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The PrincipalsDenis Calabrese Denis Calabrese, Founder and Principal - Houston, TexasDenis Calabrese is a communications consultant specializing in strategic planning, governmental affairs consulting, public relations and media relations. Denis has created, planned and managed multi-million dollar advocacy campaigns, and directed communications and public relations programs for extremely high profile business challenges and policy initiatives. He has also developed and managed the strategic, grassroots and public relations elements of sophisticated legislative and regulatory initiatives on the local, state and national levels. Kevin Brannon, Principal - Dallas, TexasKevin Brannon is a veteran strategist who has worked in political campaigns at all levels from county judge to President of the United States. With experience in government, politics and the private sector, he has provided clients with a variety of public affairs, fundraising and political consulting services. Ryan Gravatt, Principal - Austin, TexasRyan Gravatt is an online strategist who specializes in using Web sites, e-mail and search engines to bolster public affairs and public relations campaigns. Mr. Gravatt is recognized as an expert in developing online strategies for crisis communications and grassroots-mobilization planning. Anthony Holm, Principal - Austin, TexasAnthony Holm, an attorney by training, has a strong background in political and corporate affairs at the local, state, and federal levels. Anthony advises Fortune 50 corporations, national advocacy groups, and political candidates on strategy and communications, with an emphasis on pro-active media outreach and crisis communications. Anthony devises communications strategies for client implementation and often speaks for the client in the national and regional press. Jill Warren, Principal - Austin, TexasJill Warren is a government affairs consultant and attorney specializing in strategic planning, public policy advocacy, coalition building and strategic communications. She represents health care systems, financial institutions, utilities, technologists, tort reform coalitions, oil and gas interests, and human rights causes at the state and federal level. Matt Welch, Principal - Austin, TexasMatt Welch is veteran public affairs professional with almost 20 years of experience at the local, state and federal level. Welch has been a leader in the Texas tort reform movement and associated political campaigns for the past decade. Prior to joining The Patriot Group, Matt served as the Director of Texans For Lawsuit Reform Political Action Committee (TLR PAC), the political arm of Texans For Lawsuit Reform, where he directed TLR PAC's efforts in over 100 statewide, legislative, and judicial campaigns. Welch has also played an integral role in the historic civil justice reform advocacy efforts in the last five sessions of the Texas Legislature. Marc Levin, General Counsel - Austin, TexasMarc Levin is an attorney, government affairs consultant, and public policy analyst. Levin has advised numerous clients on Texas and federal election laws and has represented corporations, associations, and individuals before federal and state courts, the Internal Revenue Service, state agencies, the Texas Legislature, and the Austin City Council. An expert on criminal justice, he has published dozens of studies, reports, and articles on criminal laws affecting businesses and individuals. Haley Cornyn, Executive Assistant - Austin, TexasHaley Cornyn joined The Patriot Group after working as a litigation paralegal in the Washington, DC office of Bracewell & Giuliani. She has also worked in marketing and communications for El Grupo Prisa in Madrid, Spain and Red Bull North America, Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a 2005 graduate of The Colorado College with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and a minor in Spanish. Brad Jackson, Associate - Austin, TexasBrad Jackson is an Internet strategist and political operative with local and statewide campaign experience. Prior to joining the Patriot Group, Brad worked as a Project Manager at Quicksilver Internet Solutions, where he helped numerous political campaigns and small businesses develop and execute effective online strategies. Brad has served as the Deputy to the Political and Organizational Director for U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s 2002 campaign, and as Political and Organizational Director for Railroad Committee Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones. Brad also spent several years in Washington, D.C., where he worked on healthcare policy, homeland security and appropriations for Senator Cornyn. Jeff Emanuel, Associate - Austin, TexasJeff Emanuel is a New Media expert and experienced internet strategist, as well as a professional writer, editor, and award-winning combat journalist. Emanuel served in the U.S. Air Force from 1999-2004 as a Tactical Air Controller, serving in Iraq in 2003 as a member of a Joint Special Operations unit. In 2007, he returned to Iraq as an embedded reporter, working on the front lines in Baghdad, Samarra, and elsewhere. His reporting from the front earned him a Pulitzer nomination, as well as a comparison to legendary World War II reporter Ernie Pyle by talk radio icon Paul Harvey. Ash Wright, Associate - Dallas, TexasAsh Wright has experience with running candidate campaigns at a statewide and local level. Prior to joining The Patriot Group, Ash worked as a field director and regional political director for the Republican Party of Texas. Mark Jackson, Project Manager - Austin, TexasMark joins the Patriot Group as a recent graduate of Harvard College with experience in online communications and public policy. He specializes in New Media and social networking. |