Individual: EDF Support Press Room Archives

Bryan Brooks

Monday, March 9 2009

Nearly a decade of experience in the Legislature of Wisconsin has seen Bryan Brooks successfully crafting and enforcing both policy and media strategies for legislation and public relations. A member of the Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists, Bryan Brooks brandishes extensive legislative and political experience, the full breadth of which includes serving as liaison to the Governor, among other public offices from state down to local levels. Furthermore, Bryan Brooks has experience in communications strategies; the result of gigs in election campaigns as senior consultant. He is also credited for organizing several grassroots efforts with legislative ends.

Alan Macleod

Monday, March 9 2009

Alan MacLeod is a principal of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs (WHDGA), a subsidiary of the law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. He is in charge of the operations in the WHDGA Washington DC office. A native of Washington, D.C. area, Alan has more than twenty years of experience in public affairs. His sharp understanding of Washington politics and his experiences in various positions in education, non-profit organizations and the government has earned for him a comprehensive network of former associates and professional contacts.

John C. Rogers

Monday, March 9 2009

John C. Rogers is the President of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek Government Affairs (WHDGA), a government affairs firm which is a subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. Prior to his current position, John C. Rogers was connected with the Professional Advocacy Consultant Enterprises (PACE) Capstone, a government affairs firm based in Washington D.C. that he co-founded in 1994.

Ken Mehlman

Monday, March 9 2009

Since 2008, Ken Mehlman has worked for renowned private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) as leader of its Global Public Affairs division. In this capacity, he has reached out to the company’s vast portfolio assets, shareholders, and public and political relations the world over. At present, he also occupies the position of KKR Managing Director.

George R. Roberts

Monday, March 9 2009

George Roberts’ non-business activities include his philanthropic arm Roberts Enterprise Development Fund, which has helped develop more than 20 nonprofit businesses that create transitional to permanent employment for people who are economically underprivileged, homeless, and recovering from substance abuse. He is among the pioneers of venture philanthropy (or engaged philanthropy) which combines long-term grant support with management assistance for the recipient organizations and social entrepreneurs.

Henry R. Kravis

Monday, March 9 2009

Henry Kravis has also contributed $10 million to New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He sits on the board of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum and the New York City Ballet, and is chairman of the board of trustees of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York’s regional public television corporation.

Liza Mientus

Monday, March 9 2009

Now serving as Vice President of Governmental Affairs and consultant for Ron Klink and Associates, Liza Mientus has worked for some of the most powerful lawmakers in Capitol Hill since 1993. Liza Mientus was once a staff member of the offices of Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy, West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall, and Pennsylvania Rep. Ron Klink. She also worked as a professional staff member for Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson, a former ranking member assigned to the House Committee on Government Reform and Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform.

Mick Nardelli

Monday, March 9 2009

A native of Pennsylvania, Mick’ entered public service in 1997, when US Representative Ron Klink hired him as his Legislative Director. When Klink vacated his seat in 2000, Rep. John Tierney picked him as one of his senior staff. During his years in public service, Mick Nardelli amassed a huge network of contacts at the federal government level.

Ron Klink

Monday, March 9 2009

For six years, Ron Klink served on the Oversight and Investigative Subcommittee, the one governing a hefty portion of the US Federal Government, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Department of Defense, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission, and the Department of Energy. He also joined the committees on Commerce, Energy, Financial Services, Education, Workforce, and Small Business.

Christopher Grimaldi, Esq.

Monday, March 9 2009

Today, as an acclaimed member of the lobbying firm Patricia Lynch Associates Inc., Christopher Grimaldi handles a diverse group of clients with manifold interests in entertainment, realty, culture, and technology. He has stellar contributions to organizations such as The Witkoff Group, The Walt Disney Company, Vornado Realty, American Traffic Solutions/Mulville ICS, General Motors Corporation, Madison Square Garden, and Children’s Progress Inc.