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TS002768| RM| © Ted Streshinsky/CORBISAt a heightof 77 feet,SleepingBeauty Castleis the fairytale structureat the centerof Disneylandin Anaheim.SPEAKER BIOSJohn P. BradyNEWSPAPER ASSOCIATIONOF AMERICAJohn P. Brady (Jack) joined the NewspaperAssociation of America (NAA) as a directorof marketing and advertising in 1999. In his role at the NAA,Brady has been a leader in the development of numerousprojects that have resulted in an increase in advertisingrevenue and market share for the newspaper industry. Hecontinues to act as a liaison between the newspaper andadvertiser communities, developing projects and programs tohelp build strong partnerships with advertisers through themarketing federation network.Alice Travis GermondDNCAlice Travis Germond was elected secretaryof the DNC in 2002. The Office of theSecretary oversees Democratic NationalCommittee Meetings, communications with Democraticactivists throughout the nation, and the day-to-day businessof the National Party membership. The secretary calls theroll at the Democratic National Convention for thenomination of the President and Vice President, andcertifies all delegates and all vote counts. She served asCalifornia political director for Clinton-Gore in 1992 andas vice president of NARAL Pro-Choice America from1999 to 2002.Jim GonzalezNEW HOUSE PACJim Gonzalez was a chief aide to SanFrancisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, andlater was elected to the San FranciscoBoard of Supervisors. In 1994, President Clinton offeredhim the position of regional administrator for the U.S.Small Business Administration. Gonzalez serves as chair ofthe Latino Policy Coalition, a national research organizationthat studies public policy issues affecting the Latinocommunity, and the New House PAC, which promotes theDemocrats’ New Direction for America. Visit them onlineat www.thenewhousepac.org.Aleita HugueninCALIFORNIA DNC DELEGATIONFor more than a decade, Aleita Hugueninhas managed and organized the politicalactivity – from school board races to U.S.President – for the more than 325,000 members of theCalifornia Teachers Association. At one point she causedformer Governor Pete Wilson to write the following: “...Forthe past seven years, I’ve had to contend with a CaliforniaTeachers Association that is a relentless political machine.”Huguenin now devotes her time to turning the westernstates shades of blue in 2008.Rick JohnsonLAKE RESEARCH PARTNERSRick Johnson is a vice president atLake Research Partners, where he has worked withcandidates at all levels of the political process, includingJerry McNerney’s 2006 campaign for Congress, as wellas organizations such as the Blue-Green Alliance,National Immigration Forum, AFL-CIO, Change toWin, and numerous other clients. Johnson joined LRPin 2004 after working for General Mills. He has alsoworked for Market Facts (now Synovate) and the GallupOrganization, and received Amnesty International’s1989 Ralph J. Bunche Fellowship, working in LosAngeles on the abolition of capital punishment andhelping to end torture practices worldwide.Cyrus KrohnYAHOO!Cyrus Krohn is director of Yahoo!’selection strategy. Krohn was Slatemagazine’s (www.slate.com) first employee,and then its publisher while the webzine was owned byMicrosoft. While at Microsoft, Krohn also managed thepolitical advertising division for MSN.com, and wasexecutive producer of MSN Video. Krohn worked inCNN’s Washington, D.C., bureau producing “Larry KingLive” and “Crossfire,” and served as an intern for VicePresident Dan Quayle. He resides in Santa Monica,California, with his wife, Jennifer, and two children.Maggie LindenOGILVY PUBLICRELATIONS WORLDWIDEMaggie Shandera Linden has more than30 years’ experience working in local,state and national politics, public affairs and communityrelations. Now a senior vice president with Ogilvy PublicRelations Worldwide, Linden works to shape policy andpublic opinion for clients as diverse as Planned Parenthood,Indian casinos, public employee unions and AT&T.Recently she helped manage two initiative campaigns todefeat proposed parental notification laws. Prior to joiningOgilvy PR, Linden was a media consultant to formerCalifornia Assembly Speakers Herb J. Wesson, Jr., RobertJB007984| RM| © Jonathan Blair/CORBISAs a diverfeeds fish ina 31-footdeeppool,open to thesky, a giantpistonsimulates theocean’s surgethat a kelpforest needs todraw nutrientsfrom thewater atMonterey BayAquarium inMonterey.425