Our Team
We are the innovators. The storytellers. We translate the complex into the clear and elegant, the actionable and the compelling.
Maura Colleton Corbett
CEO & Founder
Maura Colleton Corbett is the CEO and Founder of the Glen Echo Group, where she leads the team’s award-winning work in telling the stories of the companies and organizations building the New Economy.
With over two decades of communications, media, public affairs and coalition building experience, Corbett provides strategic counsel to clients faced with the complicated challenges surrounding the shift to the digital, Internet-enabled world, including innovation policy, wireless technologies, broadband deployment and applications, and content-related issues including privacy, security and copyright.
Corbett helps clients translate new technologies and innovations into compelling communications vehicles that resonate with policymakers, press and the public in order to inform forward-looking, successful policies that move the digital economy forward. Corbett brings unique and deep-rooted experience in industry coalition building for a number of high-profile matters, most recently, Net Neutrality, SOPA-PIPA, music licensing, and Wi-Fi. She also has done significant work in mergers and acquisitions within the communications and digital media space.
Corbett is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Public Knowledge, a member of the Center for Democracy and Technology Advisory Council and a Business Advisory Board member for the National Hispanic Media Coalition. She is a frequent speaker and commentator on Internet public policy, coalition building, branding and the media.
Corbett "plays a pivotal role as tech navigates its way through the various regulatory challenges in Washington in coming years" according to The Information, which named her one of "Tech’s Frontline in Washington, D.C." in 2019. She was selected as WWPR's PR Woman of the Year in 2019 and was also named a finalist for CEO of the Year by PR News in 2017 and a Top Woman in PR by PR News in 2014. Corbett received the 2010 Women in Technology Leadership Award for her demonstration of exemplary leadership skills and exceptional results in community-related work, the first WIT award ever for a woman in the public affairs industry. She was recently deemed one of DC Inno's 2016 "50 on Fire" in the Government & Advocacy space.
Corbett lives in Bethesda, MD with her two marvelous daughters and one naughty dog. In a previous life, she used to moonlight as the lead singer in a rock band.
e: mcorbett(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Corbett Named One of Washington's "Most Influential People"
Corbett Featured in "Winners Wisdom" E-book
Leading in the Dark.
WWPR Webinar: Speed Mentoring with WWPR Woman of the Year Maura Corbett
VIDEO: Maura Corbett, 2019 Washington PR Woman of the Year
Corbett Named as Washington PR Woman of the Year
Be the Ball, Danny
Washington, DC: Where Talent is Queen
Corbett Talks Tech & Accountability in Roll Call as Facebook Heads to the Hill
CDT Announces Maura Corbett as Member of 2017-2018 Advisory Council
Huffington Post: "Women in Business Q&A: Maura Corbett"
Corbett Named Finalist for PR Awards’ CEO of the Year
Corbett Named One of DC Inno's 50 on Fire
Office Envy: Glen Echo Group's Artistic Home
5 Lessons From 5 Years
Public Knowledge Welcomes New Members, Chair to Board of Directors
Katie Barr
Executive Vice President & COO
Katie Barr serves as the Glen Echo Group’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, specializing in issue advocacy, message development and coalition building. Barr manages the Glen Echo Group’s Chicago office, where she designs and implements successful public affairs campaigns to strategically position executive teams and emerging technologies in the D.C. market and across the nation.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Barr served as a Director at Qorvis Communications where she represented clients specializing in public relations, grassroots and issue advocacy and social media communications. She also spent time at Trippi & Associates where she learned under the tutelage of one of the nation’s premier political consultants, Joe Trippi, providing multimedia and strategic communications for progressive political, nonprofit and corporate campaigns.
Barr graduated from Brown University with degrees in Political Science and Public Policy and American Institutions. A Chicago native and lifelong Cubs fan, Barr is proudly flying the W in the Windy City, where she serves as a mentor at 1871, Chicago's home for entrepreneurship and technology, and Impact Engine, a Chicago-based venture fund.
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Featured Articles:
Pay it Forward: Women Need Other Women’s Support
Glen Echo’s Katie Barr Featured in Chicago Inno about one Startup’s Innovative Work
Sweet Home Chicago: Glen Echo Group Expands to Chicago as Innovation Drives Midwest Economic Growth
Communications and Public Affairs Firm Glen Echo Group Promotes Three
Amy Schatz
Senior Vice President
Amy Schatz serves as a Senior Vice President at the Glen Echo Group. She helps clients with media outreach, strategic communications planning and content creation.
Before joining Glen Echo Group, Amy served as Vice President of Media Affairs at USTelecom, a trade association representing broadband providers and equipment makers. A veteran journalist with more than 15 years experience, Amy served as an editor at Politico, tech news site Recode and spent more than a decade as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
Amy grew up in central Indiana and received a B.S. in Music and Journalism from Indiana University. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She lives in Alexandria, where she spends most weekends chasing after her young daughter and their cockapoo puppy.
e: aschatz(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Communications Disruption: Keep Up or Catch Up
New Year News
Glen Echo Group Adds Powerhouse Media Veteran Amy Schatz; Promotes Creative Lead, Catherine Dillingham
Catherine Dillingham
Senior Director
Catherine Dillingham, known to most as ‘Wren,’ serves as one of the Glen Echo Group’s senior directors, specializing in branding and content creation.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Wren served as a senior creative content manager at the Internet Association, where she led social media efforts, managed the creation of visual and video assets and aided in organizing strategic, issue-based campaigns. In her spare time, she can be found painting murals or creating chalk art.
Wren graduated from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities before getting her degree in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina.
e: cdillingham(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds Powerhouse Media Veteran Amy Schatz; Promotes Creative Lead, Catherine Dillingham
Glen Echo Group Deepens Creative Bench, Adds Wren Dillingham to Growing Team
Maura Colleton Corbett
CEO & Founder
Maura Colleton Corbett is the CEO and Founder of the Glen Echo Group, where she leads the team’s award-winning work in telling the stories of the companies and organizations building the New Economy.
With over two decades of communications, media, public affairs and coalition building experience, Corbett provides strategic counsel to clients faced with the complicated challenges surrounding the shift to the digital, Internet-enabled world, including innovation policy, wireless technologies, broadband deployment and applications, and content-related issues including privacy, security and copyright.
Corbett helps clients translate new technologies and innovations into compelling communications vehicles that resonate with policymakers, press and the public in order to inform forward-looking, successful policies that move the digital economy forward. Corbett brings unique and deep-rooted experience in industry coalition building for a number of high-profile matters, most recently, Net Neutrality, SOPA-PIPA, music licensing, and Wi-Fi. She also has done significant work in mergers and acquisitions within the communications and digital media space.
Corbett is Chairman of the Board of Directors for Public Knowledge, a member of the Center for Democracy and Technology Advisory Council and a Business Advisory Board member for the National Hispanic Media Coalition. She is a frequent speaker and commentator on Internet public policy, coalition building, branding and the media.
Corbett "plays a pivotal role as tech navigates its way through the various regulatory challenges in Washington in coming years" according to The Information, which named her one of "Tech’s Frontline in Washington, D.C." in 2019. She was selected as WWPR's PR Woman of the Year in 2019 and was also named a finalist for CEO of the Year by PR News in 2017 and a Top Woman in PR by PR News in 2014. Corbett received the 2010 Women in Technology Leadership Award for her demonstration of exemplary leadership skills and exceptional results in community-related work, the first WIT award ever for a woman in the public affairs industry. She was recently deemed one of DC Inno's 2016 "50 on Fire" in the Government & Advocacy space.
Corbett lives in Bethesda, MD with her two marvelous daughters and one naughty dog. In a previous life, she used to moonlight as the lead singer in a rock band.
e: mcorbett(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Corbett Named One of Washington's "Most Influential People"
Corbett Featured in "Winners Wisdom" E-book
Leading in the Dark.
WWPR Webinar: Speed Mentoring with WWPR Woman of the Year Maura Corbett
VIDEO: Maura Corbett, 2019 Washington PR Woman of the Year
Corbett Named as Washington PR Woman of the Year
Be the Ball, Danny
Washington, DC: Where Talent is Queen
Corbett Talks Tech & Accountability in Roll Call as Facebook Heads to the Hill
CDT Announces Maura Corbett as Member of 2017-2018 Advisory Council
Huffington Post: "Women in Business Q&A: Maura Corbett"
Corbett Named Finalist for PR Awards’ CEO of the Year
Corbett Named One of DC Inno's 50 on Fire
Office Envy: Glen Echo Group's Artistic Home
5 Lessons From 5 Years
Public Knowledge Welcomes New Members, Chair to Board of Directors
Katie Barr
Executive Vice President & COO
Katie Barr serves as the Glen Echo Group’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, specializing in issue advocacy, message development and coalition building. Barr manages the Glen Echo Group’s Chicago office, where she designs and implements successful public affairs campaigns to strategically position executive teams and emerging technologies in the D.C. market and across the nation.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Barr served as a Director at Qorvis Communications where she represented clients specializing in public relations, grassroots and issue advocacy and social media communications. She also spent time at Trippi & Associates where she learned under the tutelage of one of the nation’s premier political consultants, Joe Trippi, providing multimedia and strategic communications for progressive political, nonprofit and corporate campaigns.
Barr graduated from Brown University with degrees in Political Science and Public Policy and American Institutions. A Chicago native and lifelong Cubs fan, Barr is proudly flying the W in the Windy City, where she serves as a mentor at 1871, Chicago's home for entrepreneurship and technology, and Impact Engine, a Chicago-based venture fund.
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Featured Articles:
Pay it Forward: Women Need Other Women’s Support
Glen Echo’s Katie Barr Featured in Chicago Inno about one Startup’s Innovative Work
Sweet Home Chicago: Glen Echo Group Expands to Chicago as Innovation Drives Midwest Economic Growth
Communications and Public Affairs Firm Glen Echo Group Promotes Three
Amy Schatz
Senior Vice President
Amy Schatz serves as a Senior Vice President at the Glen Echo Group. She helps clients with media outreach, strategic communications planning and content creation.
Before joining Glen Echo Group, Amy served as Vice President of Media Affairs at USTelecom, a trade association representing broadband providers and equipment makers. A veteran journalist with more than 15 years experience, Amy served as an editor at Politico, tech news site Recode and spent more than a decade as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
Amy grew up in central Indiana and received a B.S. in Music and Journalism from Indiana University. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She lives in Alexandria, where she spends most weekends chasing after her young daughter and their cockapoo puppy.
e: aschatz(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Communications Disruption: Keep Up or Catch Up
New Year News
Glen Echo Group Adds Powerhouse Media Veteran Amy Schatz; Promotes Creative Lead, Catherine Dillingham
Catherine Dillingham
Senior Director
Catherine Dillingham, known to most as ‘Wren,’ serves as one of the Glen Echo Group’s senior directors, specializing in branding and content creation.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Wren served as a senior creative content manager at the Internet Association, where she led social media efforts, managed the creation of visual and video assets and aided in organizing strategic, issue-based campaigns. In her spare time, she can be found painting murals or creating chalk art.
Wren graduated from the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities before getting her degree in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina.
e: cdillingham(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds Powerhouse Media Veteran Amy Schatz; Promotes Creative Lead, Catherine Dillingham
Glen Echo Group Deepens Creative Bench, Adds Wren Dillingham to Growing Team
Anne Keeney
Vice President
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group, Anne worked for AMGA where she managed a diabetes communications campaign that helped improve care for more than one million Americans.
e: akeeney(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Keeney Promoted to Director
Social Media Do’s and Don’t’s for COVID-19
The Top PR Nuggets I Learned in Grad School
New Year News
Glen Echo Group Continues Growth, Adds Three
TJ Chase
Director
As a Director at the Glen Echo Group, TJ uses his extensive skills and experience to support Glen Echo’s creative department, specializing in design, content creation, video and web design and development.
TJ comes to the Glen Echo Group from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), where he served as a designer within the News and Information department and contributed to a number of key projects and initiatives.
TJ currently resides right outside of D.C. in Prince George’s County, MD, where he enjoys music, sports and spending time with family.
e: tjchase(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds EU Tech Veteran Jesse Spector as Senior Director; Promotes Four
Let’s Consider Responsible Innovation
Glen Echo Group Continues to Expand Creative Expertise
Connor Farry
Director
Connor Farry serves as a Director at the Glen Echo Group. He assists a range of technology and cybersecurity clients with press relations, policy research, advocacy and content creation.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group, he worked for a range of PR, media and advocacy organizations. Connor served as a social media director for the U.S. office of an International NGO. He also served as a deputy communications director for an elected official in New York. Additionally, Connor has held positions at the DC-based comms firm Precision Strategies, CBS News and worked as an intern on Capitol Hill.
Connor graduated cum laude from the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication. A native New Yorker, he struggles with being a Mets fan and loves to travel.
e: cfarry(at)glenechogroup.com
Carrie Hutcheson
Senior Associate
Carrie Hutcheson is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists with media relations, policy research and collateral development.
Prior to the Glen Echo Group, Carrie worked in luxury hospitality in downtown DC, where she honed her skills in client services. A native Washingtonian, she has since moved to Chicago.
Carrie graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in Romance Languages and Linguistics in 2014. In her free time, she loves playing with her dog Binny, trying new recipes and scouting out any spot with cheese curds on the menu.
e: chutcheson(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds EU Tech Veteran Jesse Spector as Senior Director; Promotes Four
Anne Keeney
Vice President
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group, Anne worked for AMGA where she managed a diabetes communications campaign that helped improve care for more than one million Americans.
e: akeeney(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Keeney Promoted to Director
Social Media Do’s and Don’t’s for COVID-19
The Top PR Nuggets I Learned in Grad School
New Year News
Glen Echo Group Continues Growth, Adds Three
TJ Chase
Director
As a Director at the Glen Echo Group, TJ uses his extensive skills and experience to support Glen Echo’s creative department, specializing in design, content creation, video and web design and development.
TJ comes to the Glen Echo Group from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), where he served as a designer within the News and Information department and contributed to a number of key projects and initiatives.
TJ currently resides right outside of D.C. in Prince George’s County, MD, where he enjoys music, sports and spending time with family.
e: tjchase(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds EU Tech Veteran Jesse Spector as Senior Director; Promotes Four
Let’s Consider Responsible Innovation
Glen Echo Group Continues to Expand Creative Expertise
Connor Farry
Director
Connor Farry serves as a Director at the Glen Echo Group. He assists a range of technology and cybersecurity clients with press relations, policy research, advocacy and content creation.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group, he worked for a range of PR, media and advocacy organizations. Connor served as a social media director for the U.S. office of an International NGO. He also served as a deputy communications director for an elected official in New York. Additionally, Connor has held positions at the DC-based comms firm Precision Strategies, CBS News and worked as an intern on Capitol Hill.
Connor graduated cum laude from the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication. A native New Yorker, he struggles with being a Mets fan and loves to travel.
e: cfarry(at)glenechogroup.com
Carrie Hutcheson
Senior Associate
Carrie Hutcheson is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists with media relations, policy research and collateral development.
Prior to the Glen Echo Group, Carrie worked in luxury hospitality in downtown DC, where she honed her skills in client services. A native Washingtonian, she has since moved to Chicago.
Carrie graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in Romance Languages and Linguistics in 2014. In her free time, she loves playing with her dog Binny, trying new recipes and scouting out any spot with cheese curds on the menu.
e: chutcheson(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Articles:
Glen Echo Group Adds EU Tech Veteran Jesse Spector as Senior Director; Promotes Four
Miranda Neil
Senior Associate
Miranda Neil is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists a range of technology clients with media relations, policy research, and content development.
Prior to joining Glen Echo Group, Miranda served as a Canvass Director for the Fund for Equality. Additionally, she was a communications intern at the Internet Association where she worked on many internet and tech policy issues.
Miranda graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in International and Area Studies concentrated in Development. She spends her free time playing ultimate frisbee, petting every dog and cheering on her favorite team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
e: mneil(at)glenechogroup.com
Dani Leopold
Director
Dani brings a solid foundation of media relations, crisis communications and social media experience as a Director at Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining the team, Dani was an Account Manager at D.C.-based Subject Matter, where she developed and executed strategic communications and marketing campaigns for security, real estate and economic development clients.
Previously, she held positions with Inkhouse, a public relations firm in Boston, where she worked with clients in the cybersecurity, defense and higher education fields. She’s also worked as a communications intern for the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.
Dani graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in communication, and government and politics. Originally from the Philadelphia area, you can usually find Dani on the salsa dance floor or exploring local trails with her dog Cash.
e: dleopold(at)glenechogroup.com
Brad Williamson
Vice President
As a vice president at the Glen Echo Group, Brad Williamson helps clients meet their organizational and legislative goals through strategic communications planning, executive thought leadership and media relations.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Brad was a director at Pinkston where he used his strategic communications skills to help individuals, corporations and non-profits tell their stories and leverage positive earned and owned media coverage.
While attending the University of Portland, Brad interned for both the Department of State and the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training in Washington, D.C. He also studied at American University as part of their Washington Semester program on international relations.
A native of Massachusetts, Brad is an unabashed life-long Red Sox and Patriots fan. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his family.
e: bwilliamson(at)glenechogroup.com
Lori Jeppe, SHRM-CP
HR Generalist
Lori is the HR generalist at the Glen Echo Group. She wears many hats in her role, from admin and scheduling superhero to cruise director.
Lori is a military spouse and proud mom of two. She has moved too many times to count, but now lives in the D.C. area and has been with the Glen Echo team since 2018. She earned her B.A. in organizational management at Ashford University with an emphasis on education from Northern Arizona University and secured her certification from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP).
When she’s not in the office, Lori enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending theatre shows, and trying new restaurants in the area.
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Miranda Neil
Senior Associate
Miranda Neil is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists a range of technology clients with media relations, policy research, and content development.
Prior to joining Glen Echo Group, Miranda served as a Canvass Director for the Fund for Equality. Additionally, she was a communications intern at the Internet Association where she worked on many internet and tech policy issues.
Miranda graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in International and Area Studies concentrated in Development. She spends her free time playing ultimate frisbee, petting every dog and cheering on her favorite team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
e: mneil(at)glenechogroup.com
Dani Leopold
Director
Dani brings a solid foundation of media relations, crisis communications and social media experience as a Director at Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining the team, Dani was an Account Manager at D.C.-based Subject Matter, where she developed and executed strategic communications and marketing campaigns for security, real estate and economic development clients.
Previously, she held positions with Inkhouse, a public relations firm in Boston, where she worked with clients in the cybersecurity, defense and higher education fields. She’s also worked as a communications intern for the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.
Dani graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in communication, and government and politics. Originally from the Philadelphia area, you can usually find Dani on the salsa dance floor or exploring local trails with her dog Cash.
e: dleopold(at)glenechogroup.com
Brad Williamson
Vice President
As a vice president at the Glen Echo Group, Brad Williamson helps clients meet their organizational and legislative goals through strategic communications planning, executive thought leadership and media relations.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Brad was a director at Pinkston where he used his strategic communications skills to help individuals, corporations and non-profits tell their stories and leverage positive earned and owned media coverage.
While attending the University of Portland, Brad interned for both the Department of State and the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training in Washington, D.C. He also studied at American University as part of their Washington Semester program on international relations.
A native of Massachusetts, Brad is an unabashed life-long Red Sox and Patriots fan. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his family.
e: bwilliamson(at)glenechogroup.com
Lori Jeppe, SHRM-CP
HR Generalist
Lori is the HR generalist at the Glen Echo Group. She wears many hats in her role, from admin and scheduling superhero to cruise director.
Lori is a military spouse and proud mom of two. She has moved too many times to count, but now lives in the D.C. area and has been with the Glen Echo team since 2018. She earned her B.A. in organizational management at Ashford University with an emphasis on education from Northern Arizona University and secured her certification from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP).
When she’s not in the office, Lori enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending theatre shows, and trying new restaurants in the area.
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Lama Mohammed
Senior Associate
Lama Mohammed is a senior associate at the Glen Echo Group. She works on on policy and communications within artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity and the digital divide.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group full-time, Lama served a fellow, building upon her previous policy experience with D.C. government relations firms and the United Nations. She is an active member of the technology policy and socially responsible technology space. She contributed to university research on the intersections of policy, law and technology and won second place in the Internet Policy Foundry’s first policy hackathon.
e: lmohammed(at)glenechogroup.com
Links:
- Decoding the Hype Behind Artificial Intelligence
- Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
- American Privacy: What’s Next for the ADPPA with Sophia Baik - Episode 15 of the Internet Law & Policy Foundry’s Tech Policy Grind Podcast
- Co-Author and Guest Interviewee (page 140) of All Tech is Human’s AI & Human Rights Report
- The Internet is Fragile: Creating a More Inclusive Internet - Episode 4 of the Internet Law & Policy Foundry’s Tech Policy Grind Podcast
Andrea O'Neal
Senior Director
Andrea O’Neal is a senior director with Glen Echo Group. A dedicated and driven communicator, she has experience in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and moving between long-term, big-picture planning to detail-oriented, day-to-day operations.
Previously, Andrea was the senior manager of communications for National Geographic Society’s Impact Programs, elevating projects and partnerships aimed at expanding scientific discoveries, educating the public on the extinction crisis and conserving some of the planet’s last wild places.
Prior to that role, Andrea was an account supervisor on the public affairs & crisis team for Burson Cohn and Wolfe, the third-largest PR agency in the world. As a mid-level executive, Andrea was responsible for specializing in reputation management, and providing strategic counsel for Fortune 100 companies. In times of crisis, she helped with crisis resistance, readiness, response and recovery.
Andrea has experience in positioning executives and campaigns within the Washington, D.C. landscape—particularly through the use of events. She has successfully helped support the media components of strategic communications campaigns for a broad range of global brands, establishing relationships with targeted media and working to place clients into top-tier and local publications. She has an affinity for diversity and inclusion efforts, and has pulled together initiatives to champion minority communities and amplify corporate community work.
A proud ‘Cane alumna, Andrea graduated with a Bachelor of Science in communication from the University of Miami.
e: aoneal(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Hires Joey Battley, Katelin Murray and Andrea O’Neal
Davey McKissick
Vice President
Davey McKissick is a vice president at the Glen Echo Group. He was previously a director at Forbes Tate Partners, where he built national and regional communications and advocacy campaigns on legislative issue priorities for business, nonprofit, advocacy coalition and political organization clients.
e: dmckissick(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
Christopher Shannon
Creative Director
Christopher Shannon joins the Glen Echo Group as creative director, leading the agency’s design and creative team. Previously he led teams at Omnicom agency GMMB as Lead Creative Technologist and served as Creative Director for a set of clients including a wide range of technology companies, progressive policy originations and political candidates.
e: cshannon(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
Lama Mohammed
Senior Associate
Lama Mohammed is a senior associate at the Glen Echo Group. She works on on policy and communications within artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity and the digital divide.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group full-time, Lama served a fellow, building upon her previous policy experience with D.C. government relations firms and the United Nations. She is an active member of the technology policy and socially responsible technology space. She contributed to university research on the intersections of policy, law and technology and won second place in the Internet Policy Foundry’s first policy hackathon.
e: lmohammed(at)glenechogroup.com
Links:
- Decoding the Hype Behind Artificial Intelligence
- Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
- American Privacy: What’s Next for the ADPPA with Sophia Baik - Episode 15 of the Internet Law & Policy Foundry’s Tech Policy Grind Podcast
- Co-Author and Guest Interviewee (page 140) of All Tech is Human’s AI & Human Rights Report
- The Internet is Fragile: Creating a More Inclusive Internet - Episode 4 of the Internet Law & Policy Foundry’s Tech Policy Grind Podcast
Andrea O'Neal
Senior Director
Andrea O’Neal is a senior director with Glen Echo Group. A dedicated and driven communicator, she has experience in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and moving between long-term, big-picture planning to detail-oriented, day-to-day operations.
Previously, Andrea was the senior manager of communications for National Geographic Society’s Impact Programs, elevating projects and partnerships aimed at expanding scientific discoveries, educating the public on the extinction crisis and conserving some of the planet’s last wild places.
Prior to that role, Andrea was an account supervisor on the public affairs & crisis team for Burson Cohn and Wolfe, the third-largest PR agency in the world. As a mid-level executive, Andrea was responsible for specializing in reputation management, and providing strategic counsel for Fortune 100 companies. In times of crisis, she helped with crisis resistance, readiness, response and recovery.
Andrea has experience in positioning executives and campaigns within the Washington, D.C. landscape—particularly through the use of events. She has successfully helped support the media components of strategic communications campaigns for a broad range of global brands, establishing relationships with targeted media and working to place clients into top-tier and local publications. She has an affinity for diversity and inclusion efforts, and has pulled together initiatives to champion minority communities and amplify corporate community work.
A proud ‘Cane alumna, Andrea graduated with a Bachelor of Science in communication from the University of Miami.
e: aoneal(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Hires Joey Battley, Katelin Murray and Andrea O’Neal
Davey McKissick
Vice President
Davey McKissick is a vice president at the Glen Echo Group. He was previously a director at Forbes Tate Partners, where he built national and regional communications and advocacy campaigns on legislative issue priorities for business, nonprofit, advocacy coalition and political organization clients.
e: dmckissick(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
Christopher Shannon
Creative Director
Christopher Shannon joins the Glen Echo Group as creative director, leading the agency’s design and creative team. Previously he led teams at Omnicom agency GMMB as Lead Creative Technologist and served as Creative Director for a set of clients including a wide range of technology companies, progressive policy originations and political candidates.
e: cshannon(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Quickly Growing Glen Echo Group Adds Five to Award-Winning Team
Kieran Henstenburg
Associate
Kieran Henstenburg is an associate at Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group full-time, Kieran was a design fellow with Glen Echo.
Kieran earned a BFA in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, a short hop from his hometown of Washington, D.C. In his spare time, you can catch him building custom keyboards or learning how to rollerskate.
e: khenstenburg(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Adds Ashley Durkin-Rixey and Kieran Henstenburg to Growing Team
Tricia McCleary
Senior Associate
Tricia McCleary is a senior associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists with policy research, media relations and content development.
Before joining, Tricia interned in the House of Representatives, and in nonprofits working in policy and communications. She also held positions at the University of Florida in research and student success, and most recently worked at a health and wellness startup.
Tricia graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors in public relations, a minor in public leadership and a certificate in international communications in 2020. In her free time, you can find her exploring the outdoors, listening to music and trying new restaurants.
e: tmccleary(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Hires Three, Promotes Four
Ashley Durkin-Rixey
Senior Director
As a Senior Director at Glen Echo Group, Ashley Durkin-Rixey uses her extensive experience in media relations and public affairs with technology clients seeking to connect their corporate mission with public policy.
Before joining Glen Echo Group, she was Director of Communications for ACT | The App Association, where she led communications strategy on policy issues affecting small business app developers, such as privacy and security, competition, and intellectual property.
Ashley’s career spans a wide range of experience, including policy communications for the video games industry, autonomous driving, and two U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Ashley holds a B.A. in public relations from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She is a former roller derby player, cool auntie to two nephews, and proud parent of an 8-year-old chiweenie named Carmine.
e: arixey(at)glenechogroup.com
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Glen Echo Group Adds Ashley Durkin-Rixey and Kieran Henstenburg to Growing Team
Tiffany Garcia
Associate
Tiffany Garcia is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She works with a variety of interesting clients involved in the virtual reality, cybersecurity and broadband industries, assisting with policy advocacy, research and media outreach.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group as an Associate, Tiffany worked with the firm as an intern, where her interest in all things tech and tech policy grew. She’s previously worked in many areas of the communications industry including on political campaigns, in newsrooms and on the ground grassroots movements. Before joining GEG, she successfully managed two local political campaigns in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California.
Tiffany graduated from the George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication June 2022. When she’s not at work, you can find Tiffany hiking, biking or reading in her hammock around DC.
e: tgarcia(at)glenechogroup.com
Kieran Henstenburg
Associate
Kieran Henstenburg is an associate at Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group full-time, Kieran was a design fellow with Glen Echo.
Kieran earned a BFA in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, a short hop from his hometown of Washington, D.C. In his spare time, you can catch him building custom keyboards or learning how to rollerskate.
e: khenstenburg(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Adds Ashley Durkin-Rixey and Kieran Henstenburg to Growing Team
Tricia McCleary
Senior Associate
Tricia McCleary is a senior associate at the Glen Echo Group. She assists with policy research, media relations and content development.
Before joining, Tricia interned in the House of Representatives, and in nonprofits working in policy and communications. She also held positions at the University of Florida in research and student success, and most recently worked at a health and wellness startup.
Tricia graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelors in public relations, a minor in public leadership and a certificate in international communications in 2020. In her free time, you can find her exploring the outdoors, listening to music and trying new restaurants.
e: tmccleary(at)glenechogroup.com
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Glen Echo Group Hires Three, Promotes Four
Ashley Durkin-Rixey
Senior Director
As a Senior Director at Glen Echo Group, Ashley Durkin-Rixey uses her extensive experience in media relations and public affairs with technology clients seeking to connect their corporate mission with public policy.
Before joining Glen Echo Group, she was Director of Communications for ACT | The App Association, where she led communications strategy on policy issues affecting small business app developers, such as privacy and security, competition, and intellectual property.
Ashley’s career spans a wide range of experience, including policy communications for the video games industry, autonomous driving, and two U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Ashley holds a B.A. in public relations from West Virginia Wesleyan College. She is a former roller derby player, cool auntie to two nephews, and proud parent of an 8-year-old chiweenie named Carmine.
e: arixey(at)glenechogroup.com
Featured Article:
Glen Echo Group Adds Ashley Durkin-Rixey and Kieran Henstenburg to Growing Team
Tiffany Garcia
Associate
Tiffany Garcia is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group. She works with a variety of interesting clients involved in the virtual reality, cybersecurity and broadband industries, assisting with policy advocacy, research and media outreach.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group as an Associate, Tiffany worked with the firm as an intern, where her interest in all things tech and tech policy grew. She’s previously worked in many areas of the communications industry including on political campaigns, in newsrooms and on the ground grassroots movements. Before joining GEG, she successfully managed two local political campaigns in her hometown of Santa Barbara, California.
Tiffany graduated from the George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication June 2022. When she’s not at work, you can find Tiffany hiking, biking or reading in her hammock around DC.
e: tgarcia(at)glenechogroup.com
Kathryn Porter
Creative Project Manager
Kathryn Porter, or “Kat,” serves as Creative Project Manager at Glen Echo Group. Kat is responsible for overseeing the creative department workflow, streamlining communication, and directing creative deliverables across the agency.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Kat worked at communication agencies in both Washington, D.C., and in Dubai, UAE, in account service and digital project management roles. Kat graduated with a BA in Public Relations & Advertising from Penn State University, and a MEd from George Mason University.
e: kporter(at)glenechogroup.com
Kelsey Besterman
Director
Kelsey Besterman is a Director at Glen Echo Group, bringing deep experience in advocacy and reputation campaigns.
Her background centers on issue advocacy, public affairs, and digital campaigns for clients including nonprofits, coalitions, think tanks, Fortune 500 corporations, trade associations, professional societies in a variety of complex sectors such as technology, agriculture, energy, labor, and healthcare. Her experience spans local, state, national, and international as well as owned, earned, and paid campaigns and initiatives.
Kelsey grew up across the Midwest and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Political Broadcast Journalism from Indiana's DePauw University. She moved to D.C. shortly after college, but recently moved into Virginia's Shenandoah mountains with her husband and two dogs.
e: kbesterman(at)glenechogroup.com
Alex Edwards
Associate
Alex is an incoming Associate at Glen Echo Group. He works with a variety of clients on competition and broadband issues, helping with policy analysis and strategic communications planning.
Previously, Alex interned for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in both her District and Washington offices. He has also interned for top lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.
Alex attended George Washington University, studying Political Communication. Outside of work, you can find him training for his next marathon, reading sci-fi, and cheering on the 49ers, Giants, and Warriors.
e: aedwards(at)glenechogroup.com
Lauren Gaydos
Director
Lauren Gaydos is a director at the Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining Glen Echo, Lauren worked for NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, where she oversaw media and public relations strategies for the association.
At NTCA, Lauren ran successful policy messaging campaigns and developed storytelling resources for member companies. She also spent several years on Capitol Hill, most recently as communications director for Rep. Brett Guthrie, a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
A Chicago-area native, Lauren moved to D.C. for her undergraduate degree at the Catholic University of America, and she earned her master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University. When she's not working, Lauren enjoys reading and running, often at the same time thanks to the magic of audiobooks.
e: lgaydos(at)glenechogroup.com
Kathryn Porter
Creative Project Manager
Kathryn Porter, or “Kat,” serves as Creative Project Manager at Glen Echo Group. Kat is responsible for overseeing the creative department workflow, streamlining communication, and directing creative deliverables across the agency.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Kat worked at communication agencies in both Washington, D.C., and in Dubai, UAE, in account service and digital project management roles. Kat graduated with a BA in Public Relations & Advertising from Penn State University, and a MEd from George Mason University.
e: kporter(at)glenechogroup.com
Kelsey Besterman
Director
Kelsey Besterman is a Director at Glen Echo Group, bringing deep experience in advocacy and reputation campaigns.
Her background centers on issue advocacy, public affairs, and digital campaigns for clients including nonprofits, coalitions, think tanks, Fortune 500 corporations, trade associations, professional societies in a variety of complex sectors such as technology, agriculture, energy, labor, and healthcare. Her experience spans local, state, national, and international as well as owned, earned, and paid campaigns and initiatives.
Kelsey grew up across the Midwest and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Political Broadcast Journalism from Indiana's DePauw University. She moved to D.C. shortly after college, but recently moved into Virginia's Shenandoah mountains with her husband and two dogs.
e: kbesterman(at)glenechogroup.com
Alex Edwards
Associate
Alex is an incoming Associate at Glen Echo Group. He works with a variety of clients on competition and broadband issues, helping with policy analysis and strategic communications planning.
Previously, Alex interned for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in both her District and Washington offices. He has also interned for top lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.
Alex attended George Washington University, studying Political Communication. Outside of work, you can find him training for his next marathon, reading sci-fi, and cheering on the 49ers, Giants, and Warriors.
e: aedwards(at)glenechogroup.com
Lauren Gaydos
Director
Lauren Gaydos is a director at the Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining Glen Echo, Lauren worked for NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, where she oversaw media and public relations strategies for the association.
At NTCA, Lauren ran successful policy messaging campaigns and developed storytelling resources for member companies. She also spent several years on Capitol Hill, most recently as communications director for Rep. Brett Guthrie, a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
A Chicago-area native, Lauren moved to D.C. for her undergraduate degree at the Catholic University of America, and she earned her master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University. When she's not working, Lauren enjoys reading and running, often at the same time thanks to the magic of audiobooks.
e: lgaydos(at)glenechogroup.com
Colin Bortner
Senior Advisor
Colin Bortner is a senior advisor with Glen Echo Group, where he helps clients navigate issues in the technology, media, and telecommunications space and engage in the US, EU, and globally.
Previously, Colin led public policy and government affairs for Netflix in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), based out of the company's headquarters in Amsterdam. In that role, he established Netflix's presence in Brussels and EU member states and developed relationships with policymakers and diverse stakeholders, including industry and civil society partners, to shape the development and implementation of EU policies consistent with Netflix's business priorities.
Prior to relocating to Europe, Colin led public policy and government affairs for Netflix's waves of international expansions and was a key advisor to Netflix's C-suite on censorship requests and managing communication around them. He also played a central role in Netflix's exploration of partnerships with state owned enterprises and other market players in China, including regular on-the-ground work in Beijing and elsewhere.
Most recently, Colin co-founded Ivy Natal, a California-based biotechnology startup that is applying CRISPR and machine learning to eliminate age-related declines in women's fertility. He formed and served as the company's first CEO, and led its fundraising, operations, and the recruitment of its staff, partners, and advisors. He recently transitioned to an advisor role for the company, which is continuing with its R&D agenda.
Colin began his career in Washington, DC as a paid intern for the US House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester with degrees in mathematics and linguistics.
e: cbortner(at)glenechogroup.com
Isabela Kent
Associate
Isabela Kent is an Associate at Glen Echo Group, joining the firm in fall 2023 as part of the broadband team. She is eager to work at the intersection of technology policy, public affairs and coalition building at a pivotal time for tech in Washington.
Prior to Glen Echo, Isabela interned with Cornerstone Government Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which informed her interest in public affairs and communications. She also worked as an administrative and research assistant at Syracuse University’s Center for Policy Research while completing her education.
Isabela earned both a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Policy Studies from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Outside of work, she enjoys binge watching episodes of The West Wing (predictable, she knows), keeping up with SU basketball and trying different coffee shops in her new D.C. neighborhood.
e: ikent(at)glenechogroup.com
Maha Quadri
Associate
Maha is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group, assisting clients with strategic communications, policy advising, and media relations. Before joining as an Associate, Maha was a fellow with Glen Echo, where her interest in technology policy and communications grew.
Previously, Maha worked at a local political consulting firm where she advised multiple clients on government relations and voter outreach, as well as holding several management roles on political campaigns for school boards, city councils, and Congress. She has worked extensively in policy for public university students, campaign strategy, and local advocacy.
Maha graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2023 with a degree in International Relations and a minor in History, where she participated in multiple research projects spanning from international law violations to the political incorporation of women. As a California native, you can find Maha on the weekends exploring D.C.’s restaurants, museums, and history.
e: mquadri(at)glenechogroup.com
Colin Bortner
Senior Advisor
Colin Bortner is a senior advisor with Glen Echo Group, where he helps clients navigate issues in the technology, media, and telecommunications space and engage in the US, EU, and globally.
Previously, Colin led public policy and government affairs for Netflix in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), based out of the company's headquarters in Amsterdam. In that role, he established Netflix's presence in Brussels and EU member states and developed relationships with policymakers and diverse stakeholders, including industry and civil society partners, to shape the development and implementation of EU policies consistent with Netflix's business priorities.
Prior to relocating to Europe, Colin led public policy and government affairs for Netflix's waves of international expansions and was a key advisor to Netflix's C-suite on censorship requests and managing communication around them. He also played a central role in Netflix's exploration of partnerships with state owned enterprises and other market players in China, including regular on-the-ground work in Beijing and elsewhere.
Most recently, Colin co-founded Ivy Natal, a California-based biotechnology startup that is applying CRISPR and machine learning to eliminate age-related declines in women's fertility. He formed and served as the company's first CEO, and led its fundraising, operations, and the recruitment of its staff, partners, and advisors. He recently transitioned to an advisor role for the company, which is continuing with its R&D agenda.
Colin began his career in Washington, DC as a paid intern for the US House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security, chaired by Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester with degrees in mathematics and linguistics.
e: cbortner(at)glenechogroup.com
Isabela Kent
Associate
Isabela Kent is an Associate at Glen Echo Group, joining the firm in fall 2023 as part of the broadband team. She is eager to work at the intersection of technology policy, public affairs and coalition building at a pivotal time for tech in Washington.
Prior to Glen Echo, Isabela interned with Cornerstone Government Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which informed her interest in public affairs and communications. She also worked as an administrative and research assistant at Syracuse University’s Center for Policy Research while completing her education.
Isabela earned both a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Policy Studies from the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Outside of work, she enjoys binge watching episodes of The West Wing (predictable, she knows), keeping up with SU basketball and trying different coffee shops in her new D.C. neighborhood.
e: ikent(at)glenechogroup.com
Maha Quadri
Associate
Maha is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group, assisting clients with strategic communications, policy advising, and media relations. Before joining as an Associate, Maha was a fellow with Glen Echo, where her interest in technology policy and communications grew.
Previously, Maha worked at a local political consulting firm where she advised multiple clients on government relations and voter outreach, as well as holding several management roles on political campaigns for school boards, city councils, and Congress. She has worked extensively in policy for public university students, campaign strategy, and local advocacy.
Maha graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2023 with a degree in International Relations and a minor in History, where she participated in multiple research projects spanning from international law violations to the political incorporation of women. As a California native, you can find Maha on the weekends exploring D.C.’s restaurants, museums, and history.
e: mquadri(at)glenechogroup.com