About

K. Dane Snowden is Chief of Staff of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association where he oversees the Association's day-to-day operations.

Jessica Lee is a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management.

Neil Starkey previously worked in the tech industry, holding leadership roles for 12 years in the development of now widely-used open standards for teleconferencing and multimedia communications in the International Telecommunications Union and the International Standards Organization. Neil is an active philanthropist who is dedicated to youth-related issues.

Billy Fettweis, is the Development Director for Horton’s Kids, a community-based organization that serves children living in an isolated neighborhood in Washington, DC’s Ward 8. He previously worked at the Children’s Law Center and Parkinson’s Action Network

Tony Anderson is a partner at Thompson Coburn LLP and practices primarily in the area of administrative law with particular emphasis in public transit, transportation project development and financing, transportation labor, and disability matters.

Rob Cogorno recently retired from Subject Matter, a full-service public affairs agency. Rob previously worked as the Floor Director to Representative Steny Hoyer in both his Majority Leader and Democratic Whip offices. In that capacity, Rob oversaw the Leader's floor staff that directs day-to-day legislative activity in the House of Representatives.

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo is the Principal behind Flourish Design, a local DC Lifestyle Management and Private Events Company. Jocko hales from Tempe, Arizona and has been in the DC area for nearly 20 years.

Don Davis is an Employment, Labor & Benefits Associate Attorney in the Washington, DC office of Mintz Levin. He represents and counsels employers in a wide array of workplace-related matters.

Sara LaPorta is a leader with MetaPhase Consulting’s Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Practice. She also leads the company’s community support initiatives.

Lisa is Senior Director of Partnerships and Engagement within the sustainability team at Mars, Incorporated. As the first woman in her family to attend college, she has a distinct passion about education and youth development!

Samantha Master is a black, queer, feminist activist, advocate, and educator. She is the African American Leadership and Engagement Specialist at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She has worked extensively within communities of color to organize and build analyses around LGBT and gender justice issues. She is also a SMYAL youth alumna.

Edward Palmieri serves as Sustainability Policy and Partnerships Director at Facebook. Ed previously served as Associate General Counsel, Privacy at Facebook.

Daniel Penchina is the President of Voices for Progress, a non-profit based in Washington and California that trains and mobilizes philanthropists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and others to advocate in the public interest. He previously worked as a Principal at the Raben Group, a national public affairs and strategic communications firm.

Ari Shapiro serves as host of NPR’s award winning after- noon newsmagazine, All Things Considered. He was previously NPR’s International Correspondent in London, a White House Correspondent during the Barack Obama Administration, and Justice Correspondent during the George W. Bush Administration.

Christopher Wood serves as Executive Director & Co-Founder of the LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute, an organization that encourages the continued adoption and use of cutting-edge, new and emerging technologies by providing information, education and  strategic outreach for LGBT communities.