Topics and Speakers
Friday, March 16, 2012
"Life on the Hill"
Paul Reagan, Chief of Staff for Senator Jim WebbKelly Hastings, Staff Member for the Senate Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) CommitteeMichael Day, Chief of Staff for Representative Nydia Velazquez and staff member for the House Small Business Committee
Friday, February 10, 2012
"The Executive/Agency Side of Policy"
Matthew Dalbey, Director of EPA's Federal and State Division of the Office of Sustainable Communities
Katherine Darke-Schmitt (Program alum and TJ Board Member), Policy Advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs in the US State Department of Justice
Sean O'Mealia ('09), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Special Assistant to Director Richard Cordray
Friday, November 4, 2011
"The Role of Private Foundations in Public Policy"
Will Heaton, The Council of Foundations, Karl Horberg, The Connect US Fund
Friday, September 16, 2011"Communicating Policy Positions to the Public"
Kevin Hall, Communications Director, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (Virginia)
Vince Willmore, Vice President, Communications, Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsBruce McKay, Managing Director, Federal Affairs, Dominion
Friday, February 11, 2011
"Homeland Security with a tour of the Pentagon"Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Various speakers and briefings (agenda)
Friday, November 5, 2010"International Development Assistance"
Jack Molyneaux, Millennium Challenge CorporationMartha Ainsworth, The World Bank
Nancy Choi, Development Gateway
Keith Oberg, Bikes for the World
Friday, September 10, 2010"Education Policy"
Chad Aldeman, Policy Associate, Education Sector, Alumnus of the TJPPP
Tom Toch, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washingon
Sandy Boyd and Leslie Muldoon, Achieve
Friday, March 19, 2010
"International Environmental Issues"
Allen Blackman, Resources for the FutureJonathan Rotter, Nature Conservancy
Friday, November 6, 2009"Emergency Management and Response"
Steve Lambert, Virginia Fusion Center
Conrad Estrada, USDA National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management
Jeffrey Stern, Former White House Fellow
Friday, September 11, 2009
"Health Care Reform"
Rob Saunders, Legislative Aide for Health Policy for Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ)William Hoagland, Vice-President of Public Policy for Cigna
Stephen Zuckerman, Senior Fellow in the Health Policy Center of the Urban Institute
Friday, April 3, 2009
"Responses to the Financial Crisis"
Michael Stanton, President, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers
Michael Fratantoni (W&M BA, 1992), Economist, Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Mark Carlson, Division of Monetary Affairs, Federal Reserve System
Friday, February 27, 2009
"International Trade"
Aaron Rosenberg (alum), Chief for Public Affairs, International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Brad Parks, Associate Director, Development Policy, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Mine Senses, Assistant Professor of International Economics, Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies
Friday, November 7, 2008
"The Press and Public Policy"
Ben Jenkins, Communications Director, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Laura Keehner, Press Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Daniel Zwerdling, Correspondent, National Public Radio
Jack Mitchell, Press Officer, Senate Committee on Aging
Friday, September 12, 2008
"Energy Policy"
Ron Planting (W&M Grad), Senior Economist, American Petroleum Institute
Ed Hubbard, Director of Government Affairs, International Trade for the Renewable Fuels Association
Brian Wynne, President, Electric Drive Transport Association
Friday, November 2, 2007
"Homeless and Housing Policy"
Robert V. Hess, Commissioner, NYC Department of Homeless Services
Kjersten Priddy, Manager of Volunteer and In-Kind Services, N Street Village, an organization that provides shelter and other services to homeless women
Friday, September 21, 2007
"National Security Reform"
James Locher, Executive Director of the Project for National Security Reform
Christopher Lamb, National Defense University
Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff for former Sec. of State Colin Powell
Friday, April 20, 2007
"Education Policy at Home and Abroad"
Harry Patrinos, World Bank
John See, American Federation of Teachers
Friday, March 23, 2007
"International Environmental Policymaking"
Trigg Talley, State Department
Ian Noble, World Bank
Andreas Kraemer, Ecologic (Germany)
Friday, February 23, 2007
"Shaping American Military and Diplomatic Power for the 21st Century"
Larry Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia
Friday, November 3, 2006
"Energy Policy"
Dr. Karen Obenshain, The Edison Electric Institute
Karl Gawell, The Geothermal Energy Institute
James Schultz, The American Iron and Steel Institute
Friday, September 29, 2006
"Immigration Reform"
Marshall Fitz, Director of Advocacy for the American Immigration Lawyers Association
Julie Furuta-Toy, Director of the Office of Public and Diplomatic Liaison, Visa Services, the U.S. Department of State
Marsha Allgeier, Deputy County Manager in Arlington County
Friday, March 31, 2006
"Healthcare/Medicare Prescription Coverage"
Alice Rivlin, The Brookings Institute
Joe Antos, The American Enterprise Institute
Peter Hickman, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
Friday, February 24, 2006
"Interorganizational Coordination"
Amb. Doug Hartwick, Office of the US Trade Representative
Paul Lawrence, Independent Public Sector Management Consultant
Friday, October 28, 2005
"Communication Deregulation"
David Oxenford, Communication Lawyer, Partner in Shaw Pittman LLP
Michael Powell , Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
Friday, September 30, 2005
"Pre-Iraq Intelligence Failures"
Senator Charles Robb
Mike Ennis from Joanne Davis' Office
Friday, April 8, 2005
"The Boeing-Airbus International Trade Dispute"
Gary Hufbauer, Institute for International Economics
Gerard Depayre, European Union
Friday, March 18, 2005
"No Child Left Behind"
David Shreve, The National Conference of State Legislatures
Ken Meyer, The Department of Education
Friday, November 5, 2004
"Economic Analysis of Environmental Issues"
Scott Farrow, Chief Economist at the Commission on Environmental Quality
Al McGartland, Director of the National Center for Environmental Economics
Molly Macauley, Resources for the Future
Friday, September 17, 2004
"Creating the Department of Homeland Security"
James Loy, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
Sharon Caudle, Assistant Director for Homeland Security
Charles Kieffer, Deputy Staff Director