The Advocacy Conference

Alex Dickinson, Beekeeper Group

Alex Kolb, AT&T

Alfred Campos, AARP

Alisa Mairone, BAYADA Hearts for Home Care

Andrew Holt, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Andrew P. Fimka, Narrative Strategies

Austin Hodge, AARP

Austin O’Boyle, Aristotle International

Brandon Graham, National Alliance on Mental Illness

Bryan Joy, i-360, LLC

Caitlin Demchuk, BD Becton Dickinson

Candy Garman, Albertsons Companies

Chauncey Southworth, Cross Screen Media

Cristina Minasian Nurnberger, Kaiser Permanente

Crystal Espie, AARP

Danielle Bubnis, Blood Cancer United

Darlene Bright, S&P Global Inc.

Diana Arevalo, The ALS Association

Elizabeth Bartz, State and Federal Communications, Inc.

Elizabeth C Parks, NFIB

Emily Festa, Toyota Motor North America

Hannah Calvert, American Academy of Dermatology Association

Jeff Michaud, eBay, Inc.

Kate M. Zaykowski, McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC

Kristen Prather, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Lisa Wagor, Target Corporation

Meghan Cox, Impact Advocacy Group

Michael Harinstein, Think Big Media, LLC

Michael Sokoloski, BAYADA Hearts for Home Care

Mike Lord, The Washington Campus

Monica Michaan, FiscalNote

Nicholas Scoufaras, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association

Paul C. Rohde, Waterways Council, Inc

Phoebe E. Neseth, ESQ, Community Associations Institute

Sarah Yi, CTIA – The Wireless Association

Sherry Whitworth, The Advocacy Coach

Stephanie Koch, National Alliance on Mental Illness

Stephen M. Sementilli, Mower

Sue Zoldak, The Zoldak Agency

Thomas Donnelly III, American Farm Bureau Federation

Thomas Tucker, Safelite AutoGlass

Travis Smith, Boys and Girls Club of America

Tyler C. Irwin, Icebreaker Strategies

Wade Patrick Balkonis, Harley-Davidson, Inc

“The Public Affairs Council’s Advocacy Conference is now the only advocacy conference I attend – it’s that valuable. If you are involved in the advocacy field, this is the event to attend for best practices and innovative ideas.”

— Jeff Michaud, Head of Advocacy & Policy Programs, eBay, Inc.

“I was a first-time attendee in 2018, and I walked away from the conference energized and full of new ideas. Each session gave me the opportunity to hear from experts and interact with my peers. The lessons I learned paid immediate dividends by giving me actionable ways to improve the public relations and grassroots strategies at our association. The conference is also the gift that keeps on giving. The numerous networking opportunities allowed me to make connections with folks from across the spectrum, connections that I reach out to on a regular basis for advice or new ideas.”

— Sean Brown, Vice President, Communications, Federation of American Hospitals

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