K Street Cafe contributers are practitioners and observers in the public affairs realm and are known for staying on top of the major transformations taking place in the industry. Contributors represent the major stakeholder groups in the issue advocacy world - associations, think tanks, corporate goverment affairs offices, interest groups, the media, and from some of the key industry organizations in Washington DC including the Congressional Management Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation. If you are interested in becoming a contributor or would like to submit a post please contact Jeff Mascott: jmascott / @ / adfero dot com.
Andrew Mirsky is a principal with Mirsky and Company, a new media and technology law firm, who also contributes to
Media Future Now, a blog dedicated to exploring the future of media-centric businesses.
Carrie Lewis is the Internet Marketing Manager at the
Humane Society of the United States where she integrates emerging digital technologies and new media strategies into fundraising and awareness campaigns.
Chris Kinnan is the Vice President of Interactive Media for
FreedomWorks, where he oversees the organization’s online presence and Internet communications.
Colin Delaney is founder and chief editor of
epolitics.com, a site that focuses on the tools and tactics of Internet politics and online political advocacy.
Holly Pitt Young is Associate Managing Partner for Watts Partners, the consulting firm founded by the Honorable J.C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK). Over the course of her career, she has advised over 100 organizations on effective ways to enhance and integrate their direct lobbying, PAC, and grassroots strategies through technology.
Jeff Mascott is the Manager Director of
Adfero Group a public relations firm located in Washington, and is the editor of
K Street Café, a collaborative blog discussing how technology and the Internet are changing the public affairs industry.
John “CZ” Czwartacki is the executive director of external communications for Verizon, a role that includes serving as "Blog Editor" for the company's first
web log and coordinating outreach to digital and other select media.
John Wonderlich is a Program Director of the
Sunlight Foundation where he is organizing the Open House Project by working with Congress and the public to encourage improved accessibility to the federal legislature.
Jonathan Rick is the Director of New Media for
Susan Davis International, a public relations company in Washington, D.C., where he oversees the strategy, execution and marketing of all the firm's Web-based and text-messaging campaigns.
Kathy Goldschmidt is the Deputy Director of the
Congressional Management Foundation where she is involved in the Communicating with Congress project, which examines the changing nature of constituent communications..
Peter Waldheim is a member of the
Blog Council, an organization for corporate blogging and social media at large corporations.
Robert Bluey is director of the Center for Media and Public Policy at
The Heritage Foundation and editor in chief of Heritage.org. He is a contributor to RedState.com.