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May 19, 2015
Experts on Waco biker shooting, DAPA, Maryland's income tax, Cannes Film Festival, and cybersecurity
This week we feature experts on DAPA and immigration, the biker shooting in Waco, Texas, Maryland's income tax law, Cannes Film Festival, and the indictment of six men for economic espionage in Silicon Valley.
Expert Spotlight
Maria Teresa Kumar
President & CEO
Voto Latino
For interviews on DAPA and immigration.
As marches across the country take place today as part of the national day of action for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), we SPOTLIGHT Maria Teresa Kumar. She is the founding Executive Director of Voto Latino, a youth organization targeting acculturated Latinos in civic participation. Under Maria Teresa's leadership, Voto Latino launched the first national mobile texting campaign to register voters in 2006, received various marketing awards for its unique programs including a Webby Award nomination, created the Celebrity Coalition chaired by actor Rosario Dawson, and established media partnerships that include MySpace, iTunes Latino and MTV. Her media experience includes CNBC, NBC, XM Satellite Radio, El Mensajero, Univision, MSNBC's Hardball and Morning Joe, CNN's AC360, Telemundo, Fox, and NPR.
Areas of Expertise:
Politics, Social justice
WMC SheSource
Featured Expert
Emma Davidson Tribbs
CoFounder & Director
National Women's Defense League
For interviews on Waco and biker shooting.
Following the shooting in Waco, Texas involving motorcycle gangs, we FEATURE Emma Davidson Tribbs. Emma is a Senior State Legislative Manager at Everytown for Gun Safety, developing directing and implementing state legislative, ballot initiative, and other campaigns in select states to encourage gun violence prevention. She has been featured by State and Post Courier, as we as ABC, NBC and FOX.
Featured Expert
Audrey Young
Washington National Tax Director
McGladrey, LLP
For interviews on Maryland's income tax.
After the Supreme Court ruled Maryland's income tax law unconstitutional, we FEATURE Audrey Young, the Washington National Tax Director for McGladrey, LLP. She has been an estates and trusts and tax attorney for 14 years and concentrates in the areas of estates and trusts and gifts and individual income tax issues. Her media experience includes the New York Times, Durham Morning Herald, Washington Monthly, and the Chicago Tribune.
Featured Expert
Madeline Di Nonno
CEO
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and See Jane
For interviews on cannes film festival.
Following reports that women were turned away from a screening at Cannes Film Festival for wearing flats instead of heels, we FEATURE Madeline Di Nonno. She is the Chief Executive Officer of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the only research based non-profit working with the entertainment and media community to improve gender diversity in children's entertainment through cutting-edge research, education and advocacy programs. She has over thirty years of executive leadership experience in the entertainment, non-profit, digital media and consumer packaged goods industries. Her media experiences include Variety, Hollywood Reporter,Huffington Post, Kidscreen, Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, and Wired Magazine.
Featured Expert
Sarah Granger
Head of Content & Editorial (Editorial Director)
Hunters
For interviews on cybersecurity.
To comment on the indictment of six Chinese men for "conspiracy to commit economic espionage" in Silicon Valley, we FEATURE Sarah Granger. She founded the Center for Technology, Media & Society, based in Silicon Valley, dedicated to educating, informing and connecting stakeholders around converging topics like transparent e-government, high-tech workplace flexibility, and gender bias online. She also is a Fellow at the Truman National Security Project and co-chairs their cybersecurity expert group. Sarah writes regular online columns at The Huffington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle at SFGate.com and has been featured by ABC, CBS, Good Morning America, the New York Times, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Washington Post.
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Educator/CoFounder
South Asian American Policy & Research Institute; House of Jaya
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