CNP Staff and Fellows
Staff
| Scott Bates President Scott Bates has served in leadership roles at the state, national and international levels in policy development and government for over twenty years. Read Full Bio >> | |
| Lea
Facey Finance Director & Office Manager Lea Facey is the Finance Director and Office manager. Ms. Facey has over 20 years of accounting, auditing, and management experience in various industries; manufacturing, retail, travel and non-profit. In January of 2009, she became a consultant for CNP on a part time basis and in November of 2010 she joined the staff full time. Ms. Facey currently holds the position of Treasurer on the Board of Directors as well. | |
| Willis Bretz New Media Specialist Willis Bretz joined the Center for National Policy in 2008 and currently serves as New Media Specialist. Mr. Bretz graduated from Westminster College in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Photography. | |
| Chere Flowers Event & Outreach Coordinator Chere Flowers joined the Center for National Policy in 2007 and currently serves as the Event and Outreach Coordinator. Mrs. Flowers graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs and Economics. | |
| Daniel Glassman National Security Analyst Daniel Glassman joined the Center for National Policy as a Research Associate in November 2010. Mr. Glassman completed his Master of Science degree in Nationalism at the London School of Economics and Political Science and graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. | |
| Andrew S.
Lavigne National Security Analyst Andrew Lavigne joined the Center for National Policy in 2010 and currently serves as National Security Analyst. Mr. Lavigne holds a Master of Science in National Security and Public Safety from the University of New Haven and graduated magna cum laude from Eastern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. |
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 >> | |
| 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 >> | |
| Ryan
Evans Research Fellow Ryan Evans specializes in the conflict in Afghanistan, civil society and foreign policy in Turkey and Egypt, and Islamist mobilization. From 2010-11, Evans worked for the US Army's Human Terrain System in Afghanistan where he was embedded as a social scientist supporting the British-led Task Force Helmand. 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. Amit Kumar's domain of expertise is homeland security and counterterrorism. He is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Management at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he introduced and teaches the 800 level Graduate Course in Terrorist Financing. For his outstanding teaching performance, Dr. Kumar has been awarded a Certificate of Merit for encouraging and guiding students on the Dean's List. 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 >> | |
| 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 >> | |
| 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 >> | |
| Greg
Fukutomi Senior Advisor As Senior Advisor, Mr. Fukutomi works closely with CNP's president to develop and advance strategic initiatives and partnerships. Mr. Fukutomi has over twenty years of diplomatic and international management experience. Read Full Bio >> |
