Archive for '2017 Faculty and Speakers'

Jill Normington is a partner at Normington, Petts & Associates, a top Democratic polling and strategy firm in Washington DC. She has provided guidance and strategy to Senator Tammy Duckworth since her first race in 2006 and has helped elect members of Congress from Hawaii to Maine including Melissa Bean, Angie Craig, Antonio Delgado, Chrissy Houlahan, Susie Lee, Betsy Markey, Mike Michaud, Glenn Nye, Brad Schneider and Mark Takai.

She helps elect Democrats at every level all across the nation as ...

Elizabeth A. Bisbee has been with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for five years as an Intelligence Research Specialist, where she is consulted as the subject  matter expert in cryptocurrency for the DEA. She provides direct analytical support for ongoing DEA criminal investigations, conducts domestic and international training as well as develops policy and best practice guides for the Department of Justice. Elizabeth continually works with DEA domestic and foreign offices, as well as other federal agencies, to enhance law ...

Dr. Peter Ditto is Professor of Psychological Science in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Ditto is an experimental social psychologist whose expertise is in human judgment and decision making. His research focuses on “hot cognition” – how motivation and emotion shape (and often bias) our social, political, moral, medical, and legal judgments.

He is an award-winning teacher whose research has been published in top scientific journals including Science, Psychological Science, and Perspectives on Psychological ...

Craig S. Fleisher, Ph.D., is the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) at Aurora WDC, Madison, WI, one of the globe’s leading intelligence professional service firms. Both in classrooms and boardrooms, his ideas, methods, and principles such as Analytic Fitness, KITs+1, Intelligence Analysis 3.0, FAROUT, and Intelligence-driven Innovation are presented internationally and regularly validated in dialogues & application with accomplished executives and top students. Among the top-cited Google Scholars in several subjects, Craig has been quoted in prominent intl. business media and ...

Bradford Fitch has spent 25 years in Washington as a journalist, congressional aide, consultant, college instructor, Internet entrepreneur, and writer/researcher.

Fitch began his career as a radio and television reporter in the 1980s. He began working on Capitol Hill in 1988 where he served for 13 years. He worked in a variety of positions for four Members of Congress, including: press secretary, campaign manager, legislative director, and chief of staff.

Fitch left Congress in 2001 to work for the Congressional Management Foundation. ...

Greg Coker is the president and CEO of Greg Coker Development Inc., whose mission is the development of the individual, team and organizations. Greg is an expert in human behavior and organization dynamics. His goal is for his audience members and readers to be moved to achieve higher levels of performance and for their organizations to be better places to work.

He is the author of three books: Building Cathedrals: The Power of Purpose, Soft Skills Field Manual and Healing the ...

Renée T. Walker is the president of RENEE WALKER & ASSOCIATES, a strategic communications consultancy. She honed her brand and communication expertise through executive positions with multi-million and billion-dollar brands in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. She sharpened her political acumen in leadership positions on successful local, state and national candidate campaigns, and multi-million and billion-dollar ballot initiatives.

Renée has counseled c-suite executives and elected officials on advocacy, communication, community and stakeholder engagement, and directed proactive and crisis communication strategies ...

With extensive experience in political law, Brett Kappel works with clients to navigate complex federal and state laws and regulations governing campaign finance, lobbying, and government ethics. His clients include corporations, trade associations, Members of Congress, candidates for public office, political action committees, and Super PACs. Brett has served as legal counsel to three Presidential campaigns, six Senate campaigns and dozens of House campaigns. A regular commentator on campaign finance issues, Brett’s insights have been featured in such national publications ...