Jason Briefel is a partner at the law firm Shaw, Bransford & Roth, where as director of government and public affairs he provides representation to nonprofit and corporate clients. There, he serves as executive director of the Senior Executives Association, representing members of the federal government’s elite Senior Executive Service. He is the treasurer of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund.
Calvin Byrd is the former Senior Level Advisor for Physical Security at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he led response actions for enhanced protection at NRC facilities. Earlier in his career, he worked as Chief of two security divisions at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He also served on President Clinton’s National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Timothy B. Clark is Editor-at-Large at Government Executive Media Group, and the former Editor-in-Chief, Publisher and President of Government Executive. He has spent his journalistic career studying and writing about government. He is a founder of National Journal and also founded Empire State Report, a monthly magazine about government in New York.
Teresa Gerton was named President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration in January 2017. Previously, she had nearly 12 years in the Senior Executive Service as a career member and a political appointee, and 20 years of service as an active duty Army officer. Her expertise has been recognized with both the Distinguished and the Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards.
Jessica Klement is the Staff Vice President for Advocacy at the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, where she is responsible for carrying out its legislative, grassroots and political strategies. Prior to joining NARFE, Klement served as the Government and Public Affairs Director at the Federal Managers Association.
Jenny Mattingley is a Policy and Legislative Consultant in federal management practices. She is the former Executive Director of the Performance Improvement Council, and Director of the White House Leadership Development Council. Earlier in her career, she was Director of Government Affairs at Shaw, Bransford & Roth P.C.
Robert Tobias is the Director of the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation in the School of Public Affairs at American University. He was the longtime President of the National Treasury Employees Union and is a former member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board and the congressionally created Commercial Activities Panel.