Tom Miller Iowa attorney generalAttorney General Miller is serving in his 10th four-year term and is the longest currently serving attorney general in the nation. He is well known for his work to prevent crime and assist crime victims, to protect consumers and to...
Mike McCurry Center for Public Theology and Wesley Theological SeminaryMike is Director of the Center for Public Theology and a Distinguished Professor of Public Theology at the Wesley Theological Seminary in the nation’s capital. He has nearly four decades of experience in Washington. Mike served in the White House...
Kevin Cooney retired anchor, KCCI-TVKevin was with KCCI-TV for 33 years before retiring in late 2015. He joined the station’s production department while still in high school, began sports reporting in 1972 and moved into the news department full-time in 1974 after graduating from...
Travis N. Ridout Washington State University and the Wesleyan Media ProjectTravis is the Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy in the School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs at Washington State University. He is one of the country’s leading authorities on the topic of political advertising...
Dave Price WHO-TVDave is WHO-TV’s political director, hosts the Sunday morning show “The Insiders” and anchors Channel 13 News on weekend evenings. It’s difficult to find a local television reporter in the United States who has spent more time covering presidential candidates...
Noor Naseer CentroNoor leads innovative strategy development at Centro on the Media Innovations + Technology team. She helps clients build smarter multi-screen campaigns through consideration for emerging offerings available across the digital media landscape, including opportunities for advanced video, mobile and data....
Sandy Pudar WGN-TVSandy is assistant news director of WGN-TV in Chicago. Since 2014, she has helped lead the expansion of WGN to 12.5 hours of local programming a day – the most in the city. A 20-year veteran of WGN News, Sandy...
Chuck Kaiser EdelmanChuck is the general manager of the corporate affairs practice in Edelman’s Chicago office. During his tenure he has overseen a wide variety of client relationships in the financial services, insurance and adjacent sectors. He now oversees clients including Nationwide...
Aleksander Dardeli IREXAleks is the executive vice president of IREX, a nonprofit that works in 40 countries across the world to support independent media, strengthen education systems and cultivate leaders. He has led and advised public institutions, foundations and private-sector organizations on...
Joseph Jones The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen EngagementA native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Joseph serves as executive director for The Harkin Institute. The Institute offers nonpartisan programming, experiences, research and connectivity focused on four areas that defined the career of Senator Tom Harkin (retired): people with disabilities, retirement...