Title: Advocacy 101 Date: March 17, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Moderator Claudine Martinez President MCT Industries, Inc. Albuquerque, NM
Panelists Robert Raben Founder & President The Raben Group Washington, DC
Jason Barraza Senior Associate Director Veridius Phoenix, AZ
Roberto J. Gonzalez Partner Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Washington, DC
Luis Campillo Metro Manager AARP California Pasadena, CA
Tab 1 – Biographies or CVs
CLAUDINE MARTINEZ
Claudine Martinez, leads the second generation of MCT Industries, Inc. (MCT), a small family owned and operated manufacturing business founded over four decades ago. Ms. Martinez serves as the President and General Counsel of MCT along with its 13 Affiliates, which include MCT Manufacturing, LLC a Woman Owed Small Manufacturing Business. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1973, MCT specializes in the engineering design, prototype development and production of customized military and commercial light to heavy- duty vehicles, trailers, transportation systems, aircraft Universal Maintenance Stands, aircraft ground support equipment, and precision component parts. Transportation system platforms include: nuclear, chemical munitions, classified materials, mobile hospitals, radar systems, mobile kitchens, tool sets, generators, fire suppression, and engines for various fixed wing and helicopter aircraft.
MCT Industries humbly serves its Federal Government clientele which include: the U.S Department of Defense Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines; and the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, and National Laboratories such as Sandia and Los Alamos. Our Commercial collaborators include Lockheed Martin, Battelle Memorial Institute, Raytheon, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell FM&T, Bechtel and BAE Systems. The key to MCT's continued success is its dedicated team that lives our mission statement: to provide our US and Allied Warfighters and clients with innovative, responsive, cost-effective products that merit our uncompromising standard of quality. MCT is ISO 9001-2008 registered and also ITAR registered. For more information on MCT visit http://www.mct-ind.com.
Civic engagements include the following. Kirtland Air Force base selected Ms. Martinez in January 2016 to serve as Honorary Commander for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). In February of 2015, Ms. Martinez was appointed by US Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to serve as the Vice Chair of the Manufacturing Council. Ms. Martinez received her JD from UCLA School of Law and her BS in Psychology and BA in Philosophy from Santa Clara University. Previous service to the Administrative branch includes serving on the Pentagon Acquisition Excellence Council, an appointed position by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Philanthropy endeavors by Ms. Martinez have included serving as Vice President of External Affairs and White House Liaison of the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Robert Raben
Robert Raben helps his clients identify and achieve complex public policy objectives. He brings a nuanced understanding of the intersection of law, policy, politics and media to his work.
Robert Raben is a man on a mission – one that he has shared with the fifty or so people who have joined him in the unique public policy firm he created. Robert works to drive public policy in a humane and progressive direction; to bring diversity and equity to the boardrooms and think tanks and corporations of America; to create a fair judiciary and influence legislation to broaden civil rights, reform our criminal justice system, and improve education for all our children. And that’s just for starters.
The truth is, Robert does it all – sometimes by orchestrating big, sweeping victories; sometimes by taking small incremental steps. He is a leader with the intellect, capacity, and courage to make things happen. He serves his clients by helping them to identify what they need and how to achieve it in a complex environment where policy and politics are always in play, where legislation is susceptible to a thousand influences, and the media are hungry for new twists to their stories. Robert knows the Washington landscape and expertly navigates it with his clients to attract allies, defuse crises, anticipate challenges, effect change, and ultimately, achieve their goals.
Robert is not very good at small talk. He is profoundly good at articulating the big picture and drilling down to identify its crucial parts. He wants his clients to develop their strategies before talking about tactics. Whether consulting with Google or the Fisheries Survival Fund in New Bedford, whether advising the Center for Reproductive Rights or the Black Church Center, he is unfailingly honest, direct, focused, and educated about every nuance of his clients’ reality -- and the challenges they face as they go forward. He is as effective at working with conservative faith leaders as he is working with LGBT activists. He knows that unlikely coalitions and partners are often the answer to policy paralysis.
Robert’s aggressively bipartisan approach was honed during an impressive legislative career that began on Congressman Barney Frank’s (D-MA) staff and culminated in House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde’s (R-IL) endorsement of his appointment as Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs. While at the Department of Justice, Robert drove Attorney General Janet Reno’s legislative initiatives and handled the political challenges of Congressional oversight of the Department.
Robert founded The Raben Group in 2002. He is a graduate of the Wharton School and New York University Law School.
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Career Highlights
Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property Counsel, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA)
Jason Barraza Senior Associate Director – [email protected]
“To develop winning strategies, we become masters of an issue and take a creative mind-set to problem solving.” Jason Barraza brings political acumen, firsthand experience with political organizations in Arizona, and a strong legal background to Veridus. Since joining the firm in 2009, in addition to lobbying, Jason assists in the development of political advocacy plans that include political campaigns, polling, and community outreach.Prior to joining Veridus, Jason spent multiple stints assisting the coordinated campaign of the Arizona Democratic Party during the 2002, 2006 and 2008 campaign cycles. Jason also worked security, logistics and similar roles as part of each Democratic National Convention between 2000 and 2012. He graduated with a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California (2001), and a law degree from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona (2006).
Jason is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Leading for Change, a non-partisan, political leadership training organization; Vice President of Los Abogados, the Arizona Hispanic Bar Association; is an appointed Member of the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee of the Hispanic National Bar Association; was recently elected Vice Chairman of the City of Phoenix’s North Mountain Village Planning Committee; and serves on the Board for Friends of the Phoenix Public Library.
Jason and his wife, Leila, have two children. In his free time, he’s an avid fan of the USC Trojans and also loves to read, golf, hike, and take on home improvement projects.
Areas of Expertise
Lobbying, campaign consulting (including message development, targeting, and delivery), polling, public affairs, community outreach, and government procurement processes.
Awards 2016: HNBA Top Lawyers Under 40 Award 2015: Hispanic National Bar Association representative at the American Bar Association’s Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy 2013-2014: Class Member of the Bar Leadership Institute (BLI) of the State Bar of Arizona
Media 04-04-2014: CopperTalk Podcast – CopperTalk Spotlight on David Garcia 02-17-2014: Getting Elected Podcast – Roberto J. Gonzalez
Roberto J. Gonzalez, former Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department, is a litigation partner with experience spanning Dodd-Frank, consumer financial protection regulation, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering and cybersecurity, as well as constitutional and administrative law. He focuses on representing financial institutions and other clients in trial and appellate litigation, white-collar criminal and regulatory defense, internal investigations and congressional proceedings.
Roberto joined the firm after serving six and a half years in senior legal positions at the Treasury Department, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the White House. With his expertise from these three vantage points in the Executive Branch, Roberto is well-positioned to help clients navigate the evolving regulatory environment by providing strategic counseling on compliance and risk management, responding to government inquiries and investigations and, when necessary, challenging rulemakings and other agency actions. Having represented agencies and senior officials in high-profile matters combining litigation, congressional investigations and intense media scrutiny, Roberto is also an experienced crisis manager able to assist clients in coordinating the legal, communications and legislative strategies essential to addressing complex problems.
Experience
Roberto served as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department from September 2013 to September 2015. He advised the Treasury Secretary and senior staff on a range of legal and policy issues, managed major litigations and congressional investigations and supervised more than 100 lawyers in areas including Dodd-Frank implementation, banking and other financial regulation, economic sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML), the Anti-Terrorism Act and cybersecurity in the financial sector. His tenure saw significant developments in the sanctions regimes involving Russia/Ukraine, Iran, Cuba and malicious cyber activity, as well as landmark enforcement actions for both sanctions and AML violations. He also counseled on issues as diverse as the debt limit, Puerto Rico's fiscal situation and the Affordable Care Act. Roberto supervised the legal function for, among others, Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Federal Insurance Office.
From January 2011 to September 2013, Roberto served at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where he was Principal Deputy General Counsel and Deputy Associate Director. As second in charge of a legal department of over 55 attorneys, he oversaw the legal review of all enforcement actions, rulemakings and significant supervisory matters. A leader in the CFPB's start-up, Roberto supervised a team of lawyers in resolving foundational questions about the Bureau's jurisdiction and authority, and he negotiated coordination frameworks with the banking agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department. In addition to helping develop the CFPB's approach to unfair, deceptive and abusive practices (UDAAPs) and fair lending, among other topics, Roberto played a lead role in the agency's mortgage rulemakings and also its expansion of oversight to nonbank sectors such as payday lending, debt collection and credit reporting.
Roberto served in the White House from January 2009 to January 2011. As Associate White House Counsel and Special Assistant to the President, he advised on a broad portfolio of issues, including financial regulation, criminal justice, homeland security, energy and environmental regulation and he represented the White House in investigations by Congress and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. He advised the White House's National Economic Council and served as the White House's primary legal liaison to the Departments of Treasury, Homeland Security, Energy and Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Roberto would collaborate with those agencies' senior lawyers on their most difficult litigation, regulatory, and oversight issues.
Previously in private practice, he represented clients in appellate and trial-level litigation involving antitrust, the Alien Tort Claims Act, foreign-law claims, criminal and civil securities fraud and criminal procedure.
Roberto clerked for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and, before that, for Second Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi. He graduated from Stanford Law School, where he was Senior Articles Editor and Managing Board member of the Stanford Law Review and received the Urban A. Sontheimer Third-Year Honor. He received his A.B. from Duke University.
Roberto was named a D.C. "Rising Star" by The National Law Journal. At Treasury, Secretary Jacob J. Lew awarded Roberto the Treasury Medal in recognition of his accomplishments and leadership as Deputy General Counsel.
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Luis Campillo
Experienced Government and Public Affairs Professional | MBA | Proven Volunteer Leader
Background
Summary
Government and public affairs professional with over 10 years of public and private sector experience. Skilled at working with congressional offices, federal agencies, state and local officials. Experienced consulting and engaging third-party groups on a variety of public policy issues including media, telecommunications, and technology. Accomplished at leading volunteer organizations in developing and executing alumni engagement strategies and professional development programs. Extensive professional network and natural at connecting people to other individuals and enriching opportunities.
Experience
Senior Associate
Ibarra Strategy Group (ISG) January 2008 – April 2015 (7 years 4 months)Washington D.C. Metro Area
•Provided advocacy, Latino outreach and intergovernmental support to the following clients: Verizon, NUVOtv-Fuse, and PBS. •Developed and executed outreach and communication plans to advance clients’ policy and public affairs objectives. •Fostered and maintained relationships with Members of Congress and their staff, federal agency representatives, state and local elected officials. •Built, managed, and maintained relationships with executives and staff of approximately 25 Latino national and regional groups including the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC). •Educated and engaged third party groups on telecommunication and technology policy issues including media diversity, broadband, health IT, and Internet governance. •Conducted research and monitored media and studies around technology and the growing Hispanic consumer segment. •Drafted and reviewed press releases, op-eds, and social media posts on client and partner initiatives, and developed relationships with bloggers and journalists. •Coordinated grants to third-party groups and oversaw completion of articles and policy papers, planning and execution of panel discussions and policy briefings. •In coordination with legal counsel, prepared and filed ISG quarterly lobbying reports and semiannual contribution reports. •Assisted with Latino Leader Network (LLN) events and provided onsite support for clients, elected officials and other VIP guests.
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Legislative Correspondent
Office of U.S. Senator Jack Reed July 2005 – December 2007 (2 years 6 months)Washington D.C. Metro Area
•Responded to constituent inquiries on Medicare, Medicaid, health care, and housing issues. •Researched and drafted memorandums and remarks for Senator Reed and Legislative Assistants. •Staffed Senator and Legislative Assistants at constituent meetings, Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP), and Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs committee hearings, and prepared accompanying briefing documents and talking points. •Coordinated Senator Reed’s participation in Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force activities. •Secured co-sponsors for National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Senate Resolution sponsored by Senator Reed.
CHCI Public Policy Fellow
National Immigration Law Center September 2004 – July 2005 (11 months)Washington D.C. Metro Area
•Conducted public policy research, drafted memorandums, and contributed to the development of advocacy strategies to advance the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and immigrant workers’ rights. •Assisted with the planning and execution of three regional conferences for the Low-Wage Immigrant Worker (LWIW) Coalition which convened union and immigrant rights leaders to advance a federal agenda for low-income immigrant workers. •Participated in weekly CHCI public policy and leadership development training sessions. Organizations
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Alumni Association
National President, Vice President Starting January 2009
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
Board Member; Alumni Task Force Co-Chair Starting January 2011
T- Howard Foundation Community Advisory Committee Starting June 2010
Brown Alumni Association
Board Member; Multicultural Alumni Committee Co-chair September 2007 – September 2011
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Treasurer Starting January 2015
Tab 2 – Course Materials (articles, publications, other materials)
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