Voices in Advocacy Podcast

Powerful Storytelling to Advocate for Others in the Face of Tragedy

The power of storytelling in the face of personal tragedy. We speak with Julie Walker of the Peyton Walker Foundation. In 2013, life threw her a huge curve ball with the tragic and unexpected death of her 19-year-old daughter. Her response to this devastating tragedy was to dust herself off and immediately launch a nonprofit foundation to keep what happened to her daughter from ever happening again to any parent.
ABOUT the GUEST
Julie Walker is a mother, award-winning advocate and Executive Director of The Peyton Walker Foundation where she works tirelessly to provide training and education to thousands on CPR and AED use.  Additionally providing free heart screenings for teens.
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America’s Brightest Students Create Life Transforming Technologies for Our Country’s Wounded Heroes.

America's Brightest Students Create Life Transforming Technologies for Our Country's Wounded Heroes. A fascinating look at the work behind the Quality of Life Plus program and how they advocate daily for veterans, first responders and others that serve our community.
ABOUT the GUEST
Mark Robbins was selected to be executive director of Quality of Life Plus in July 2021. His career has spanned the nonprofit world. He has worked in college admissions, for various trade associations, and has served as executive director for two other nonprofit organizations, including one that served injured service members and their families. Mark is looking forward to working with both the higher education community and veterans with QL+.
Mark is a native of Norristown, Pa., and a graduate of Penn State University. He enjoys rooting for the Nittany Lions, all Philadelphia sports teams, and in his spare time goes biking. He and his wife, Dianne, live in Vienna, Va., and have three grown daughters and two grandchildren.
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Best of 2021: Our memorable interview with Mary Kate Cunningham of the American Society of Association Executives.

Best of 2021:
We look back on this memorable interview with Mary Kate Cunningham of the American Society of Association Executives. Find out how ASAE and their members play an important role in how associations make America stronger. 
Guest Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE, is the Sr. Vice President of Public Policy at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Since taking the reins of ASAE’s public policy department in 2018, Mary Kate has grown an effective, results-oriented advocacy team; garnered bipartisan support for association issues on the Hill; and expanded ASAE’s grassroots network. Mary Kate previously worked for the House Armed Services Committee in the Communications Office. In 2019 she was named a Leading Association Lobbyist by Association Trends.
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Best of 2021: Our memorable interview with Gail Adams.

Best of 2021:
We look back on this memorable interview with Gail Adams of International Association of Geophysical Contractors. Gail comes with extensive high level Washington DC experience and during this interview she explains advocacy as an art and discusses what one needs to know about a person’s real advocacy why.
Gail has more than 20 years of experience in the environment and natural resources public policy arena and working with states and local government. She has more than 30 years’ experience in public affairs, non-profit organizations, and governmental affairs.
She is the former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Immediate Office of the Secretary. Her responsibilities were to establish and maintain relationships between the Department of the Interior and Governors, state and local elected officials and the more than 6000 stakeholders and organizations that represent interests related to DOI.
Prior to her appointment, Gail served as the Governmental Affairs Officer for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on loan from FEMA to the U.S. Coast Guard. Gail received the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Award, the highest public recognition given by the Commandant of the Coast Guard for her work on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
As the Oil Spill Governmental Affairs Officer, Gail oversaw Intergovernmental Affairs, Congressional Affairs, the Non-Governmental Organization Interaction Unit, VIP and International visits as well as some aspects of Community Relations for the entire Gulf Coast. She also served as the governmental affairs advisor to the three Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordinators as a member of their Command Staff for the response.
She is the former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of External Affairs for FEMA’s Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office headquartered in New Orleans.  As the IGA Director, Gail headed intergovernmental operations for Louisiana offices for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Gail also coordinated all foreign delegation meetings coming to Louisiana to learn lessons of response and recovery efforts.
 
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Best of 2021: Our memorable interview with Cody Lyon of the American Farm Bureau

Best of 2021:
We look back on this memorable interview with Cody Lyon of the American Farm Bureau where among the many items we discussed is his advocacy work in defending and protecting the family farm.  Cody is the Managing Director of Advocacy and Political Affairs programs with the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Cody Lyon 
Managing Director of Advocacy and Political Affairs
American Farm Bureau Federation
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Cody Lyon is the Managing Director of Advocacy and Political Affairs programs with the American Farm Bureau Federation. He leads, directs and implements Farm Bureau’s national grassroots advocacy and political affairs programs, including the development and implementation of national strategic initiatives.  He also directs the grassroots policy development process for Farm Bureau.
 
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Best of 2021: Former U.S. Senator Mark Begich

Best of 2021:
We look back on this memorable interview with former U.S. Senator from Alaska, Mark Begich. Mark and I got together back in April and among the many items we discussed was how does an elected official make policy decisions when they are pulled in many directions.
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This Member Activation Program Delivered 4 Million Advocate Emails in the First 2 Years

On today’s show we speak with a grassroots advocacy expert whose organization created a Member Activation Program (MAP) that has sent over 4 million advocacy emails in its first 2 years. Now that is some advocacy production.
ABOUT The GUEST
Kristen Prather has been a grassroots professional working at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) since 2008. In her role as State Director of Grassroots Programs she works with credit union advocates to advance credit union priorities at the state and federal level. In 2020 she was named one of the “Top 20 In Advocacy” by The Advocacy Association. Prior to joining CUNA she was a PAC fundraiser for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. She also has experience on Capitol Hill, with a small lobbying firm, and on many campaigns. In addition to working in advocacy she is also a dance teacher in Alexandria, VA.
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A Champion Advocate for Women Taking the Lead Drives Their Networth

On today’s show we have the creator of the U.S. Chamber’s Women Taking the Lead initiative, Ashley Wilson. This important major advocacy initiative brings together high-performing women leaders in business and in government to solve critical problems and advance a growing network of leaders at the VP-level and above. Today our guest is a recognized voice on women in leadership.
ABOUT The GUEST
Ashley Wilson, Vice President, Government Affairs & Executive Director, Women Taking the Lead, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She is the creator of the U.S. Chamber’s Women Taking the Lead initiative bringing together high performing women leaders in business and government. Ashley’s role includes serving as the U.S. Chamber’s chief tax lobbyist and providing general legislative strategy and direction for its powerhouse lobbying team. She is also in charge of helping build out the Public Affairs arm of her division to showcase the Chamber's work on Capitol Hill and putting a spotlight on the many ways business can lead in advocacy. Ashley’s career started on Capitol Hill, where she served for 5 years as Senior Advisor for Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
#WomenTakingThe Lead
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An American Advocate‘s Reflections this Thanksgiving

Roger Rickard believes in advocacy and believes in the right of each and every American citizen to be an advocate, in fact, it is our role and responsibility to participate in our form of self-government. Catch up on his advocacy reflections this Thanksgiving.
Roger is the Founder & President of Voices in Advocacy®, author of 7 Actions of Highly Effective Advocates, and host of the Voices In Advocacy podcast. He has more than 30 years of experience as an advocacy professional, speaker, trainer, consultant, and author. As a recognized expert in advocacy engagement and grassroots activation, Roger works with a wide cross-section of organizations from diverse industries. His vibrant personality and a good sense of humor make for engaging and interactive programming that is packaged and delivered in an easy to understand, easy to apply format combining his education, experience, and enthusiasm to drive advocacy success.
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Promoting Better Health – Voices for Kidney Health Advocacy Campaign

Promoting Better Health – Voices for Kidney Health Advocacy Campaign. Our interview with Matthew Fitting, Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the National Kidney Foundation.
ABOUT The GUEST
Matthew Fitting is Director of Grassroots Advocacy with the National Kidney Foundation, where he provides strategic direction and oversees implementations for all of NKF’s advocacy activities. Prior to joining NKF, he was an Advocacy and Engagement Specialist with the American Nurses Association (ANA), where he led the organization’s efforts to deepen nurses’ involvement in the political process. Prior to ANA, Matthew led public affairs campaigns to engage and activate the American Heart Association’s volunteer community as federal grassroots advocacy manager. Prior to his time at the AHA, Matthew was a senior associate with the Dewey Square Group’s grassroots practice, guiding issue advocacy campaigns for clients that included national non-profits, trade associations, corporations, and political campaigns.
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Advocacy Success Delivered by Multiple Touch-points with State Legislators

Advocacy Success Delivered by Multiple Touch-points with State Legislators. Our conversation with Zach Shamberg, CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA). 
ABOUT The GUEST
Zach Shamberg, CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA). Zach is the former Director of Government Affairs at PHCA, and was also Chief of Staff to state Representative Todd Stephens. Zach was recently named to the ‘Healthcare Power 100’ by City & State PA, a statewide political publication. 
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The Vital Nature of Cultivating Meaningful Relationships between Advocates and Members of Congress

The Vital Nature of Cultivating Meaningful Relationships between Advocates and Members of Congress. Our conversation with Meghan Cruz, Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the National Retail Federation. Meghan is part of the team that was awarded the 2021 Reed Award for Grassroots Trade Association of the Year given by Campaigns and Elections.
ABOUT The GUEST
Meghan Cruz, the Director, Grassroots Advocacy at the National Retail Federation. In this role, Meghan is responsible for developing and implementing effective grassroots campaigns, strategies and tactics in accordance with state and federal legislative action plans. She served as a scheduler for an Ohio congressman.
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American Institute of Architects Building Grassroots Advocates that Empower Their Voices

On this episode we speak with Davon Gray, Senior Director of Advocacy Capacity Development at The American Institute of Architects, where he is build grassroots champions that empower their voices.
Davon Gray, Senior Director of Advocacy Capacity Development at The American Institute of Architects. He is an advocacy strategist and leader in political affairs with a demonstrated record of leading PAC and grassroots campaigns that ignite action on a range of policy issues for 20 years. Davon is passionate about building strong advocacy organizations that empower member’s voices. In 2020, Davon was named to the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics top 20 list for his association advocacy work.
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Driving Effective Influence to Fairly Defend People with Life Threating Food Allergies

On today's episode we speak with Jon Hoffman, Senior Director of Government Affairs for Food Allergy Research and Education known as FARE. FARE is the world's largest non-governmental organization focus on life threating food allergies.
Jon Hoffman, the Sr Director of G.A. for Food Allergy Research and Education known as FARE where she has served since 2016. He brings ten years of experience in the digital advocacy realm, leading campaigns and utilizing new media to motivate and direct advocates to make their voices heard with legislators and regulators. He leads federal lobbying in the House of Representatives for the organization.  Previously, Jon worked at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) as the Senior Manager in Advocacy Development.
 
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Protecting Secondary School Leadership

In this episode, Amanda Karhuse shares how the National Association of Secondary School Principals works to protect the interests of its members and for the good of students and parents.
Amanda Karhuse has served as the director of advocacy for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) since 2006. She led the creation of the NASSP Policy & Advocacy Center in 2018, which is the only national center devoted solely to the advancement of policies and practices that support principals, assistant principals and other school leaders. Karhuse coordinates all federal policy and advocacy efforts for NASSP, which includes lobbying congressional staff, monitoring legislation affecting school leaders, and participating in coalition-building activities with other national education organizations. She also serves as a staff liaison for the NASSP Board of Directors’ Programs and Services Committee, which is responsible for developing position statements and policy recommendations on issues of national significance.
Karhuse is a founding member of the Women in Government Relations (WGR) Education Task Force, which was formed in 2008 to enhance the knowledge of women working in education policy and provide a forum for discussion among policymakers, advocates, and practitioners. She served as a co-chair of the task force for seven years and two terms on the WGR Board of Directors, and now leads the WGR Professional Women in Advocacy Conference Committee. Karhuse also represents NASSP as the president of the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training and as chair of Advocates for Literacy.
 
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Recharge and Refresh Season 3 Update

I wanted to take this time to share a brief update. Some of you have been asking where the show has been for a few weeks.  We took a some needed personal time to recharge and refresh. As well as to set up our lineup of outstanding upcoming guests from people that know advocacy.
 
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Destination Relevancy 365: Why Advocating for the Destination is Good for All in the Community.

Destination Relevancy 365: Why Advocating for the Destination is Good for All in the Community. A look at the advocacy work of Destinations International and their Chief Advocacy officer, Jack Johnson.
As Chief Advocacy Officer, Jack Johnson manages the overall public policy operations at Destinations International including member advocacy education and training, development of destination tools and best practices, coalition work with peer organizations, industry research and related public affairs activities.  He also oversees the board governance, the Destination Management Accreditation Program (DMAP) and the DestinationNEXT (Assessments and Planning) Program. Johnson brings unrivaled experience developing innovative strategies, policy solutions and civic consensus for government, not-for-profits and small businesses.
Johnson has received numerous accolades including being named as one of Successful Meetings’ 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry in 2018 for his work on opposing travel boycotts and bans. Currently, his work around positioning destination organizations as a shared value in each of their communities and speaking with a new lexicon based on the emotion-driven by those values has made him one of the leading voices of the travel industry.
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The Power of Personal Stories to Create Influence. The Story of PanCAN's Advocacy Outreach

In this episode we speak with Laura Brigandi to learn about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), their outreach to community volunteers by having them engage in grassroots advocacy and tell their personal stories. 
Laura Brigandi has fifteen years of experience in government affairs. Currently, she serves as the Senior Manager of Advocacy & Campaigns for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), where she trains volunteers to engage in grassroots advocacy and outreach in their communities. Before joining PanCAN, Laura held various government affairs roles at the College of American Pathologists, American Federation of Musicians, and Pennsylvania Department of Education. She began her career as a fundraiser for the Rendell for Governor Campaign. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts in government from Franklin & Marshall College and a Master’s in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. In 2017, she received her certificate in PAC and Grassroots Management from the Public Affairs Council.
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Advocacy is an Art. Know What is Their Real Why!

In this episode, Gail Adams, Vice President of Communications and External Affairs for the International Association of Geophysical Contractors explains advocacy as an art and discusses that one needs to know what is a persons real why.
Gail has more than 20 years of experience in the environment and natural resources public policy arena and working with states and local government. She has more than 30 years’ experience in public affairs, non-profit organizations, and governmental affairs.
She is the former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Immediate Office of the Secretary. Her responsibilities were to establish and maintain relationships between the Department of the Interior and Governors, state and local elected officials and the more than 6000 stakeholders and organizations that represent interests related to DOI.
Prior to her appointment, Gail served as the Governmental Affairs Officer for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on loan from FEMA to the U.S. Coast Guard. Gail received the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Award, the highest public recognition given by the Commandant of the Coast Guard for her work on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
As the Oil Spill Governmental Affairs Officer, Gail oversaw Intergovernmental Affairs, Congressional Affairs, the Non-Governmental Organization Interaction Unit, VIP and International visits as well as some aspects of Community Relations for the entire Gulf Coast. She also served as the governmental affairs advisor to the three Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordinators as a member of their Command Staff for the response.
She is the former Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of External Affairs for FEMA’s Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office headquartered in New Orleans.  As the IGA Director, Gail headed intergovernmental operations for Louisiana offices for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike. Gail also coordinated all foreign delegation meetings coming to Louisiana to learn lessons of response and recovery efforts.
Gail is a former television news anchor and radio personality. She is also a certified grants writer. Adams is a graduate of Louisiana State University.
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This Company Optimizes Civic Engagement with Stimulating Voter Resources and Education to Employees

Dorian Wanzer, Advocacy Manager for International Paper explains her corporate advocacy role and how they optimize civic engagement with stimulating voter resources and education to employees.
Dorian is responsible for developing advocacy messaging strategy for federal and state public policy issues, coordinating grassroots communications, and collaborating with key stakeholders to optimize International Paper’s reputation. She also oversees IP's Government Relations social media accounts. Before joining International Paper, Dorian led grassroots advocacy and outreach for the American Institute of Architects, as well the National Association of Community Health Centers
 
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Can Special Interest and Public Interest Go Hand in Hand?

We kick off Season Three with the question of, "Can Special Interest and Public Interest Go Hand in Hand?"  In this episode we hear from Nate Smith the Vice President of Engagement for the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA).
Smith oversees the Association’s member engagement, recruitment, and retention strategy as well as manages ATSSA’s Washington, DC legislative office focusing on federal, state and grassroots advocacy, government relations-related communications, advocacy strategy, and serves as Treasurer of the association’s political action committee, ATSSA PAC.
Active with the American Society of Association Executives, Smith serves as chair of the ASAE Political Action Committee and past chair of the ASAE Public Policy Committee. Smith was also honored as a 2020 Leading Association Lobbyist by Association TRENDS.
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What is the First Thing that Comes to Mind When You Think of Advocacy? Part 2 of 2 Episode Final to Season Two

We close out Season Two with the 2nd episode of our two part end of season two recap.
Most episodes we asked the guest a simple question, which was, “What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of advocacy?” Each and every response was so decidedly unique, that we chose to share their answers in two recap shows.  Enjoy.
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What is the First Thing that Comes to Mind When You Think of Advocacy? Part 1 of 2 Episodes

We begin a two episode recap of Season Two. Most episodes we asked the guest a simple question, which was, “What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of advocacy?” Each and every response was so decidedly unique, that we chose to share their answers in two recap shows.  Enjoy.
 
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How NIADA uses Coalitions to Defend and Protect their Interests

How NIADA uses coalitions to defend and protect their advocacy interests and other tactics for their legislative success. Interview with Brett Scott, Vice President of Government Affairs for National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. 
With multiple years of hill and private sector experience, Brett comes to NIADA as the new Vice President of Government Affairs. He most recently served in the Department of Transportation's Office of Government Affairs under Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Prior to his work within DOT, Brett served as the Director of Government Affairs for the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) which represents a majority of the cruise industry around the world.
Finally, before moving into the cruising industry, Brett represented the largest shipping company in the world, A.P Moller- Maersk covering all aspects of their conglomerate.
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How Highway Users Alliance promotes uncongested highways and enhanced freedom of mobility

Find out how the Highway Users Alliance promotes uncongested highways and enhanced freedom of mobility for all Americans in this interview with Laura Perrotta, CAE, CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance.
Laura Perrotta, CAE, is President and CEO of the American Highway Users Alliance a nonprofit 501 (c)(6) advocacy organization serving as the united voice of the transportation community promoting safe, uncongested highways and enhanced freedom of mobility. Prior to running the Highway Users, Laura was the Senior Director of Legislative Affairs for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). Her experience also includes being the Director of Government Relations at the American Traffic Safety Services Association. She was named one of Association TRENDS Effective Association Lobbyists in 2011.
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