Private Sector Executive Committee

 

 

Dennis Bartlett (American Bail Coalition)

 

Dennis Bartlett is the Executive Director of the American Bail Coalition. His career has included working for the Central Intelligence Agency, serving as deputy chief of INTERPOL Washington, and as the chairman of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force at the American Legislative Exchange Council. In 1998 Mr. Bartlett became the executive director of the National Association of Bail Insurance Companies, which was later renamed the American Bail Coalition.

 

He has been a member of ALEC since 1998, and is currently a member of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force.

 

Mr. Bartlett attended Whitman College and graduated from Gonzaga University in 1966 in philosophy and classics.  He taught at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma for a year before enrolling in the University of Southern California’s School of International Relations from which he received an MA.  During this period, he also received a direct commission as a Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer. He also received an MA in philosophy from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California, and subsequently a PhD from the University of San Francisco.  During a sabbatical, he attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, in the UK. Mr. Bartlett is married to his wife Denise, and they have three sons.

 

 

Jon Burton (Reed Elsevier)

 

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David Christman (National Beer Wholesalers Association)

 

David Christman serves as the Director of State & Industry Affairs for the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

 

David joined NBWA in May of 2001. In his current role at NBWA he serves as the associations’ primary liaison to national state legislative organizations. David also works with state beer associations and industry allies on pressing legal and legislative issues facing the beer industry in the states. Further, Christman serves as the staff manager for the NBWA Technology Committee as well as the Beer Industry Electronic Commerce Coalition (BIECC).

 

Previously, David served as the Manager of Grassroots and Political Affairs at NBWA. He was responsible for the day-to-day management of the National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee (NBWA PAC) and served as the chief communicator of grassroots messages between NBWA and its’ membership.

 

Prior to joining the NBWA staff David worked on Capitol Hill for Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. David handled legislative work for Senator Santorum on taxes, healthcare, Medicare, and Social Security.

 

David is a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government and Politics. He remains an active alumnus in the community.

 

 

Dawson Hobbs (Wine & Spirits)

 

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Amanda Hydro (Citizens in Charge)

 

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Pat Nolan (Prison Fellowship Ministries)

 

Pat Nolan is the Vice President of Prison Fellowship, and leads Justice Fellowship, the criminal justice reform arm of Chuck Colson’s Prison Fellowship Ministries.  Justice Fellowship works with government officials to find practical ways to apply restorative justice to help victims, reform the hearts of offenders and restore a sense of community to neighborhoods long plagued by crime. A major focus of Justice Fellowship’s efforts is on insuring that offenders are better prepared to live healthy, productive, law-abiding lives on their release.

 

Pat brings a unique background to Prison Fellowship.  He served for 15 years in the California State Assembly, four of those as the Assembly Republican Leader. He was a leader on crime issues, particularly on behalf of victims' rights. Pat was one of the original sponsors of the Victims' Bill of Rights (Proposition 15) and was awarded the "Victims Advocate Award" by Parents of Murdered Children. He was named Legislator of the Year by many groups including the Amvets for his work on behalf of Vietnam veterans.

 

Pat was targeted for prosecution for a campaign contribution he accepted which turned out to be part of an FBI sting. He pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and served 29 months in a federal custody.

 

Before entering prison a friend of Pat’s told him that “for centuries Christians have left their day-to-day world, humbled themselves, done menial labor, prayed and studied their faith.  We call that a monastery.  View this time as your monastic experience.”  Pat credits this friend with helping him enter prison in a frame of mind which allowed him to put the time to good use.  Pat says he drew great comfort from the story of Joseph in Genesis.  “Man intended it for evil, but God intended it for good.”

 

Pat is the author of When Prisoners Return, which describes the important role the Church can play in helping prisoners get back on their feet after they are released. His opinion pieces have appeared in numerous periodicals including the Los Angeles Times, the National Law Journal and the Washington Times. He has coauthored articles for the Notre Dame Law School Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy and the Regent Law School Law Review. He is a frequent guest on talk shows, including Hannity and Colmes, Fox Network News, Lou Dobbs, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, Michael Reagan, Montel Williams and Ollie North.

 

Pat is a much sought after speaker on issues of justice and faith. He was selected by Governor Geringer of Wyoming to be the speaker at his annual prayer breakfast in 2002, and has testified on several occasions before Congressional committees on prison work programs, juvenile justice, prison safety, offender reintegration and religious freedom. He has also lectured at judicial conferences and legal conventions.

 

Pat serves on the nine-member U.S. Prison Rape Elimination Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Prison Fellowship worked very hard to pass the legislation which established the commission. Pat also serves on the National Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons, co-chaired by former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and former Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, John Gibbons. Pat also served on Governor Schwarzenegger’s 14-member Prison Rehabilitation Strike Team, established to completely revamp California’s prison system.

 

Pat is the sixth of nine children, and was born and raised in Southern California.  He earned both his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and his Juris Doctorate at the University of Southern California.  He also rode as Tommy Trojan, USC’s mascot in the 1974 Rose Parade.  Pat and his wife, Gail, have three children: Courtney, 19; Katie, 18 and Jamie, 15.  The Nolans live in Leesburg, Virginia and are members of the St. John the Apostle Parish.

 

 

Barbara O’Brien (National Pawn Brokers Association)

 

Barbara began her professional career with the Florida State University Police Dept. as the first woman uniformed police officer in North Florida in 1974.   In 1979, she took over as the law enforcement grants coordinator for the Dept. of Community Affairs.  From 1985-1986, she was selected as the law enforcement Fellow to the Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (NIJ).  From 1987-1997 she served as the Senior Executive Assistant to the Florida Attorney General and served in a number of positions including law enforcement liaison.  In 1997, she became the Director of Government Affairs for Cash America International.  Barbara has served on the Police Executive Research Group (PERF) Board of Directors, various committees of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and is co-founder of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE).  She currently serves on the Board of the National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA).

 

Barbara O’Brien has been a member of ALEC since 2006 and is on the Public Safety and Elections Task Force.  She is also the Private Sector Chair of the Pawn Shop Subcommittee.

 

 

Sean Parnell (Center for Competitive Politics)

 

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Stacie Rumenap (Stop Child Predators)

 

Stacie Rumenap is the Executive Director of Stop Child Predators (SCP), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, that prevents the sexual exploitation of children and protects the rights of crime victims. Prior to joining SCP, Ms. Rumenap was the Deputy Director of the American Conservative Union (ACU), and American Conservative Union Foundation (ACU’s educational affiliate). Before joining ACU/ACUF, Ms. Rumenap was the Executive Director of U.S. Term Limits (USTL). Ms. Rumenap also served as the Executive Director for the National Center for Growth.

 

Ms. Rumenap has been a member of ALEC since ­­­2004 and is on the Public Safety and Elections Task Force. She is also the Private Sector Chair of the Sexual Predators Subcommittee.

 

Ms. Rumenap holds a M.A. in Legislative Affairs from the George Washington University, and a B.A. in Journalism from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.  She serves on the Board of Directors for America’s Future Foundation and is on the Advisory Board for OmniLink Systems, a cutting-edge technology company that manufactures GPS monitoring devices. 

 

 

Laurie Shanblum (Corrections Corporation of America)

 

Laurie Shanblum is the Senior Director of Business Development for the Corrections Corporation of America.  She became director, customer relations in early 2001. Ms. Shanblum has had a thirty-seven year career in juvenile and adult corrections and criminal justice, including both the public and private sectors.

 

Ms. Shanblum has been a member of ALEC since 2003 and is currently on the Public Safety and Elections Task Force.  She is also sits on the Homeland Security Subcommittee.