Partner at a Washington, D.C. law firm; former Chief Privacy Officer of the U.S. Department of Justice

In light of recent Congressional discussions about cybersecurity legislation, we FEATURE Nancy Libin. Libin is a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP, a Washington, D.C. law firm, where she focuses on privacy law, cybersecurity, and related technology policy issues. She previously served as the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer of the U.S. Department of Justice, where her portfolio focused on the intersection of privacy, technology, national security, and law enforcement. Before joining the Justice Department, she served as Counsel to then-Senator Joe Biden on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she worked on a range of issues, including electronic surveillance, national security, and constitutional law. Media includes: CNN’s The Situation Room, NPR’s All Things Considered, PBS’s Nightly News Report, and other syndicated and local radio programs.

Creator/Host/Producer

This week, the United Nations issued a grave report stating that climate change is headed towards "severe, pervasive and irreversible" consequences. For commentary, we FEATURE Betsy Rosenberg an award winning broadcast news veteran turned green radioactivist. After working as a reporter/anchor for the CBS Radio network for several decades, Betsy decided to dedicate herself to bringing environmental content and consciousness to the mainstream media airwaves and audiences. For the past 15 years she has hosted and produced green radio programs, including the nation’s first daily green-themed show on the Air America Radio network. Media includes: CBS Radio, Air America Radio, Fox TV, CNN, Hedline News and The San Francisco Chronicle

Author, Nurse and Patient

Brittany Maynard passed away this week, after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and becoming an advocate for the right-to-die movement. For insight we FEATURE Theresa Brown, an oncology nurse and one of the very few nationally prominent nurse-writers in the areas of nursing and health care. Being a floor nurse gives Theresa the authority to discuss issues pertinent to health care, patient safety, patient advocacy, and nurses’ working conditions. Specifically, her work with oncology patients has given her an in-the-trenches expertise on issues surrounding end of life care and the importance of palliative care. Further, Theresa is a member of her hospital’s Ethics Committee, which helps her place her concerns about care into a larger social, economic, and legal framework. Media includes: NY Times, CNN.com, Reader’s Digest, American Journal of Nursing, Scrubs Magazine and her book Critical Care: A New Nurse Faces Death, Life, and Everything in Between.

Associate General Counsel

Hollaback!'s video of a woman getting catcalled while walking through New York City went viral this week, and to comment we FEATURE Chaitra Shenoy. Shenoy is the co-founder of Collective Action for Safe Spaces, a community-based, volunteer run organization whose aim is to educate and address public sexual harassment and assault in the DC Metro area. Started in April 2009 originally with Hollaback DC!, the organization has presented at national, regional, and local conferences on utilizing social media to affect social change, as well as non-violent strategies to address the harasser. Chai is also an attorney representing sexual assault survivors with their civil legal needs which include obtaining civil protection orders, representation at university and public school educational hearings, advocating with housing and criminal justice authorities, and providing assistance with immigration and family law relief. Media includes: Washington Post, Hyphen Magazine, and the Kojo Nmadi Show on NPR.