External Advisory Council

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*Thomas J. Basile
National political commentator

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*Walter Bishop
Deputy Director of Government Affairs/Federal Government Liaison, Office of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria

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Chuck Cutolo
Former Legislative Director, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin; Former Counsel to Nassau County Legislature Democrats; Former General Counsel for Governmental and Media Relations, Nassau Community College (retired)

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**Gov. Howard Dean, MD
Former Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency. Former Democratic National Committee chairman, U.S. presidential candidate, six-term governor of Vermont, and physician. Sr. strategic adviser and independent consultant, government affairs, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.

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*Athraja De Silva
Press and Media Assistant, United States Embassy, Colombo, Sri Lanka

*James L. Hallman
Director of Employee Relations and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Better Mortgage

*Etana G. Jacobi
Deputy Political and Legislative Director, Communications Workers of America (IUE-CWA)

**Lawrence Levy
Hofstra University's Vice President for Economic Development and Professional Studies and Executive Dean of theNational Center for Suburban Studies

*Michael Lucivero
Nonprofit Management, Lucivero Consulting LLC

Steven Markowitz
Co-Founder and Adivisor
MultiStates Associates, Inc

*Marina Pino
Counsel, Elections and Government Program, Brennan Center for Justice

**Edward J. Rollins
Former Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency; Political strategist and communication expert. Managed President Ronald Reagan 1984 re-election campaign. Major managerial roles in nine other Presidential campaigns. Served in the administrations of four U.S. Presidents.

*Samuel Rubenfeld
Reporter, MLex

Jack Schnirman
Vice President, Administration, Northwell Health

*Lisa Soto
Director of Tourism Marketing, Licensing and Public Relations, Empire State Development