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Terry Holt
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Terry Holt has spent the past three decades managing numerous media campaigns both in the government and private sector. He has served as the director of winning political campaigns, and has managed large-scale advocacy efforts such as the Corporate Taskforce on AIDS, the Alliance to Improve Medicare, and Americans for Border and Economic Security. Holt has an extensive background in media and national political campaigns, having served as a media and communication strategist on three presidential campaigns, most recently working as the National Spokesman for Bush-Cheney 2004. He has also served as a Senior Advisor to the Republican National Committee. Holt also enjoys strong ties to Capitol Hill. He is a former spokesperson for current House Republican Leader John Boehner, and was credited by The Wall Street Journal with helping to shape the political and media strategy for Boehner’s surprising and successful campaign for House Majority Leader in 2006. From 2001 to 2003, Holt served as Communications Director for then-House Majority Leader Richard Armey, and he previously served as Communications Director for the House Budget Committee. Over the years, Holt has worked with many top political officials and business leaders on media training – providing them with tactics and strategies to improve their media appearances and interviews. His experience has made him a sought-after political analyst who is frequently quoted in national newspapers and magazines. In addition, Holt has been a fixture on numerous cable news programs. In 2005, he served as a frequent guest host on CNN’s “Crossfire,” engaging key political figures in debates about the issues of the day. He has also been a frequent guest on Fox’s “Big Story,” MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country” and CNN’s “Situation Room.” Trent Duffy
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Trent Duffy has nearly twenty years of experience in media relations, strategic communications and public affairs, and has served in top positions in both the White House and on Capitol Hill. In addition to his government experience, he has provided media and strategic council to a client list that includes the National Automobile Dealers Association, Bracewell Giuliani, LLP, the Natural Products Association, and Oldaker, Biden & Belair, among others. Duffy served in the White House for four years, most recently as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary. In that role, he worked as a spokesperson and media strategist on numerous public policy issues, including: economic policy, energy, health care, homeland security, telecommunications, taxes and trade. Prior to that, Duffy served as Communications Director for the White House Office of Management and Budget. There, he developed and led government-wide communications strategies for the President’s 2003 and 2004 budget, and was heavily involved in promoting the President’s economic program, and the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Duffy also has extensive experience on Capitol Hill. As Communications Director for the powerful House Ways & Means Committee, he developed a strong policy background and an ability to understand, translate and persuasively advocate on highly technical issues such as tax and trade policy, Medicare and Social Security. In 2001, Duffy served as Press Secretary for the Republican National Committee. He has also worked as Communications Director for Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) and Legislative Aide to Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY). In 1997, he was a spokesperson for New Jersey Governor Christie Todd Whitman’s successful re-election campaign. Duffy has also worked as Assistant Manager for Federal Affairs at Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international engineering consulting firm. Reporters still frequently seek Duffy’s views on current political news. U.S. News and World Report said he “easily gave the best quotes out of the West Wing during his three years,” and that “reporters like him because he was knowledgeable on tricky and technical issues... he was also honestly blunt.” Duffy has been a guest on Fox News Channel, MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,” CNN’s “American Morning,” and C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Jim Morrell
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Jim Morrell has more than twelve years of political and communications experience spanning political campaigns, Capitol Hill and the White House. Over the course of his career, he has provided strategic communications advice to many top Republican officials including Speaker Dennis Hastert, Rob Portman, Deborah Pryce and Tom DeLay. He is also an accomplished writer, having written speeches and ghost written op-eds for many leading government officials. In 2006, Morrell served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the House Republican Conference under then-Chair Deborah Pryce (R-OH), where he oversaw all of the Conference’s public communications operations. Prior to joining the Conference, he worked at Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a public affairs firm based in Washington, D.C. There, he crafted crisis communications plans, entailing both media and lobbying strategies, for numerous clients including “Fortune 500” companies. Morrell previously served as Spokesperson in the White House Office of Media Affairs. In that capacity, he was the principle White House spokesperson for media outlets in fourteen states, including the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. In 2000, Morrell worked as a writer for the Bush-Cheney campaign in Austin, Texas where he handled Rapid Response. Morrell has worked in numerous capacities on Capitol Hill. He was Communications Director for then-Congressman Rob Portman (R-OH), where he worked extensively on tax and pension issues. Morrell also served as Speechwriter for House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). He began his career in the office of then-Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-TX), eventually serving as Senior Legislative Aide. Chad Kolton
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With more than a dozen years of experience in the public and private sectors, Chad Kolton has established an expertise in developing public relations strategies that successfully influence policymaking and effectively respond to crises at the global, national and regional levels. As a spokesperson, he has been quoted in nearly every major media outlet in the country and has created and placed opinion content in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. Kolton has extensive experience in providing executive-level public relations counsel, and in implementing comprehensive media strategies. He has headed the public affairs offices for both the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In both positions, he was tasked with developing communications strategies with international implications and directing national crisis response communications. Kolton has served as the Press Secretary for the White House Office of Management and budget. In this role, he created and articulated messages to support Administration initiatives on fiscal and tax policy as well as federal regulations. In the private sector, Kolton established and developed a successful strategic communications practice at Cassidy & Associates, a public affairs firm based in Washington, D.C. While at the firm, Kolton worked with corporate, political and government clients to develop strategic public relations and crisis communications plans. His work encompassed a broad range of issues, including biotechnology, regulatory oversight, international affairs and homeland security. Kolton began his career on Capitol Hill as Deputy Press Secretary for the House Republican Conference under its then-Chair, Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), the current Republican Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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