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Hi everyone,
I'd like to introduce you all to each other as best I can. Below is a list with everyone’s name, contact info, and a brief description of who you are and what you do with Roosevelt. Where applicable, I’ve listed the policy area that corresponds between your interests and the conference’s agenda.
If any of you are still unfamiliar with the conference schedule and the various panels, please go to http://stateaction.org/events/summit and take a look. I already have things in mind for most of you, but I would appreciate it if you would indicate anything you’re particularly interested in attending, just in case. As you can see, some of you will need to attend certain panels (like Jacob for the panel on predatory lending), but there’s a lot of time to fill besides those few hours. Take a look around and tell me what interests you. There are some special receptions that some of you might be interested in, too.
I have yet to hear back from the Center for Policy Alternatives about their legislator guest list. I will forward that info to you as soon as I possibly can. I should warn you, though, that we might be sitting up together on Friday night doing prep work and familiarizing ourselves with names and bio information. In the meantime, I strongly suggest that you read the bio info on the panelists (in case I can get you introduced to them, which I hope to do) and brush up on your area of policy expertise and/or oversight. (This may be a particular area, like healthcare, or a regional perspective, like Maryland’s recent legislative activity.)
Current events are always important to be up on, so if you do nothing else, read the paper every day this week. You will almost certainly read something that relates directly to your interests, informs your opinion on something that will be discussed here in DC, or just something of interest that will help you make conversation with other conference attendees. Top picks: Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Washington Post. Read your local paper as well (Hartford Courant, etc) to see what’s going on in your state capital.
The Center for Policy Alternatives also has an excellent array of resources broken down both by state and by topic. Simply go to http://stateaction.org to find out what’s been happening – in fact, this may be a better first step than any other.
Call or email me if you have questions related to this email; I will send you more info and details as soon as I can. (RE travel, some of you will stay with Nate at his home, and others will stay at my house.) Make sure you bring receipts for your travel so that we can reimburse you here in DC.
> Here's the list:
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> 1. Kevin Powers
>
> * University of California at Davis
> * Legislative director for the Western region, has worked already with
> members of the California state legislature and Rep. Pelosi’s office.
> * kevin.powers@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 650.892.7435
>
> 2. Robert Nelb
>
> * Yale University
> * Specializes in healthcare and is the national policy director for
> Roosevelt.
> * rob.nelb@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 610.620.4126
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> 3. John Patrick
>
> * Tulane University
> * Director of Tulane’s center on community development
> * jonathan.patrick@gmail.com
> * 917-528-1814
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> 4. Jabeen Ahmad
>
> * University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> * Director of UNC’s center on women’s affairs and advocacy
> * jahmad@mail.unc.edu
>
> 5. Caitlin Howarth
>
> * University of Virginia 2007
> * national director of operations, with direct oversight of the legislative
> affairs team
> * caitlin.howarth@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 410.982.2777
>
> 6. Nate Loewentheil
>
> * Yale University 2007
> * executive director
> * nate.loewentheil@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 443.690.6189
>
> 7. Rakiba Kibria
>
> * American University
> * Works out of the national office and is a member of the legislative affairs
> team
> * rakiba.kibria@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 917.348.9647
>
> 8. Ellen Davis
>
> * American University
> * Works out of the national office
> * ellen.davis@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 612.802.2770
>
> 9. Lucas Estevez
>
> * American University
> * Interns at the national office, specializes in environmental policy.
> Currently working in association with the legislative affairs team.
> * lucas.estevez@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 305.762.2866
>
> 10. Tanger (Tanya) Li
>
> * Cornell University
> * policy emphases on juvenile justice & election reform
> * tl258@cornell.edu
>
> 11. Patrick Dorsey
>
> * University of Virginia
> * national legislative director
> * patrick.dorsey@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 571.345.4616
>
> 12. Keyontay Humphries
>
> * Midwest legislative director and chapter head at Kalamazoo U
> * keyontay.humphries@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 313.570.8034
>
> 13. Jacob Koch
>
> * jacob.koch@rooseveltinstitution.org
> * 773-848-0447
> * Yale University; co-director of Yale’s center on economic policy, and one
> of our leaders on predatory lending legislation
14. Michelle Tafur
* tafur@hartford.edu
* 518-588-4263
* chapter president of Roosevelt @ Hartford University
Group members:
Caitlin N Howarth
Jabeen S Ahmad
Ellen Y Davis
Patrick Dorsey
Lucas Estevez
Keyontay S Humphries
Rakiba Kibria
Jacob L Koch
Tanya Lee
Nate Loewentheil
Robert A Nelb
John Patrick
Kevin J Powers
Michelle L Tafur
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