Executive Director

President Trump's budget proposal shows plans to cut funding for government agencies and an increase in military spending. To discuss, we FEATURE Danielle Brian, the Executive Director of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). Danielle frequently testifies before Congress and regularly meets with Members of Congress and officials at the White House and federal agencies to discuss how to achieve a more effective, accountable, open, and ethical federal government. Under Ms. Brian's direction, POGO exposed wasteful spending, which led to the cancellation of some of the government’s largest contracts. Media includes: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA TODAY and National Public Radio.

Physician

With the President declaring that "nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated" and as plans to find a replacement for the Affordable Care Act continue, we FEATURE Dr. Sylvia Morris. Dr Morris, a physician with Kaiser Permanente, is the former Senior Medical Director of The Advisory Board Company, and worked to improve the performance of health care organizations around the world. She combines her training in Internal Medicine, Holistic Medicine and Public Health, and the media, to improve our nation's public health. She is a contributor for the US News & World Reports Media includes: CNN International, CNN.com, Weather Channel, Health Professions Radio, Atlanta Fox 5 News.

Consultant

The government has decided to end it's opposition to a Texas voter ID law that has been achallenged being discriminatory against minority groups. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa Danetz. Lisa is a voting rights and campaign finance lawyer who addresses issues of inequality and fairness in elections. She is an expert on implementation of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act, has worked cooperatively with and also litigated against states regarding implementation of the National Voter Registration Act, and has engaged in advocacy before Congress and federal executive offices on the issue. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg.

Service Designer

With SpaceX announcing it's plans to send two private citizens to the moon in 2018, we FEATURE Sara Camnasio. Sara is a junior astronomy researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, where she is a published researcher studying low-mass stars called brown dwarfs. In 2015 she was awarded the National Geographic Young Explorer Award to pursue her astronomy field research in remote locations around the world and thus to inspire kids about astrophysics. In addition to being a TEDxCUNY speaker, Sara has appeared on the NY1 News channel, on the New York Daily News Newspaper, as well as on StarTalk.com.