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Mr. Dakin is a former senior management executive with leading Fortune 500 organizations such as FedEx, and Fannie Mae, as well as Laureate Education and the Motley Fool.  He was Sr. Vice President of Product Management at IXI Corporation, a marketing information services company in McLean, VA.

Mr. Dakin observed that American politics has become increasingly negative over the past 30 years.   With artificial definitions around "red" and "blue", what is considered political discourse today is simply turning off millions of voters.   

Wanting to do something to make better all American lives he believes that the formation of a National Political Do Not Contact Registry will provide a starting point for American voters from all political stripes and all states, red and blue, to take back control of the political discussion from the politicians.

During 2008 he brought the NPDNC Registry from zero to over 85,000 members and helped to drive the national conversation around voter privacy and political robo calls.

In February 2008 Mr. Dakin testified at the U.S. Senate Rules and Administration committee regarding the Robocall Privacy Act.

During the election Mr. Dakin was interviewed by CNN, MSNBC, XM Radio, NPR, CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox news, and was featured in front page stories in USA Today, the San Fransisco Chronicle, and the San Jose Mercury news amongst many others.

As a thought leader, he published several op-eds including this one in the Washington Post calling for a Privacy Bill of Rights for voters.

Mr. Dakin received his MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ with a concentration in High Technology Marketing and his BA in Government from Colby College in Waterville, ME.   He received his 'A' levels from the Harrow School in London, UK and his high school degree from Salisbury School in Salisbury, CT.

He lives in Falls Church, VA with his wife and his son.

You can contact Mr. Dakin directly via email by clicking here.

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George Bounacos is a consumer affairs professional with two decades of experience leading customer care efforts at brand names including AAA and Carfax.  

He co-founded ConsumerHelpWeb.com, an advocacy firm that assists consumers in reaching alternative dispute resolutions with small and large companies.  Since launching the organization, Mr. Bounacos and his team have successfully resolved hundreds of disputes and been quoted in the Dallas Morning News and on NBC television stations throughout the country.  Mr. Bounacos is a 20 year member of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business and was an officer of the Washington D.C. chapter for more than a decade.

George Bounacos is also Silver Beacon's founder and COO.  Four startups he has been part of have sold for a combined $96 million. While an executive at CARFAX.com, he created the company's Buy Back Guarantee program and led revenue generation from more than 20,000 businesses.

Bounacos serves as a judge each semester at George Mason University's School of Management capstone case competition. He has guest lectured in multiple GMU classes, including Advanced Business Models (2008), New Venture Creation and Marketing in a Global Economy (2009).

He holds search engine advertising certifications from Yahoo! and Google. In 2009, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Bounacos to a three year term on the county's Consumer Protection Commission

As VP of Marketing at Siteworx, Patricia brings more than 15 years experience helping companies improve the quality, consistency and clarity of their marketing and communications. 

Ms. Mejia offers a diverse background in public, private and not-for-profit organizations, having served most recently as VP of Marketing & Communications at IXI ™ Corporation.  Prior to IXI, Patricia held leadership positions at Freddie Mac, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Southeastern Universities Research Association. 

Ms. Mejia holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University and a B.A. in Govt. & Politics from the University of Maryland College Park.

Ruth Sando, Ph.D. - Principal, Sando and Associates.

Ms. Sando is a career anthropologist with expertise in qualitative market research methods, corporate strategic planning, and innovation.  She is the founder of Sando and Associates, a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.  She is also a Senior Associate with Barbara Perry Associates, a leader in “Team Ethnography” for over 20 years ago.

She earned a B.A. in anthropology from The George Washington University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from The University of Hawaii.  From 2000 to 2006, she was an adjunct faculty member of George Mason University’s School of Public Policy.  She is on the boards of the DC chapter of The Qualitative Research Consultants Association, and the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists and is a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

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Appointed vice president of Institutional Development at the Global Health Council in November 2006, Kae Dakin is responsible for establishing and implementing a comprehensive fundraising program needed to carry out the Council’s work.

She is an experienced nonprofit executive leader, having lead three nonprofit organizations, and has senior management experience at others. As the CEO of Washington Grantmakers from 1999-2006, the organization became the voice of philanthropy in the region. Prior to that, Ms. Dakin was the executive director of the Physician Assistant Foundation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants. From 1992-1996, Ms. Dakin was the executive director of Leadership America, a national nonprofit leadership organization for women of achievement.

Mrs. Dakin graduated from the University of Vermont and holds Masters degrees from Yeshiva University and University of Maryland University College.

Donald J. Dakin is a lawyer residing in Washington DC. 

Mr. Dakin practiced law in New York City with Chadbourne Parke and with Mobil Oil Corporation. While with Mobil he lived and worked in Europe, Africa, and Middle East and Asia.

Mr. Dakin now provides pro bono legal advice to non-profits in the DC region.   Mr. Dakin attended NYU law school and St. Michael's College.

Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He also serves as an election analyst for CBS News and writes a weekly column called "Congress Inside Out" for Roll Call newspaper. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and other major publications, and regularly appears on television programs like The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Charlie Rose.

He serves as senior counselor to the Continuity of Government Commission, working to ensure that our institutions of government can be maintained in the event of a terrorist attack on Washington; his efforts in this area are recounted in a profile of him in the June 2003 Atlantic Monthly. His campaign finance working group of scholars and practitioners helped shape the major law, known as McCain/Feingold, that reformed the campaign financing system. Legal Times referred to him as "a principal drafter of the law" and his role in its design and enactment was profiled in the February 2004 issue of Washington Lawyer. He is also co-directing a multi-year effort, called the Transition to Governing Project, to create a better climate for governing in the era of the permanent campaign.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Campaign Legal Center and of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. His many books include The Permanent Campaign and Its Future; Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy, both with Thomas E. Mann; and Debt and Taxes: How America Got Into Its Budget Mess and What to Do About It, with John H. Makin. The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and What Can Be Done about It, co-authored by Thomas E. Mann, is published by Oxford University Press.

Sean Collins is a co-founder of Partner Advisors LLC, a financial services partnership program development and management company with partners across corporate/cobrand, affinity, and financial institution marketplaces. His background includes management positions at American Express, Fidelity Investments, Bank One, and First USA Partners.  He has degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and the Wharton School.

Brett Dakin is Assistant General Counsel at the Rainforest Alliance, an international NGO working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior.

A graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School, Dakin began his legal career at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and has worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the U.S. State Department, the United Nations, and the government of the Lao PDR.

Dakin is the author of Another Quiet American: Stories of Life in Laos (Asia Books), which Rough Guides calls �a must for anyone looking to understand Laos today.� His writing has appeared in the International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. Brett is Chair of Legacies of War and Princeton�s East Asian Studies Advisory Council, and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Morgan has 15 years experience providing program management operations, oversight, analytic, and technical expertise to Government (defense and civilian), non-profit, and private clients.  His primary areas of expertise are in national and homeland security policy, information technology, organizational management, contract compliance, and quality assurance.  He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.  He resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his daughter.

Douglas Naegele heads Infield Communications -- a mobile messaging firm that offers text message solutions to non-profits, public health initiatives, and local businesses. Previous positions include President at Waterfront Capital Partners and Manager at Fannie Mae.  He holds an MBA in finance from The George Washington University and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.  While a home in Washington DC with his wife Edith, he often dreams of playing shortstop for the Boston Red Sox.

Scott is currently president of Scott Oser Associates, Inc.  Scott has over 12 years of marketing experience in the association and publishing industries.  He has worked for market leaders like National Geographic Society, AARP and Science. Throughout his career Scott has excelled in developing, implementing and analyzing multi-channel direct marketing programs.  He is highly skilled in creating effective customer acquisition and loyalty programs with the ability to align resources and operations to consistently achieve and exceed goals.
 
Scott Oser Associates, Inc. is dedicated to assisting non-profit and for-profit organizations with the development of effective marketing programs designed to increase membership, sponsorship, exhibit and advertising sales, showcase products and services and maximize return on investment from publications and websites.

Vice President, Internet Communications, Turner Strategies

Gloria is vice president of Internet communications at Turner Strategies and administers Turner's pro bono project, Feminism2.0 . Previous to joining Turner, Gloria directed communications at The Media Center where, through the strategic use of Internet marketing and outreach, she helped transform a small, newspaper-industry-specific enterprise into an influential, widely recognized media thought leader.  She was editor of The Media Center's morph blog and a driving force in its annual We Media conference, a must-attend event for the media vanguard. From 1991 to 2000, Gloria resided in Tokyo, Japan.  After completing a masters program in development economics at Sophia University, she became international editor and writer for The Nippon Foundation, the largest philanthropic organization in Japan.  Gloria holds a BA in political economy from Barnard College and speaks Mandarin Chinese and some Japanese. 

Rob is currently a senior marketing manager at AT&T Mobility, where he provides wireless solutions for companies in the consumer goods and retail space.

Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Product Marketing at IXI Corporation, where he assisted major financial institutions in their database and direct marketing efforts.  Previously, he has held various Marketing and Strategic Planning positions with MCI, Diageo and early stage Internet startup companies focused on permission-based Marketing for consumers.  Mr. Russell has also been a Management Consultant with A.T. Kearney and Mars & Co. where he advised Fortune 500 clients on Marketing, Transportation and Strategic Planning issues.  Consulting engagements have spanned a broad range of industries with clients such as PepsiCo, ExxonMobil, Conagra, and AOL. 

Mr. Russell spent his childhood overseas as a U.S. State Department dependent and has held numerous international assignments in his career, eventually settling down in his hometown of Washington, DC.  He holds an MBA from George Washington University, as well as a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from George Mason University.

Mr. Russell is not registered with either major political party, but tends to lean towards causes and candidates that advocate free markets and individual responsibility. 

With more than 15 years experience, Joe Walsh is an accomplished professional who most recently was at SquareLoop. Most recently, Mr. Walsh was Director of Investments at Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) where he played key roles in the establishment and management of a seed stage investment fund. There he served as an Observer to the Board of Directors for Paxfire, 4Wave Inc., Router Solutions and Verication.

Prior to CIT, Mr. Walsh served as Vice President of Corporate Development for Outbounder, a message technology company. There he defined corporate and product strategy, established sales channels and led the product management group for an innovative multi-channel message product. Mr. Walsh also served as Director of Corporate Development for kinkos.com, where he was responsible for market expansion into corporate accounts and international roll-out.

Mr. Walsh is also a successful entrepreneur and intrapreneur. As Co-Founder of BnBFinder.com, a traveler information Web site, Mr. Walsh established the company's strategic direction, market strategy and operational framework. Prior to attending graduate school, Mr. Walsh was a Principal at American Management Systems, where he founded the image management practice for financial services and guided large organizations in implementing Internet technologies.

Mr. Walsh received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from James Madison University and his master's degree from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Mr. Wright is currently a Senior Vice President with IXI Corp., a company that provides marketing intelligence solutions to financial services firms and other consumer-oriented industries.  Prior to that Mr. Wright was Vice President, Data Product Management at Claritas, Inc. where he led the development and strategy for all consumer data products, including demographics, geo-demographics and profile segmentation applications.  Mr. Wright was also a Product Manager at FOLIOfn, a start-up brokerage that pioneered the stock basket trading concept.  He also developed proxy voting and investment screening software at IRRC (now Institutional Shareholder Services).  Mr. Wright holds a B.A. in Foreign Affairs from The University of Virginia and a Masters Degree in Information Systems (Computer Science) from Virginia Tech.