President-elect Joe Biden has formally named his top economic advisors and is expected to name more members of his team later this week. To discuss, we SPOTLIGHT Lisa Maatz. As American Association of University Women’s vice president of government relations, Lisa Maatz worked to advance AAUW’s priority issues on Capitol Hill, in the White House, and in coalition with other organizations. Maatz provides leadership to several coalitions working to advance opportunities for women and girls, including the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education and the Paycheck Fairness Act Coalition. Recently featured in the book “Secrets of Powerful Women,” Lisa has developed a reputation for her strategic approach to legislation and advocacy. Media includes: The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, MSNBC.
Moderna has applied for FDA authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine. To discuss, we FEATURE Suzanne B. Robotti. Robotti founded MedShadow Foundation in 2012 after two major health issues drove her to become engaged in patient advocacy. MedShadow’s mission is to inform the public on the side effects, risks and benefits of prescription and over the counter medications. Robotti has been the consumer representative of the FDA Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee Consumer Representative since 2017. Media includes: MedPage Today, Reader's Digest, Everyday Health, The Hill, New York Daily News.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that coronavirus infections will surge following the Thanksgiving holiday. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Caroline Apovian. For over 25 years, Dr. Apovian has worked at the forefront of the weight-management and nutrition field. One of the world’s premier weight-loss experts, she works as a leading researcher, treatment provider, teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. Her special interests include healthy weight loss methods, medical treatments for obesity, monitoring type 2 diabetes, endothelial cell dysfunction and obesity, and cytokine expression of adipose cells after weight loss treatment in humans. Media includes: Today Show, USA Today, Woman's World. Dr. Oz.
The Supreme Court has barred New York from placing restrictions on religious institutions during the pandemic. To discuss, we FEATURE Dina Doll. Doll is an attorney, certified mediator, trial consultant, journalist and television legal analyst. She can be seen as a regular commentator and legal analyst on the Law & Crime Network. She has also provided countless hours of live commentary for the network involving criminal trails including unpredictable witness testimony, pre-trial hearings and sentencing hearings. Media includes: Law & Crime Daily, Law & Crime Report, Daily Debrief.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the Trump administration's efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census, excluding them from the calculations that determine seats in the House. To discuss, we FEATURE Maria Echaveste, an expert on immigration and civil rights. Echaveste is the President and CEO of the Opportunity Institute. She has been affiliated with UC Berkeley in various capacities since 2004 including lecturing at the School of Law and in the undergraduate division on immigration and education. Echaveste has built a distinguished career working as a consultant, lecturer, senior White House official, long-time community leader, and corporate attorney. Extensive media experience.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top Iranian nuclear scientist, was assassinated last week. Iranian officials are blaming the killing on Israel. To discuss, we FEATURE Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet. Kashani-Sabet is the Robert I. Williams Term Professor of History and director of the Middle East Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a scholar of modern Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and the Persian Gulf, having published extensively on these topics. She has studied Arab/Persian relations, as well as Sunni/Shia conflicts. She is also an expert on boundary disputes and politics in the Middle East. Media includes: Voice of America, Newsday, NBC, NPR.
Today is National AIDS Day. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Sharon Allison Ottey. Dr. Ottey serves as Executive Director of The COSHAR Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on impacting the health of the world, one community at a time. She was named the American Geriatric Society’s 1999 Investigator of the Year in recognition of her pioneering work in AIDS in the Elderly and was one of the first in the world to publish on this topic. Media includes: The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BET, ABC.
The UN's 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence started on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and will conclude on December 10, International Human Rights Day. To discuss, we FEATURE Linda Seabrook. Seabrook is General Counsel at Futures Without Violence, where she leads a number of programs aimed at reducing violence against women and children. Formerly, she was at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, a national top-tier labor and employment law firm where she focused on employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, and occupational safety and health law. Media includes: Post & Courier, USA Today.
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