CNP Staff and Fellows
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team.
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| Scott Bates President of the Center for National Policy |
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Rachel Kleinfeld
President & Co-Founder, Truman National Security Project |
Senior Leadership & Department Heads
| Michael Breen
Executive Director |
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| Sarah Bruno
Chief Operating Officer |
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| Robin
McQueen
Vice President of External Relations |
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| David Solimini
Vice President of Strategic Communications |
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| Stephanie Dreyer
Media Relations Director |
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| Brandon Fureigh
Advocacy Director |
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| Karlo Barios Marcelo
Leadership Development Director |
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| Bradley Elkins
Deputy Political Director |
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| Jaclyn Houser
Advocacy Director |
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| Leigh O'Neill
Policy Director |
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Sarah Beckerman
Deputy Leadership Development Director |
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| Lea Facey
Director of Finance and Administration |
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| Justin Ford
Veterans Director |
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| Daniel Gaynor
Digital Strategist & Writer |
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| Victoria Glynn
Communications Assistant |
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| Caitlin Howarth
Leadership Development Director, Capital Programs |
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| Kerry Kraemer
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow |
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| Nathan Kohlenberg
Policy Associate |
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| Andrew Lavigne
Program Coordinator |
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| John McCauley
Deputy Director for New Media |
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| Maggie Moore
Data Manager & Program Assistant |
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| Matthew Rhoades Director of Legislative Affairs |
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| Elizabeth Sarshik
Development Associate |
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| Megan Waterman
Deputy Director of Development |
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| Victoria Webbe
Grants Manager |
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| Michael Wu
Advocacy Policy Director |
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| Leah Yudin
Executive Assistant to the Presidents & Executive Director |
CNP Fellows
| Gregory
Aftandilian Senior Fellow for the Middle East Gregory Aftandilian is a specialist on Middle East affairs and U.S. foreign policy, having spent over 21 years in government service, most recently on Capitol Hill. He was foreign policy advisor to Congressman Chris Van Hollen (2007-08), professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and foreign policy adviser to Senator Paul Sarbanes (2000-04), and foreign policy fellow to Senator Edward Kennedy (1999). Read Full Bio >> | |
| Chris Beck Fellow for Homeland Security & Resilience Chris Beck is the President of the Electric Infrastructure Security (EIS) Council. Dr. Beck is a technical and policy expert in several homeland security and national defense related areas including critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, science and technology development, WMD prevention and protection, and emerging threat identification and mitigation. Read Full Bio >> | |
| David Bernell Fellow for Energy David Bernell is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oregon State University, where he teaches and conducts research on topics involving US energy policy, international relations, United States foreign policy, and international political economy. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Steph Bernell Fellow for Health Care Steph Bernell is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Health Management and Policy Program in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. Dr. Bernell received her PhD in Health Economics in 1998 from the Johns Hopkins University. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Professor
George E. Edwards Fellow for International Human Rights George E. Edwards is an expert on international human rights law in the global arena. Professor Edwards is also an expert on the role of civil society in the inter-governmental human rights arena, and on international legal education and how it promotes public diplomacy and human rights. His decades of human rights and international education experience includes facilitating law student work at human rights organizations in over 55 countries primarily in the developing world, pro bono legal services to defendants at international tribunals such as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions (where Professor Edwards was tendered as an expert witness), and advocacy before the United Nations about human rights violations in many different countries. Read Full Bio >> | |
| John
Garofano Senior Fellow for Defense John Garofano is Dean, Academic Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he oversees the education of some six hundred U.S. and international resident officers and civilians and more than four thousand distance education students. The College educates and develops leaders through rigorous academic and executive training programs, helps define the future Navy through analysis and wargaming, supports international maritime security cooperation through a robust international officer program, and supports combat readiness with extensive support to Fleets and to Joint operations. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Mayor Greg
Goodnight Fellow for American Government Greg Goodnight has served as Mayor of Kokomo Indiana since January, 2008. Kokomo, a city of 56,800, is a hub of highly skilled manufacturing, engineering and automotive manufacturing with a unique history of innovation. Because of this strong automotive manufacturing base, Kokomo was one of the hardest hit communities in the country during the great recession. During Mayor Goodnight's leadership the city has refocused, retooled, and repositioned itself to compete in the new global economy. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Gwendolyn M.
Hall, PhD Fellow for National Security Dr. Gwen Hall is Senior Vice President and Academic Operations Officer, American Public University System (APUS). Prior to this she served as the Dean, School of Security and Global Studies. As Dean, she had responsibility for the intelligence studies and national security programs, international relations, Middle East studies, political science and public administration. Dr. Hall has been with APUS since 2005. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Jessica
Herrera-Flanigan Fellow for Cybersecurity A former federal prosecutor and senior Congressional advisor, Jessica R. Herrera-Flanigan has extensive experience in national security, law enforcement, immigration, sports, telecommunications, Internet, diversity, and privacy issues. She currently is a partner at the consultancy Monument Policy Group. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Amit Kumar,
Ph.D. Fellow for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Dr. Kumar has a number of years experience working with the Al-Qaida Taliban Sanctions regime at the United Nations. In this capacity, he offered substantive advice to the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Regimes at the United Nations on matters related to the implementation of Assets Freeze Sanctions measures against the Al-Qaida and Taliban, as well as issues relating to countering the financing of terrorism. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Anil
Mammen Fellow for American Government and Politics Anil Mammen is President of Mammen Group, Inc. in Washington, DC. He is one of the Democratic Party's leading authorities on targeted campaign communications. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Vaira
Paegle Fellow for Democracy and Development Born in Latvia but raised in the United States, Vaira Paegle recently completed three terms of office in Latvia's Parliament, where she chaired the Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Committees. A foreign relations expert on emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as on relations with Russia, Mrs. Paegle continues to work... Read Full Bio >> | |
| Carter W.
Page Fellow for Energy Carter W. Page is the Founder and Managing Partner of Global Energy Capital LLC, a New York-based financial institution and investment fund focused on energy investments worldwide. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Peter
Perenyi Fellow for International Security Peter Perenyi has extensive experience in international and other security issues. As a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, he was involved in negotiations concerning several arms control Treaties, the independence of Namibia, and the Helsinki agreements on human rights, security and other European issues. He is currently a Senior Analyst at ANSER, a not-for- profit consulting firm, where he has specialized in homeland security and defense, as well as arms control. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Dale
Pfeiffer Senior Fellow for International Development and Democracy Dale Pfeiffer has had a career in international development spanning 32 years, working predominantly for the Agency for International Development as both a Foreign Service Officer and as a contract employee. His career has included assignments in various positions focused on program development and management in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Daniel B. Prieto Fellow for Innovation Daniel B. Prieto is Vice President and lead for IBM's Public Sector Strategy & Innovation consulting practice, a 75-person team that provides business and technology strategic advisory services to U.S. public sector clients. In that role, he currently leads a project for a U.S. Government client to operate a business incubator in Afghanistan and to create the first Afghanistan-focused private equity fund. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Mike
Rann Fellow for Democracy and Development Mike Rann was Premier of South Australia for nine and a half years and was Labor Party leader for a record 17 years. First elected in 1985, he served for 26 years in the South Australian Parliament holding a variety of Ministerial positions. While Premier he was also Minister for Economic Development, Minister for the Arts, Australia's first Minister for Social Inclusion and and one of the world's first Ministers for Sustainability and Climate Change. Mr Rann was National President of the Australian Labor Party during the Prime Ministership of Kevin Rudd and was the inaugural Chair of the Council for the Australian Federation representing all States and Territories. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Chuck
Rocha Fellow for the American Workforce Born and raised in Tyler, Texas, Chuck Rocha followed in his father's footsteps as a union worker for the Kelley – Springfield Tire Company. Chuck started his union career at the age of 19 as a member of the United Rubber Workers Local 746. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Captain
Glenn
M. Sulmasy (USCG) Fellow for Homeland and National Security Law Captain Sulmasy is Chairman of the Humanities Department at the United States Coast Guard Academy. He is a professor of law, judge advocate and a member of the Academy’s Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff (PCTS). He coordinates and teaches international law and constitutional law. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Gregory D.S.
Fukutomi Senior Advisor As Senior Advisor, Mr. Fukutomi works closely with CNP's president to develop and advance strategic initiatives and partnerships. He is a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer who has served in numerous overseas assignments as well as in the offices of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of State. Read Full Bio >> |
