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Pictured: Nicole Brener-Schmitz, federal political and field director of International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Alex Skatell, media director for National Republican Senatorial Committee; and Britt McHenry, sports reporter with ABC7 News
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Stars from the 2012 YGL from left: Stephanie Valencia, deputy director with the White House Office of Public Engagement; Holly Thomas, D.C. editor of Refinery29; Nicole Brener-Schmitz, federal political and field director of International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Alex Skatell, media director for National Republican Senatorial Committee; and Britt McHenry, sports reporter with ABC7 News.
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WASHINGTON’S YOUTHFUL -AND-UNDER LEADERS PUSH THE CITY FORWARD WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN POLITICS GOVERNMENT MEDIA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY FASHION THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE LUMINARIES ON OUR LIST
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COLIN & PEYTON Noteable: Founders of a growing custom menswear shop in a town with a dearth of quality men’s fashion. Even better? The haberdashery employs a high-tech 3-D, white-light body scanner to take exact measurements. Colin’s guilty pleasure: The Hunger Games books Favorite app Spotify Little-known fact: He’s been hospitalized twice in foreign countries after encounters with wild animals Peyton’s charity/ cause: Alex’s Lemonade, in memory of his cousin Guilty pleasure: He enjoys shopping more than his wife
STEPHANIE Noteable: A key leader in the White House’s Office of Public Engagement, this former press secretary to Sen. Ken Salazar and Rep. Linda Sanchez heads the administration’s “Champions of Change” and “Community Leaders Briefing Series” — two programs that bring community DEPUTY DIRECTOR WHITE HOUSE leaders to share their concerns OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT and innovative ideas with the White House.Valencia has also worked with the Latino community, and on immigration and housing issues for the OPE. She says the biggest challenge of her job is working against the partisan political culture to bring about changes that will improve people’s lives.The best part of her job is bringing people to the White House who may not have otherwise been able to come. New Year’s resolution: Run a half marathon (she’s currently training for the Rock and Roll) Little-known fact: She was head page during former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial in the Senate
STEPHANIE VALENCIA
ABEER AL OTAIBA Engineer; wife of UAE Ambassador
GRANT ALLEN Vice President, ABB Technology Ventures
MOIRA BAGLEY Communications Director, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
YOUSEF AL OTAIBA Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates
DEVEN ANDERSON Senior Programming Associate, National Coalition on Black Participation
LUCAS R BAIANO Political Filmmaker
JAMES ALEFANTIS Owner, Buck’s Fishing and Camping and Comet Ping Pong ANIELLO ALIOTO Political Director, Progress Now DAVID ALL Owner, David All Group; Publisher, Tweet Watch Report; Executive Director, AMP Summit
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ROSHANAK AMELI-TEHRANI Entrepreneur/Film Producer SAMAN ARBABI Executive Producer/Cocreator, Parazit! RONIT AVNI Founder/Executive Director, Just Vision
Boggs LLP; Co-founder, Night Life Agency Group Inc. AARON BATALION CTO, LivingSocial
BRANDON BANKS Wide Receiver, Washington Redskins
STEPHANIE BAUCUS Vice President of Government Relations/Public Affairs, Perennial Strategy Group
KENDRA BARKOFF Press Secretary to the Vice President of the U.S.
ZENO BAUCUS Senior Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
NATASHA BARRETT Anchor, WJLA-TV
CHAD BAUMAN Director of Communications, Arena Stage
VINODA BASNAYAKE International Associate, Patton
ANNE BLAKEMAN
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VP Sales, Turnberry Tower ASHLEY BOALCH Miss DC 2011 CEDRIC BOBO Vice President, The Carlyle Group J QUINN BRADLEE Author/Filmmaker LESLIE BRADSHAW Co-Founder, JESS3 ERIC BRAVERMAN Partner, McKinsey & Co. GRETA BRAWNER Journal Host and Producer, C-SPAN’s Washington
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PEYTON JENKINS CO-FOUNDER ALTON LANE
SCENE LEADERS: 19 TRENDSETTERS IN ALL THINGS CHIC , TOP TOQUES AND EATS
WILLIAM T BRAWNER JR Washington-based Partner, PUBLIC New York City NICOLE BRENER-SCHMITZ Federal Political and Field Director, International Brotherhood of Teamsters LEE BRENNER Founding Principal, FastFWD Group; Publisher/CoFounder, Hypervocal
EVAN BURFIELD Chairman/Founder, Synteractive DESMOND BUTLER Reporter, Associated Press WILL BYRNE Executive Director, Groundswell NICHOLAS CAMBATA Co-Founder, 8112 Studios
PAMELA BROWN Weekend Anchor, ABC7
ALEJANDRA “ALI” CAMPOVERDI Deputy Director of Hispanic Media, White House
AUSTIN BRYAN Global Account Manager, Pingtone Communications
ZACH CARTER Senior Political Economy Reporter, The Huffington Post
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DAVID CATANESE Senior National Reporter, Politico; Contributor, MSNBC
Adjunct Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Agriculture
CARMELA CLENDENING Manager, Public Affairs & PAC, HP
DREW CHAFETZ CEO/Co-Founder, Love.fútbol
PETER CHERUKURI VP/General Manager, D.C. Bureau, The Huffington Post
MICHAEL COE COO/Executive Vice President, Government Relations, Hawthorn Group L.C.
GLORIA CHAN Executive Director, APA Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) TERESA CHANG International Campaigns Coordinator, U.S.A.S. TOBY CHAUDHURI Political Consultant KEO CHEA
GEORGE CHOPIVSKY III Vice President, Development, Simpson Housing, LP CLARA BRILLEMBOURG CHOPIVSKY Associate, Foley Hoag LLP KARIM CHROBOG Producer, 18th Street Films; Founder, Tangier Pictures
ELBRIDGE COLBY Analyst, CAN JOHN COLLERAN Office of Management and Budget, The White House TIM CONLON Artist JEN CONSALVO
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NICOLE Noteable: As the federal political and field director for
the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, this 28year-old directs the union’s political and field activities around candidate and issue campaigns. Brener-Schmitz, working together with local unions, has a strong say in which congressional candidates the mighty labor group will support financially and organizationally on behalf of its 1.4 million members. With campaigns all across the country and the 24-7 nature of today’s news cycle, she is understandably busy, vetting candidates for federal office and then deciding a plan of action. “You could just never stop working,” she said. But, it’s well worth it. “Knowing that the work I do helps ensure we elect people who will stand up for working families and give them a voice on Capitol Hill” is what she loves most about her job. Favorite Washington spot: The Kennedy Center and Zara Washington: underrated: Metro. It’s clean and efficient, and Recessions’ King Kong drafts Little-known fact: This rare female voice in a male-dominated world was Miss Lewis County 2002, a local Miss America pageant
COO/Co-editor, TECH Cocktail RORY COOPER Director of Communications, The Heritage Foundation PETER CORBETT Founder/CEO, iStrategy Labs RACHEL COTHRAN Public Relations, Corcoran Gallery of Art; Editor, ProjectBeltway.com DANIELLE CRUTCHFIELD Director of Scheduling, Office of the President BEN CUNIS Actor, Synetic Theatre
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MONIQUE CURRIE Forward, Washington Mystics BROOKE DALEY Legal and Policy Counsel, Personal.com KATE DAMON Owner, Kaze Design LINDSEY DAVIDSON Pernod Ricard Brand Development Manager, Republic National Distributing Company BRAD DAYSPRING Communications Director, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.)
NICOLE BRENER-SCHMITZ FEDERAL POLITICAL AND FIELD DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS
TARA DE NICOLAS Executive Director, Fashion for Paws benefiting the Washington Humane Society MICHELLE DESROSIERS Trade Development Director, Möet-Hennessy USA RENAUD DE VIEL CASTEL General Manager,Veolia Environment Inc. ANAIS DE VIEL CASTEL Public Relations/ Fashion Consultant LAURENT DESBOIS Correspondent, France 2 Television
NICHOLE DEVOLITES President/CEO, Conversa Group
Editor, UrbanDaddy DC
RICH DINNING General Manager, Tysons Galleria
BEN DUNHAM Environmental Advisor, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
MICHAEL DOVE Co-founder/Artistic Director, The Forum Theatre
JOSH EARNEST Deputy Press Secretary, The White House
MARK DRAPEAU Director of Innovative Social Engagement, Microsoft
JON EDWARDS Senior Consultant, Blue Canopy
JOSHUA DUBOIS Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships JEFF DUFOUR
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JULIA EISMAN New Media Communications Director, HHS EBONG EKA President, Ericorp Consulting, Inc. LISA ELLMAN
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THE CAPITOL GANG: 52 ACES FROM THE HILL TO THE WHITE HOUSE HALLS
SEBASTIAN Noteable: The son of a “successful diplomat” and a “brilliant engi-
neer,” Rivera studied economics in his native Guatemala and the People’s Republic of China before settling on a successful career in mortgage banking — where his greatest pleasure is “driving through a neighborhood and realizing that many of the families are living there because I helped them finance their dream.” Washington: overrated: The cupcake wars Guilty pleasure: An enormous Saturday morning breakfast Little-known fact: He plays piano; favorite composers are Chopin and Rachmaninoff
LAURENT
SEBASTIAN RIVERA SENIOR LOAN OFFICER POTOMAC MORTGAGE GROUP
LAURENT DESBOIS CORRESPONDENT FRANCE TELEVISION
Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice RONAN FARROW Special Adviser, Global Youth Issues, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton JON FAVREAU Director of Speechwriting, White House Office of Communications
KAITLYN FERRARA Marketing Manager, W Washington D.C. ADAM FRANKEL Senior Presidential Speechwriter, White House Office of Communications EDDIE FREDERICK President/Co-Founder, LivingSocial
SARAH FEINBERG Communications Strategy, Bloomberg News
DAVID JOHN FRENKIL Energy Attorney,Van Ness Feldman Law
ABBY FENTON Director of Community Relations, WJLA/TBD TV
MATTHEW GARDINER Associate Artistic Director, Signature Theatre
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PATRICK GAVIN Staff Writer, Politico FLETCHER GILL Vice President, Montview Realty Advisors MARK GILLESPIE Artistic Manager,YOA Orchestra of the Americas
Noteable: His name is synonymous with coverage of the U.S. political scene for millions of TV viewers in France whether he’s reporting on the latest fractious presidential debate or trying — so far unsuccessfully — to get Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to speak French. Favorite Washington spot: His own place since he travels so often Charity/cause: Reporters Without Borders in honor of his colleague who was killed while covering a story Guilty pleasure: His vast sneaker collection Little-known fact: He was a junior karate champion in his native province of Brittany
NBC Washington; Blogger LORI GRAHAM Founder, Lori Graham Design ELIZA GRAY Reporter, The New Republic
FRANK GRUBER Founder/CEO, TechCocktail
JONICE GRAY TUCKER Partner, BuckleySandler
KRISTIN GUITER Vice President of Communications and Marketing, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
SHANA GLICKFIELD Partner, Beekeeper Group
ADAM GREEN Co-Founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee
BECCA GLOVER WATKINS Deputy Press Secretary, Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA)
MORGAN GREENHOUSE Founder, The verdeHOUSE LLC
ANGIE GOFF Weekend Morning Anchor,
KATE MARIE GRINOLD Global Shaper, World Economic Forum
RYAN GRIM Washington Bureau Chief, The Huffington Post
ERIKA GUTIERREZ Founder/President, epgPR, LLC CARLOS GUTIERREZ JR Human Rights Activist DANNIA HAKKI
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JESSE & LESLIE Noteable: The founding duo
LAUREN HICKEY
behind JESS3, the nationally recognized digital creative agency with a roster of clients that includes Facebook, the Washington Post, Nike, C-SPAN and Google. Jesse and Leslie are the creative force behind “The Zen of Steve Jobs,” a comic book created in partnership with Forbes honoring the tech legend. His New Year’s resolution: To honor his vegan mom by working out and eating more veggies Her motto: “Always maintain grace under fire, which also happens to be a popular mid-90s TV show.”
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST STATE DEPARTMENT
JESSE THOMAS CO-FOUNDER JESS
LAUREN Noteable: The 24-year-old Georgetown grad is well on her way to becoming a veteran politico; she just finished a few-year stint working for Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) before joining the Secretary of State’s team. Pageturner: “There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America,” Philip Dray A.M. Must Read: Politico’s Playbook and Morning Score
Co-Founder, MoKi Media BLAKE HALL CEO, Troopswap ROY HELU Running Back, Washington Redskins LAUREN HICKEY Public Affairs Specialist, State Department FRANCIS HOANG Partner, Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC; President, MAG Defense Services LLC HAYS HOLLADAY Musician, Bluebrain
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JOB CREATORS: 26 BUSINESS BIGWIGS AND TOP TECHIES OF TOMORROW
RYAN HOLLADAY Musician, Bluebrain
Director, Specialty Media/ LGBT, White House
ALEX HORNBROOK Director of Scheduling for the Vice President of the U.S.
PEYTON JENKINS Co-Founder, Alton Lane
KAMBIZ HOSSEINI Host/Writer, Parazit!
KIERRA JOHNSON Executive Director, Choice USA
Human Rights Campaign; DJ
Health Information Center
SAM KASS Assistant, White House Chef; Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Food Initiatives
CARINE KREIWIC Owner, Carine’s Bridal Atelier
CODY STEPHEN KEENAN Presidential Speechwriter
WIN HUFFMAN President, Capital Club
KATHERINE KALLINIS Co-Founder, Georgetown Cupcake
COLIN HUNTER Co-Owner, Alton Lane
GOLDY KAMALI Founder/CEO, FedScoop
DUNCAN HUNTER Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Calif.)
OLIVIER KAMANDA Associate, White and Case
EZRA KLEIN Reporter/Columnist, The Washington Post
CASSIDY KARAKORN Associate Marketing Director,
ERIKKA KNUTI Communications Director,
SHIN INOUYE
LINDSAY KIN Executive Director of Business Development, Luke’s Wings
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MATTHEW KROENIG Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations JACKIE KUCINICH Reporter, USA Today ANNA LEFER KUHN Executive Director, Arca Foundation MARIA TERESA KUMAR Founding Executive Director,Voto Latino HILDY KURYK
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LESLIE BRADSHAW CO-FOUNDER JESS
ORA NWABUEZE OWNER THE DUNES LLC
ORA
Noteable: An entrepreneur and cor-
porate scenester is founder of the Dunes, a gallery and performance space that is raising the bar on cool in Columbia Heights Littleknown fact: He’s a former lawyer and investment banker who grew up wanting to be a jazz guitarist Page-turner: Lately, a lot of contracts, leases and blueprints
Finance Director, Democratic National Committee ABA KWAWU President, The ABA Agency CHRISTINA LAGDAMEO Deputy Director, White House Initiatives on AAPIs SOPHIE LAMONTAGNE Co-Founder, Georgetown Cupcake SARA LANGE Special Events Manager, National Children’s Museum MATT LAUER Partner, Qorvis
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Communications LLC BECKY LEE Executive Director/ Founder, Becky’s Fund EDDIE LEE Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement AAPI Outreach PUM LEFEBURE Co-founding Partner/Creative Director, Design Army JAKE LEFEBURE CEO/Co-Founder, Design Army SVETLANA LEGETIC Founder, BrightestYoungThings
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JEFF LERNER Political Director, Democratic National Committee RACHEL LERNER Vice President, J Street Education Fund ALEXIS LEVINE Founder, Savvy Media PAUL LINDSAY Communications Director, National Republican Congressional Committee KIRSTEN LODAL Co-Founder/CEO, LIFT ALLISON LONG HARDY
Artist
Democratic National Committee
RAFAEL MENDES LOUREIRO Foreign Associate, Hogan & Hartson LLC
SARAH MARGON Associate Director, Center for American Progress
ANNIE LOWREY Economic Policy Correspondent, The New York Times
VIOLETTA MARKELOU Photographer/Visual Artist
RUFUS LUSK Partner/Producer/Director, Cowboy Bear Ninja Productions DANA MANATOS Vice President of Operations, Edward Marc Chocalatier TOM MANATOS Senior Advisor to the Chairman,
KOURI MARSHALL Director, Obama for America Washington, D.C. LINDSAY MASK Principal, Global Vision Communications JACLYN MASON Owner, Charm Georgetown ALYSSA MASTROMONACO
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THE MODERN MEDIA ELITE: 44 HEADLINERS FROM FRONT PAGE READS TO PRIME TIME LEADS
DAVID JOHN Noteable: This legal eagle is at the center of the
debate on renewable energy. He is often asked to speak at various conferences, consulted by legislators and private companies and has written extensively on cleantech and government energy financing for publications here and abroad. But it’s not all work all the time. Before law school, Frenkil pitched for a professional baseball team in Antwerp, Belgium. iPhone/ Blackberry: iPhone for this lawyer Wash-
DAVID JOHN FRENKIL ENERGY ATTORNEY VAN NESS FELDMAN
ington: underrated:
The city’s entrepreneurial community Favorite app: MapMyTracks
ARASH Noteable: is part
Deputy Chief of Staff, White House
Founder/President/CEO, McKenna & Associates
MARIKA MEYER Marika Meyer Interiors
SOMMER MATHIS Editor, Atlantic Cities
KATE MICHAEL President, K Street Kate, LLC
SETH MCCLELLAND Co-Owner, One Lounge
PARAG MEHTA Special Assistant to the Director, OFCCP, U.S. Department of Labor
AMBER MCDONALD Associate, Baker & Miller; Founder, The Kindness Collective
SPIKE MENDELSOHN Restaurateur, Good Stuff Eatery/We, the Pizza
TOMMY MCFLY DJ/Radio Host, 94.7 Fresh FM
ALICIA MENENDEZ Senior Advisor, New Democratic Network
BRITT MCHENRY Sports Reporter, WJLA-TV ABC 7 ANDREW J MCKENNA
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ELAINE MENSAH Founder and Fashion Director, SVELTE LLC;
ARASH SHIRAZI
Rag and Bone FOUNDER/PRESIDENT ambassador, part BULLITT BOOKINGS music indusAGENCY try mogul and all entrepreneur. Shirazi, who immigrated to the U.S. from Iran has risen through the ranks of the music scene as the co-founder of Bullitt agency, a D.C. and Barcelona based booking agency for djs and musicians. Page-turner? Decoded” by Jay Z and “How to Speak Money” by Ali Velshi & Christine Romans.
JEFF MILLS Executive Director of Food Service, D.C. Public Schools DIANA MINSHALL Agent, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty NAVROOP MITER CEO/Co-Founder, Gryphn LISA MORALES-HELLEBO Founder, Shopsy DAVID MUSE
Artistic Director, Studio Theatre DEEJAY NEEKOLA DJ/Music Producer
MAGGIE O’NEILL Owner, O’Neill Studios LLC
JARED NELSON Company Dancer, The Washington Ballet KONRAD NG Asian Pacific American Program Director, Smithsonian PAUL NITZE Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland ANDREW NOYES Manager, Public Policy Communications, Facebook
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ORA NWABUEZE Owner, The Dunes LLC
CARLOS ODIO Director of Special Projects, New Organizing Institute ANNE OLAIMEY Director of Office of Business Liaison, U.S. Department of Commerce BRIAN ORAKPO Defensive End, Washington Redskins ALEX OVECHKIN
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AFSHIN Noteable: The seasoned traveler, lauded author of “Soul of Iran” and Middle East scholar is regarded the world over for his thoughts on geo-politics and economics. He regularly appears on CNN, NPR and the BBC. Buzz word: Arab Spring: the former Washington Post and Reuters journalist is now studying the aftermath and implication of the modern revolution. Little-known fact: “I’m too old to be on any ‘young’ list”
AFSHIN MOLAVI CO-DIRECTOR WORLD ECONOMY ROUND TABLE
HOLLY THOMAS DC EDITOR REFINERY
HOLLY Noteable: She’s the Washington D.C. editor of Refinery29, a global platform for discovering and celebrating personal style. She was previously a fashion and lifestyle columnist for the Washington Post for seven years. Over-achiever alert: She’s also the cofounder of Butler & Claypool, a vintage retail and design collective based in Washington Personal style: Vintage-inspired, curated and boy-meetsgirl Animal lover: She plans to adopt a retired racing greyhound (or two!) soon.
NHL Left Wing, Washington Capitals; Founder, Crazy Eights CHARLIE PARET Co-founder, Paxton Stuart LLC DAN PFEIFFER Communications Director, The White House MACON PHILLIPS Director of New Media, White House Office of Communications
MICHAEL LEE POPE Author/Reporter, National Public Radio DREW PORTERFIELD Curator/Director, LongView Gallery JEN PSAKI Senior VP/Managing director, Global Strategy Group
ERICH PICA President, Friends of the Earth
BEN QUAYLE Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Ariz.)
ADA POLLA Founder and CEO, Alchimie Forever
GAUTAM RAGHAVAN LGBT Liaison, White House Office of Public Engagement
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OSCAR RAMIREZ Principal, Podesta Group STEVE RESSLER Founder/President, GovLoop BEN RHODES Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, White House KAREN RICHARDSON Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement SEBASTIAN RIVERA Senior Loan Officer, Potomac Mortgage Group JOSEPH E ROBERT III
Board of Directors, Fight for Children; Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Executive Director, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
NICOLE RODGERS President, Role/Reboot
DJ SAUL Vice President of New Ventures, iStrategyLabs
LUKE RUSSERT News Correspondent, NBC/MSNBC
LEO SCHMID Editor, Thrillist
KARIM SADJADPOUR Associate, Carnegie Endowment VICTOR SANCHEZ President, U.S. Student Association JAYNE SANDMAN Director, BrandLinkDC MICHAEL SAPIENZA
TAYLOR SCHLETTE Marketing Assistant, South Moon Under AARON SCHOCK Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Ill.) JOHN SCHRIFFEN Reporter, WRC/NBC-4
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BRITT MCHENRY Noteable: The self-proclaimed high school nerd-turned-out-
and-about sports reporter at WJLA/ABC 7. At 25, the former D1 soccer player is poised to take M.V.P. in female sportscasting. Favorite Washington spot: The WJLA/ABC-7 suite at Nationals Park where she’ll chow down on some Ben’s Chili Bowl cheese fries and watch the game (“It’s the best view of the park.”)
LUCAS R. BAIANO
BRITT MCHENRY
Noteable: Award-winning politi-
cal wunderkind; he’s responsible for the most trafficked political YouTube videos in 2011, a year that also brought profiles of the 23-year-old in Time, Variety and Details magazines as well as the Wall Street Journal, just to name a few. Famous fan: Stephen Colbert did an eight-minute opening fanfare segment on Lucas’s work Word on the street: He’s been called the “Michael Bay of politics.”
NIKKI SCHWAB Yeas & Nays Columnist, Washington Examiner
MUNA SHIKAKI Correspondent, Al Arabiya
SHELDON SCOTT General Manager, Marvin
ARASH SHIRAZI Founder/President, Bullitt Bookings
RACHEL SERGI Beverage Director, Jack Rose
CYNEE SIMPSON Reporter, WJLA/ABC-7
RAJIV SHAH Director, USAID
NICOLE SIOBAL Founder/Product Manager, New Media Strategies
NICK SHAPIRO Special Assistant to the Homeland Security Advisor RENEE SHARROW Director of Public Relations, Park Hyatt Washington
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ALEX SKATELL Media Director, National Republican Senatorial Committee AMOS SNEAD Principal, Story Partners
SPORTS REPORTER WJLA-TV ABC
LUCAS R BAIANO POLITICAL FILMMAKER
NORA SOMMERKAMP Model; Guest Relations Manager, Jefferson Hotel
Sally Steponkus Interiors
D.C. Editor, Refinery29
KARTI SUBRAMANIAN Co-Founder,Vera Solutions
JESSE THOMAS Founder/CEO, JESS3
DOUGLAS SONDERS Co-founder, 8112 Studios; Photographer
QUBAD J TALABANI Representative to the U.S., Kurdistan Regional Government
AURETA THOMOLLARI President, D&A Luxury Consulting
PAMELA SORENSEN Founder, Pamela’s Punch
KATHERINE TARBOX Senior Editor, Realtor Magazine
MICHAEL STEEL Press Secretary, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio)
ASHLEY TAYLOR Marketing, Sales & Operations Manager, Washington Fine Properties
SAM STEIN Political Reporter, The Huffington Post SALLY STEPONKUS
JOSIE TAYLOR President, The Madison HOLLY THOMAS
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JOHN THORNLEY Lead Singer, US Royalty PAUL THORNLEY Guitarist, US Royalty ERIN THORNTON Global Policy Director, ONE SCOTT THUMAN Anchor/Reporter, WJLA/ABC-7
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POWER PLAYERS: 86 NEW FACES FROM WASHINGTON’S ROSTER OF HEAVY-HITTERS
ALEX SKATELL Noteable: At 25, he’s respon-
sible for the production of all Web, video and print advertising on behalf of U.S. Senate candidates — overseeing a multimillion dollar budget. Little-known fact: He worked in construction during summer breaks in college, fully intending to enter the field after graduation Charity/cause: Susan G. Komen Foundation; he lost his mother to cancer while in high school and she was involved with SGK even before her diagnosis. Guilty pleasure: Reality TV
ALEX SKATELL MEDIA DIRECTOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE
YGL ALUMS 2012 Huma Abedin ¹ Amy Baier ¹ Greg ELLIOT TOTAH Executive Vice President, The Oxbridge Group
JON WARD Senior Political Reporter, Huffington Post
STEPHANIE VALENCIA Deputy Director, WH OPE
WILLIAM “PEPPER” WATKINS Special Projects Manager, The National Trust for Historic Preservation
OMAR VARGAS Executive Director of Global Policy/Government Affairs, PepsiCo. TOMMY VIETOR Press Secretary, National Security Council AMELIA WANG Chief of Staff, Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.)
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ANDRE WELLS Founder, Events by Andre Wells CHRISTINA WILKIE Staff Reporter, Huffington Post ERICA WILLIAMS Senior Strategist, Citizen Engagement Lab JESSICA WRIGHT
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Director of Scheduling, The White House URI ZAKI Director, B’Tselem USA KATHARINE ZALESKI Executive Producer/Head of Digital News Products, The Washington Post RYAN ZIMMERMAN Third Baseman, Washington Nationals
Behrman ¹ Meghan Blair ¹ Michael Bloom ¹ Robert “Bo” Blair Erinn “Ebs” Burnough ¹ Sarah Cannova ¹ John G. Cecchi Chris Cooley ¹ Alexandra Cousteau ¹ Philippe Cousteau Jr. Lindsay Czarniak ¹ Nathan Daschle ¹ Jill Daschle ¹ Raymond “Tripp” Donnelly III ¹ Amy Donnelly ¹ Ross Douthat ¹ Cate Edwards ¹ Carolina Furukrona ¹ Dean Garfield ¹ Robert “Bo” Garza ¹ Chuck Ghoorah ¹ John Goodwin ¹ Garre Graff Mae Haney Grennan ¹ Heather A. Higginbo om ¹ Joseph P. Ireland III ¹ Sassy Jacobs ¹ Brian Komar ¹ Sherri Kraham Marne Levine ¹ Carrie Marrio ¹ David Marrio ¹ Maggie Michael ¹ Eduardo Morales ¹ Ross Mueller ¹ Norah O’Donnell Omar Popal ¹ Christy Schlesinger ¹ Christina Sevilla ¹ Ali Shirazinia ¹ Heath Shuler ¹ Thomas Snedeker ¹ In memory of Josh Thomas ¹ Jessy Tolkan ¹ Geoffrey Tracy ¹ Paul Wharton Amal Zaari
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