Brad Fitch is Deputy Director of the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that advises congressional offices on how to improve operations. After working as a radio and television reporter in the mid-1980's, Fitch began working on Capitol Hill in 1988. During his 13 years on Capitol Hill, he served in a variety of positions for four Members of Congress in the House and Senate, including: press secretary, legislative director, and chief of staff. He is also the author of Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress. Fitch has spent 20 years in Washington as a journalist, congressional aide, and consultant. He served as editor of Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide for the 108th Congress and 109th Congress editions. He currently is overseeing a two-year project to improve communications between grassroots organizations and Congress. Less   View all posts

Tim Lordan serves as staff director for the Internet Education Foundation (IEF), a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to educating the public and policy makers about the potential of a decentralized global Internet to promote democracy, communications and commerce. In 1999, Lordan helped develop and launch the GetNetWise "one-click" parental empowerment resource and has since launched the "State of the Net" project designed to measure the success of the Internet -- in cultural, socio-political and economic terms. Less   View all posts