DC attorney, lobbyist & communicator. Runs @OFMKplc policy advocacy practice. @ARSAworks EVP, #avmro lobbyist. @UVA adjunct (Political PR, PR Ethics & Law).

Joined August 2009
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2022 FAA EASA Safety Conference is underway and @ARSAworks is there.  Great to see so many #avmro leaders & #ARSA members as conference sponsors.
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ICYMI: @USDOT is hosting a webinar at 3pm ET today (5/26) about the new economic relief program for #avmro #aviation #aerospace repair stations, manufacturers and suppliers. To join, click here: youtube.com/embed/3JwsK9PGKh….

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Last month, Sarah MacLeod (a lawyer) explained how "lawyers ruin everything". In this #hotlinehighlight, her law partner @caaklein (yes, also a lawyer) adds the slight caveat "except when they don't": arsa.org/hotline-highlight/

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Happening now: Senate Commerce Committee FAA Aircraft Certification hearing w/ FAA Administrator Steve Dickson and Michael Stumo, father of ETH T302 victim Samya Rose Stumo commerce.senate.gov/2020/6/e…
What impact has the pandemic had on your #AvMRO #aviation maintenance company? What else can Congress do to help the repair station industry? Whether you're an @ARSAworks member or not, we want to know. Take our survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/ARSA-2020…

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New video featuring #AvMRO leaders from @HAECO_Americas @ComponentRepair @HEICOCORP Continental Aircraft Support, Lyden Air Cargo, Columbia Helicopters, Compressed Gas Systems sharing perspectives on why they value @ARSAWorks arsa.org/video/

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If you're in the #avmro #mro #aviation maintenance sector, please respond to @ARSAWorks "quick question" survey about how the pandemic is affecting your company: surveymonkey.com/r/ARSAQQCor… Your response will give us the info we need to advocate for your on Capitol Hill, etc.
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Thanks to my friends @AvWeekLeeAnn & @AvMROSean for having me on the @AviationWeek #MRO podcast to talk about @ARSAWorks #coronavirus response and what the #CARESAct means for the #avmro #aviation repair station sector. Give it a listen: aviationweek.com/mro/covid-1…

A gift that keep on giving. Interview on #PR #ethics so good that this year’s students are listening to it too.
A treat normally reserved for my @UVA #PR #Ethics & #Law students: The podcast I recorded this semester about PR firm ethics mgmt best practices. Big thanks to Bill & John @Stratacomm for sharing insights w/ the next generation of PR professionals! stratacomm.net/news-and-view…
.@ARSAworks is asking #Congress for #avmro #aviation #maintenance relief in response to #coronavirus #coronacrisis. 250,000 U.S. jobs are at stake. Join our campaign today arsa.org/anti-viral-measures…

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.@ARSAWorks launches "antiviral" website to help #avrmo #aviation #maintenance repair stations respond to #conoravirus #coronacrisis arsa.org/anti-viral-measures…

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Happening now: @ARSAWorks 2020 VP Gary Fortner/Fortner Engineering reporting on the assn’s advocacy for the #avmro industry at #ARSA2020
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.@Erickson Air Crane’s Chris Erickson honored by @ARSAWorks VP Gary Fortner/Fortner Engineering for years of service on the assn’s Board and Executive Committee at ARSA 2020 Conference #avmro
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.@IATA Chief Counsel for Antitrust & Competition Law Daniel Kanter speaking now @ARSAWorks 2020 Conference Luncheon.
EASA official tells 2020 @ARSAWorks Conference attendees that anti-contract maintenance #avmro bill #HR5119 has "great potential to undermine" US-EU aviation relations.
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New @Boeing study projects need for 769k new #aviation maintenance techs over next 20 years, underscoring importance of @ARSAworks leadership on #AvMRO workforce development mro-network.com/safety-regul…

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Are bilateral aviation safety agreements a good thing for the #AvMRO #aviation maintenance sector? On balance, yes. @ARSAworks Sarah MacLeod and I explain why. mro-network.com/safety-regul…

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