Current Issues Seminar Speakers
- Allison Sturma, United States Institute of Peace
- Megan Chabalowski, United States Institute of Peace
- Alyssa Eisenstein, Humanitarian Press Officer, Oxfam America
- Amb er Downer, Network of Enlightened Women
- Anna Mahalak, Youth Engagement Manager, United Nations Foundation
- Austin Kohlman, Legal Assistant, CAIR Coalition
- Barbara Slavin, Director, Future of Iran Initiative, Atlantic Council
- Secretary Betsy DeVos, Department of Education
- Bo Shuff, Executive Director, DC Vote
- Boris Sanchez, US Correspondent, CNN
- Brendan Quinn, Outreach & Social Media Manager, Center for Responsive Politics
- Robert Maguire, Investigative Reporter, Center for Responsive Politics
- Geoff West, Investigative Reporter, Center for Responsive Politics
- Brendan Stern, Assistant Professor, Government and Public Affairs, Gallaudet University
- David Penna, Professor, Government And Public Affairs, Gallaudet University
- Brittany Piovesan, Internet Policy Program Officer, Internews
- Brooke Fallon, Assistant Director of Activism, Institute for Justice
- Camila Salvador, Immigrant Engagement Coordinator, Central American Resource & Justice Center (CARECEN)
- Carl Baker, Executive Director, Pacific Forum CSIS
- Charles Lewis, Executive Editor, Investigative Reporting Workshop
- Christian Dorsey, Economic Policy Institute
- Curtis Harris, President Lincoln’s Cottage
- Dan Lewerenz, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
- Dan Myers, International Policy Manager for Pristine Seas, National Geographic
- Daniel Easley, Senior Director of Federal Relations, ExxonMobil
- Daniel K. Inouye, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
- David Almacy, Founder, CapitalGig
- David Blair, Director of the Youth Leadership School, The Leadership Institute
- Emily Jashinsky, Culture Editor, The Federalist
- Erik Stegman, Executive Director, Center for Native American Youth
- Ernesto Gonzales, The Office of Senator Marco Rubio
- Eugenio Weigend, Associate Director, Center for American Progress
- Tori Saylor, Special Assistant for Gun Violence Prevention, Center for American Progress
- Felicia Wright, Acting Director, American Indian Environmental Office, EPA
- Frank Smith, African American Civil War Memorial Museum
- Gina Allery, Deputy Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice
- Giulia McPherson, Director of Advocacy & Operations, Jesuit Refugee Service USA
- Greg Scarlatoiu, Executive Director, Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
- Gregg Rothschild, Managing Director, Glover Park Group
- Griffith Jurgens, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Blue Planet Foundation
- David Aquino, Director of Innovation, Blue Planet Foundation
- Heidi Frechette, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Native American Programs, Housing and Urban Development
- Jason Botel, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Department of Education
- Jessica Kelly, Running Start
- Joe Jerome, Policy Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology
- John Around Him, Education Specialist, National Indian Education Association
- John Brandon, The Asia Foundation
- John Milewski, The Woodrow Wilson Center
- John Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Juanita Mendoza, Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, Bureau of Indian Education
- Karil Kochenderfer, Principal, Linkages: Global Trade, Goverment, and Public Affairs
- Kathleen McDonald Fox, Acting Assistant Administrator, FEMA
- Katie Leslie, Washington Correspondent, The Dallas Morning News
- Tom Benning, Politics Reporter, The Dallas Morning News
- Kelsey Millay, National Women’s Party
- Kevin Walling, Vice President for Digital, Hamburger Gibson Creative
- Kristen Looney, First Amendment Center
- Lance Hastings, MillerCoors
- Lauren Migaki, Producer, NPR
- Lindsay Gibbs, Reporter, ThinkProgress
- Lisa Gillette, Acting Program Director, Office of Migrant Education, Department of Education
- Matt Robbins, Director of Government Affairs, Auto Care Association
- Meg Heubeck, University of Virginia Center for Politics
- Mike Walter, Principal Anchor, CGTN America
- Nancy Meyer, Director of Business Engagement, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Jessica Leung, Solutions Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
- Nicholas Courtney, Native American Political Leadership Program, The George Washington University
- Rachel Bennion, Staff Attorney, Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
- Jim Feroli, Pro Bono Coordinator & Government Liaison, Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
- Rachna Choudhry, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, POPVOX
- Rear Adm. Chris Buchanan, Deputy Director, Indian Health Service, Health and Human Services
- Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Rob Richie, President and CEO, FairVote
- Robert Disney, Director of State and Chapter Relations, Brady Campaign
- Robert Herman, Senior Diplomacy Fellow, Freedom House
- Roland Owens, Director of Research Workforce Development, National Institutes of Health
- Scott Richardson, Education Specialist, Bureau of Land Management
- Stephanie Doyle, National Outreach and Partnership Coordinator, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
- Todd Akins, National Rifle Association
- Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice
- Zuraya Tapia-Hadley, Principal, The Raben Group
Community Action Organization On-sites and Speakers
- Andrew Finke, Chief Operating Officer, DC Central Kitchen
- Liz Reinert, Director of Workforce Development, DC Central Kitchen
- Andrew Schneider, Executive Director, Arlington Thrive
- Erin Hagen, Youth Outreach Coordinator, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Karen Ennis, Faces of Homelessness, National Coalition for the Homeless
- Gustavo Torrez, Director of Youth Advocacy, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Erica Olmstead, Associate Director of Youth Advocacy, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Katie Reusch, Community Partnerships Manager, Youth Service America*
- Sarah Pope, Youth Partnerships Manager, Youth Service America
- Tyler Benjamin, Volunteer Coordinator, So Others Might Eat
Domestic Issues Debaters
- Bre Payton, The Federalist
- Dan Gainor, Media Research Center
- Kenny Cunningham, Prism Group
- Kris Ullman
- Mike Lane, IntElephant Strategies
- Roger Custer, Institute for Humane Studies
- Ryan Nichols, Department of the Interior
- Ryan Radia, Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Sam Mulopulos, Office of Senator Rob Portman
- Terry Campo, The Campo Group
- Tim Schranck, USDA
- William Haun, Shearman & Sterling
- Ben Turner, Binetti Political Strategies
- Bo Shuff, DC Vote
- Bob Witeck, Witeck Communications
- Frank Garvey, FACETS
- Joe Jerome, Center for Democracy and Technology
- Julie Sweet, Hamburger Gibson Creative
- Katie Reusch, Youth Service America
- Kevin Days, The George Washington University
- Kevin Walling, Hamburger Gibson Creative
- Nicole Compton, Department of Homeland Security
