IEEE-USA Principal Staff Profiles
Chris J. Brantley is IEEE-USA's
Managing Director, with responsibility for managing the IEEE-USA Washington office, supporting the
IEEE-USA's Board of Directors, serving on the IEEE Management Council, and
providing overall direction to IEEE-USA's government relations programs,
member and professional activities and communications efforts.
Brantley was previously IEEE-USA's Director of Government Relations and
Operations. Prior to joining the IEEE in 1989, he served as Assistant to the
Executive Director of the American Association of Engineering Societies.
Brantley holds the Juris
Doctorate and a Masters in Law and International Affairs from the American
University's Washington College of Law and School of International Service,
respectively. He received his B.A. in political science from Mercer
University in Atlanta. Brantley is licensed to practice law in the State of
Georgia, and is currently an adjunct Professor at the Washington College of
Law, where he teaches a graduate seminar on International Courts.
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Belinda
Burden, Financial Services Administrator, is responsible for
IEEE-USA financial transactions and record-keeping, and works with the
Managing Director to support the IEEE-USA's volunteer Secretary-Treasurer.
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Christopher Currie, Manager of Product and
Development, is responsible for overseeing development of new products and services for
IEEE-USA. Previously, he handled public and media relations, and supervised our
external advertising and marketing efforts. He has a philosophy degree from Georgetown
University, and his past experience includes work in non-profit management, television
production and political communications. He also spent a year as a Dominican religious
novice. Before joining our staff as external communications coordinator in 1995, Chris
worked as a public-relations consultant to IEEE-USA and the American Society of Civil
Engineers.
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Scott Grayson serves as IEEE-USA's
Associate Managing Director and is responsible for the
programs relating to employment, career and professional issues (including: Employment
Assistance, Consultants Networks, and Career Maintenance & Development). He joined
IEEE-USA in 1990 and has held three different positions within IEEE-USA. In 1998, Scott
took a one-year hiatus from IEEE-USA, to serve as Executive Director of the
American-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Minnesota--an organization that links
the high tech business communities of the Upper Midwest and Israel. During Scott's tenure
at the IEEE-USA he was also responsible for state and federal legislative programs in
areas of career policy, high technology, internet policy, intellectual property and built
a number of coalitions that focused on technology and the law. He also served as the
official liaison to numerous scientific, engineering and legal organizations. Scott holds
a Masters degree in International Affairs from New York University and a B.A. in Political
Science from the University of Wisconsin.
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Linda S. Hall is our Manager,
Office Administration and Meeting Planning. Her primary responsibility is the
annual IEEE-USA Professional Development Conference, including site selection, program
planning, and on-sight management. She also provides meeting support to the IEEE-USA
Board and its Operating Committee. This involves making appropriate arrangements with
hotels for meetings, working with the Meeting Planning Services staff in the IEEE
Operations Center, and providing administrative support during the meetings. Prior to
joining IEEE-USA in 1986, Linda worked at the University of South Carolina in the
Continuing Engineering Education office for 10 years, planning and running 100 short
courses, workshops, seminars and many conferences each year. She also coordinates a
variety of special events and parties as needed for the IEEE-USA office.
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Russell T. Harrison is
IEEE-USA's Senior Legislative Representative for Grassroots Activities. In this
position, he is responsible for helping members of IEEE-USA interact with,
and ultimately influence, elected officials. Prior to IEEE-USA, Russell
directed grassroots programs at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
and the American Iron and Steel Institute. In these positions he also raised
over $300,000 in campaign contributions through the associations' political
action committees. He has also represented the recycling and steel
industries on Capitol Hill and in state capitols on a variety of issues as a
professional lobbyist. Russell has a B.A. in Political Science, with minors
in History and Communication, from Allegheny College, and a Masters in
Public Policy from the University of Maryland.
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Greg Hill,
Electronic Communications Manager, carries out a number of functions as a
member of the IEEE-USA communications team. Greg is staff editor of IEEE-USA Today's
Engineer Online, the Today's Engineer Email Update and the
IEEE-USA home page. He also designs and contributes content for a variety of
internal communications to U.S. IEEE members concerning IEEE-USA activities.
Greg represents IEEE-USA on the IEEE Editors Forum and What's New @ IEEE
corporate work groups. Greg has a B.A. in English from the Pennsylvania State University.
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Sandra Kim is IEEE-USA's
Program Manager, Member and Professional Activities. Prior to joining IEEE-USA Sandra worked for the American
Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) for three years as the Litigation Group
Coordinator. In this capacity she was responsible for the organization, coordination
and supervision of meetings and conferences for over 60 litigations groups/sections. Prior
to working for ATLA, Sandra was the lead Legal Assistant at Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe
in Washington, D.C. She has a B.A. in History from the University of
Pennsylvania. Sandra staffs the Awards and Recognition, PACE (Regional
& Divisional), SPAC (MPAC), and Precollege Committees.
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Chris
McManes was promoted to public
relations manager in November of 2007 after seven years with IEEE-USA. He is
the organization’s principal media contact and helps to formulate its
government relations strategy. He often serves as IEEE-USA’s spokesman and
has traveled across the country stressing the value of media relations and
good writing skills to IEEE members.
McManes (pronounced Mick-MAYNZ) has helped IEEE-USA garner coverage in the
Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune,
Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury News, Dallas Morning News,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, EE Times, Computerworld
and Electronic Design, among others. Broadcast credits include the
CBS Evening News, MSNBC, NPR and CNN.
McManes came to IEEE-USA after working for
two-and-a-half years as sports information
director at Catholic University in Washington,
D.C. He has continued as a part-time employee of
the university and promoted the men’s basketball
team when it won the 2001 NCAA Division III
national championship. He maintains University
of Vermont basketball coach Mike Lonergan’s Web
site,
www.mikelonergan.com, and serves as an
occasional color analyst on Vermont basketball
radio broadcasts.
While working as a sports writer for the Las
Vegas Review-Journal in the 1990s, McManes
covered numerous high-profile events, including
NASCAR Nextel Cup racing and the Wrangler
National Finals Rodeo. He has conducted
exclusive interviews with a wide variety of
people, including actor Craig T. Nelson, and
sports personalities Vince Carter, Phil Jackson,
Don Shula, Joe Gibbs, Janet Evans, Ty Murray,
Chad Pennington and Michael Jordan.
McManes has reported on the Professional Bull
Riders (PBR) for the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram
and is a regular contributor to Pro Bull
Rider magazine. He has more than 500
newspaper articles and 100 magazine articles in
print, including two in Hoop, the program
magazine of the NBA. He has covered the NBA
Draft (1999), the FedEx Orange Bowl (2002), the
PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals (1996-97,
1999-2007), and numerous championship boxing
matches in Las Vegas.
McManes graduated from the University of
Maryland in 1982 with a degree in kinesiological
sciences (the study of human movement). He also
attended the University of North Texas and
studied journalism at the University of North
Carolina.
A native of Washington, D.C., McManes is a
member of the parish council at St. Jerome’s
Catholic Church in Hyattsville, Md. He and his
wife, Cindy, live in Hyattsville with their
daughters Kasey (6-2-99) and Ally (7-10-02), and
son Tyler (8-5-04).
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Vin O'Neill is IEEE-USA's
Senior Legislative
Representative for career policy activities. His duties include
lobbying Congress and federal agencies on engineering workforce issues such
as employee benefits, education, immigration, offshoring and engineering
licensure. O'Neill provides staff support for IEEE-USA's Career &
Workforce Policy and Licensure & Registration committees. He is a
registered lobbyist and has more than 25 years experience as a manager of
federal and state government relations programs for Washington-based trade
associations and professional societies. O'Neill graduated from Dartmouth
College and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and
International Affairs. He joined IEEE-USA in 1985.
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Deborah K. Rudolph has been Manager of the Technology Policy Council since 1989, handling telecommunication and medical technology issues. She has more than 20 years' experience in government relations in the public and private sectors. Previously she directed public affairs for an economic consulting firm and handled public relations for public-sector clients at a New York PR firm. In addition, she has handled intergovernmental relations for a White House advisory panel and congressional relations for the White House Office of Management and Budget, and she handled legislative analysis in the U.S. Senate for four years. Debbie serves on the board of the Carlyle House Museum in Alexandria, Va.
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Georgia C. Stelluto is IEEE-USA Publications Manager,
and Publishing Manager for IEEE-USA Today's Engineer Digest and
IEEE-USA's Ebook series. She joined the
IEEE in 1989, and oversees IEEE-USA print and online periodical and nonperiodical
publishing efforts. Georgia also writes articles, and does
interviews and profiles for IEEE-USA publications. In addition, she
represents IEEE-USA's publication interests in IEEE quality, corporate
identity, membership renewal and plagiarism workgroup corporate teams.
Georgia has more than 20 years experience in
communications, publishing and market research.
She has a B.S. in Communications from James
Madison University (JMU), with a concentration
in Journalism and Theatre. Georgia began her
career 24 years ago as a freelance sports writer
for The Alexandria Gazette, covering
local high school sports. She continued covering
sports for JMU's The Breeze, and covered
AP Wire news for The Harrisonburg Daily News
Record.
Before coming to IEEE-USA, Georgia held
communications, market research and training
positions with such companies as Sato Travel,
Computer Network Corporation, and Ringling
Brothers Barnum & Bailey's. Georgia has also
written, directed, and produced a full-length
play, and is currently working on a five-act
play for the stage and two screenplays.
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Bill Williams
is Senior Legislative Representative for Technology Policy Activities. Bill works with IEEE-USA's
Aerospace Policy, Energy Policy, Intellectual Property, and R&D Policy Committees. He
joined IEEE-USA after four years of Hill experience as a legislative assistant to Reps.
Charles Norwood (R-GA) and Jim Ryun (R-KS), where he specialized in energy and
environmental issues. A Navy vet, Bill is a graduate of the Naval Nuclear Power School and
served as a Nuclear Power Technician (1981-1987) in the surface fleet before accepting a
position with GTB Electric in San Diego. He went back to school for a bachelors degree in
political science from San Diego State so that he could pursue his interest in public
policy.
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Erica Wissolik serves as Program Manager
for Government Activities and is responsible for
managing IEEE-USA's Government Activities,
including the IEEE-USA's Government Fellows and
Washington Internships programs. She is
the editor of IEEE-USA's Eye on Washington
newsletter, and supports advocacy efforts on
IEEE-USA's career and technology policy
priorities. Erica joined IEEE-USA after
six years of working as a policy analyst for the
Texas Sunset Advisory Commission where she
managed the statutory reviews of several state
regulatory agencies, as well as worked on the
reviews of the agencies responsible for parks
and wildlife, and health and human services.
Prior to working in Texas, Erica worked for the
Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress where she served as an Information
Specialist and a Program Coordinator for the
Special Congressional Task for the Development
of Parliamentary Institutions in Eastern Europe.
Erica holds a Masters of Public and
International Affairs from the University of
Pittsburgh, and a B.A. in political science from
Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.
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John F. Yaglenski III serves as Manager of
Information Technology. John, who has more than 13 years of communication and media
experience, was most recently the General Manager of Web Development for Erols Internet,
now RCN Corporation, the nation's largest regional Internet Service Provider. John's
specialties include interface design, graphic layout, multimedia production, NT server
installation and maintenance and Active Server Pages. He also excels in developing
and formulating effective Internet marketing solutions that work in tandem with print and
media advertising. John was also formerly a full time radio personality and program
director working town to town, up and down the dial in such markets as Dayton, Ohio,
Frederick, MD and Washington, DC. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton in Ohio
with a BA in Communications, and currently resides in Maryland with his wife and two
children.
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Last Update:
05 December, 2007
Contact: IEEE-USA,
ieeeusa@ieee.org
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