K Street Cafe contributors 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 government 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.

Alan Rosenblatt is the Associate Director of Online Advocacy for the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund, where he manages the Center's social advocacy program, and founder of the Internet Advocacy Center. He is a frequent speaker and author on digital media, advocacy, and politics, including social networking, blogging, grassroots, and mobile advocacy strategies.
Amy Showalter is a grassroots persuasion pioneer and principal in The Showalter Group, Inc. She has published over 80 articles on grassroots and PAC best practices, and is the author of The Underdog Edge: How Ordinary People Change the Minds of the Powerful...and Live to Tell About It (Morgan James) and "105 Ways to Build Relationships with Your Legislators." Amy is the co-founder and producer of the annual Innovate to Motivate Institute and conference for veteran political involvement professionals.
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.
Brad Fitch is the President and CEO of the Congressional Management Foundation, which is dedicated to helping Congress and its Members meet the evolving needs and expectations of an engaged and informed 21st century citizenry, and is the author of Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, and Congress.
Chris Battle is a Partner at Adfero Group. Chris serves as the lead communications strategist to many of Adfero’s clients and also manages the firm’s Homeland Security Strategic Communications Practice. Chris also manages Security Debrief, a blog on Homeland Security.
Chris Kinnan is the Vice President of Interactive Media for FreedomWorks, where he oversees the organization’s online presence and Internet communications.
Colin Delany is founder and chief editor of epolitics.com, a site that focuses on the tools and tactics of Internet politics and online political advocacy.
Dave Wenhold is the co-founder of Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, a full service government relations and grassroots advocacy firm. In addition to his work for his firm, Dave serves as President of the American League of Lobbyists, an association representing the lobbying community. He also is a columnist for The Hill newspaper and writes articles pertaining to the lobbying and Hill communities.
Doug Pinkham is president of the Public Affairs Council, the leading international association for public affairs professionals. Doug was elected to head the Council in 1997. Under his leadership, the Council has expanded its online services, its research on emerging public affairs trends and its global public affairs programs. He has written numerous articles for trade/professional magazines and books and is a frequent speaker on public affairs, politics, communications and corporate management.
George Scoville is the Manager of New Media at the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization in Washington DC. He is a co-editor of Cato’s blog, Cato@Liberty and editor of the Weekly Dispatch. He blogs at GeorgeScoville.com and contributes to Liberty Pundits and The Next Right.
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 Managing 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.
Jennifer Karr is a grassroots and political professional with broad experience in political campaigns, non-profit work and strategic advocacy communications. She has direct experience in state and national political work, issue advocacy campaigns and policy implementation. You can follow her on Twitter at @JenX73 for grassroots discussions and updates on the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Capitals.
Jessica Sidman is a reporter for the Bisnow Association & Non-Profit newsletter, which highlights top stories from organizations across the nation.
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 a social media strategist based in Washington, DC. He blogs at No Straw Men and tweets at @jrick.
Ken Berard is the Online Producer at the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Lindy Dreyer is an “A-list” association/non-profit industry blogger on social media strategy, social media marketing and innovation. She is Chief Social Media Marketer for SocialFish, a consulting firm which helps organizations build community on the social web.
Maddie Grant , CAE is an “A-list” association/non-profit industry blogger on social media strategy, social media marketing and innovation. She is Chief Social Media Strategist for SocialFish, a consulting firm which helps organizations build community on the social web.
Molly Nichelson is a Senior Specialist, Grassroots Outreach at the American College of Cardiology (ACC). In her position, Molly oversees the ACC’s CardioAdvocacy Program (CAN), where she recruits and trains cardiovascular specialists to advocate on behalf of their profession, practices and patients.
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 .
Sue Zoldak is a Vice President at Adfero Group a public relations firm located in Washington. She provides strategic counsel for integrated issue advocacy and branding campaigns. Additionally, Sue writes a column on digital and technology trends that appears in The Daily Caller.
Tim Hysom is the Director of the Congressional Management Foundation’s Partnership For A More Perfect Union. As a former congressional staffer, he conducts training programs for Hill staff on constituent mail and the strategic use of technology and has spoken extensively on how citizens and grassroots advocates can be more effective in their interactions with Congress through CMF’s Communicating with Congress Project.