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, "Ron Scheberle," organization biography, accessed July 1, 2011
- ↑ Bingham Consulting Group LLC, Ronald F. Scheberle, firm biography, accessed July 11, 2011
- ↑ ALEC, ALEC Staff, ALEC, accessed February 2022.
- ↑ American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 American Legislative Exchange Council, ADVISORY: ALEC’S POLICY EXPERTS AVAILABLE, organizational website archived at archive.org, captured June 1, 2006
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 American Legislative Exchange Council, Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available from Guidestar.org, May 14, 1999
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2000 Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available via Guidestar.org, April 26, 2001
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2001 Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available via Guidestar.org, April 24, 2002
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2002 Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available via Guidestar.org, June 27, 2003
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 American Legislative Exchange Council, 2003 Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available via Guidestar.org, June 13, 2004
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 American Legislative Exchange Council, 1999 Form 990, form filed with the IRS and available via Guidestar.org, June 31, 2000
- ↑ Mike Flynn, Mike Flynn LinkedIn profile, accessed March 30, 2015.
- ↑ LinkedIn Profile of Brian Garst, accessed July 27, 2011
- ↑ Ashcroft Group, Andrew Schauder, lobbying firm biography, accessed September 1, 2011
- ↑ Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research, project of the Environmental Working Group, Information on American Legislative Exchange Council, archived organizational profile, archived by Wayback Machine December 2, 2000, accessed August 19, 2011
- ↑ Andy Madden, Technology at the Crossroads: The Future of the Internet, ALEC Issue Analysis, American Legislative Exchange Council issue brief, December 1998, p. 1, archived by the "Wayback Machine," accessed June 2012
- ↑ Andrew Madden, Andrew Madden, Principal at Madden Public Affairs Group, LinkedIn.com, online career profile, accessed June 2012
- ↑ ACA International, ACA International Announces New Additions To Government Affairs Team, organizational press release, June 26, 2012
