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NSA BOARD ,MEMBER BIOS The Honorable William Althaus Chairman of the Board of Advisors, National Smoker~ Alliance William Althaus is chairman of the Board of Advisors of the National Smokers Alliance ('NSA) and a consultant to Burson-MarstelleCs Washington, D.C. offce. Before joining NSA, Althaus was the mayor of York, Pa., having the'distinction of being the youngest person ever elected to that o~ee. First elected in 1981, Althaus served three consecutive terms as mayor. In 1992, Althaus was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors where he previously held the position of vice president and chairman of the Advisory Board, among other positions. Active in international affairs, Althans also has served on several international delegations, including the U.S. Delegation to U.S.-Japan Fellowship Exchange. In addition, he served as chair of the Delegation of U.S. Mayors to the Ierusalem Conference of Mayors and chairman of the U.S. Delegation to Filch Conference of Great Cities of the Americas in the Dominican Republic. Althaus also .addressed the Council of Europe on Murticipal Cooperation in France. Althaus has served as president of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and the National Conference of Republican Mayors and was appointed by Presidents Reagan and Bush to the Advisory Council on HJstoric Preservation. Althaus earned a bachelor's degree From the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., and a juris doctor from The Dickinson School of Law in Carlyle, Pa. Wm. C. "Bill" Anderson Government Relations Repr~entative Wm. C. "Bill" Anderson is a government relations representative who works ~ith Congress seeking support for a variety of legislation. Anderson began his cexeer a.s a lobbyist in 1961 as legislative director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation in St. Paul, Minn. In 1967, he moved to the American Farm Bureau Federation where he served as assistant legislative director. He became vice president of government relations for the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) in 1976, and, after 13 years with IPAA, he lei~ to become chief of staff'to New Jersey Representative Iim Saxton. From 1989 to 1991, he also served as the political action committee director or'the National Republican Congressional Committee. A graduate of Wichita State U~versity in Wichita, Kan., Andersofi has a bachelor's degree in political science. Jeanie R. Austin Co-Chairman, Republican National Committee " Jeanie Austin is the co-chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Serving her third term as co-chair, Austin actively works to build the Republican Party from the grassroots level. Prior to her election as Co~hairman, Austin was state chairman for the Republican Party of Florida - the only woman to hold that position since the party's inception. During her tenure as state chairman. . Republican registration increased dramatically as did the number o£1ocal office holders.

Since her first election to the RNC in 1999, Austin has developed several programs designed to educate party members on the state and local levels. She developed "Women Who Win," a seminar designed to aggressively recruit women candidates that has trained over 1,000 candidates, campaign managers and party members. Austin also developed "Spotlight on You" and "Nuts & Bolts," programs that train county, chairmen and local party members on the mechanics of'running a political campaign. Twice naxned "Woman of'the Year" by the American Business Women's Association, Austin also is president of her own floor-covering business in Orlando, Fla. Oscar Coffey Jr. President/CEO U.S. African-American Chamber of Commerce Oscar Coffey ~Ir. is president and chief executive officer of the U.S. African-American Chamber of Commerce. Since 1983, he has been working to create strategies for members of local chambers of commerce to share in the collective buying power of African-American communities. Besides his work for the U.S. African-American Chamber of Commerce, Coffey also serves as president and chief executive officer of the Oakland/Alameda County Black Chamber of Commerce in California. Holding this position for 20 years, Coffey has been coordinating strategies on the local level. While maintaining these important positions, Coffey pursued his own business interests. Since 1981, Coffey has be~n president and CEO of the Chamber Center Developers, Inc., a $10 million downtown development project in Oakland, Calif. He also has been a senior partner of the Housing Rehabilitation of California, Inc. since 1983. A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Coffey has been honored with a Presidential Certificate of Appreciation and has received the National Forum for Black Public Administrators' Outstanding Contribution Award and the NAACP Service Award, among others. Born in New Orleans, La., Coffey attended the California State University at Hayward and Walker's School of/,nsurance and Salesmanship in New Orleans. John F. Droney Jr. Principal, Levy & Droney, P.C. John F. Droney Jr. is a principal in the firm Levy & Droney, P.C. in Farmington, Conn. Droney has a diverse legal, political and civic background. He served on the West Hartford Town Council from 1977 to 198 l,-rising to the Democratic minority leader in 1978. He served as the West Hartford Democratic Town Chair from 1981 to 1987 and as.chair of the Democratic State Central Committee of Connecticut for six years. Droney is a member of the Democratic Leadership Council and se.,-ved~as chair of the Connecticut Clinton For President Campaign in 1992, as well as a national finance co-chair for the Bill Clinton For President campaign. Spending several years in public service, Droney worked in the Voluntary Defender Program with Hartford County Bar and as special public defender in Hartford County. He later worked as special assistant attorney general for banking and as special state's attorney in the judicial district of Waterbury t,~ and in Hartford County. He also was on the board of directors for Hartford Neighborhood Legal ~ Services, vice chair ofthe Board of Special Assessments in West Hartford, Conn., and a member of the ~ Connecticut attorney general's Blue Ribbon Commission, among other organizations. ~ Droney received a bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. ~'~ ~:~ Graduating cure laudc with his juris doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in West e.vt 2 ~

Hartford, Conn., Droney was a member of'the board of'editors of'the University of'Connecticut Law "Review." A frequent lecturer on legal and government issues, Droney received the University of Connecticut School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989. The Honorable Milton "Toby" Fitch Jr. North Carolina House of Representatives Milton "Toby" Fitch Jr. is a North Carolina State Representative. First elected in 1985, Rep. Fitch has served 10 years as the representative ofthe 70th district, including three years as House Majority Whip and, more recently, as House Majority Leader. He also is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus. Fitch has been active on several legislative committo, s while in offlc¢. He has served as co-chair for Congressional Redistricting Committee and the Legislative and Local Redistricting Committee. Fie is a member of the Courts. Justice, Constitutional Amendments and Referenda Committee, the Finance Sub- Committee on Ways and Means, Judiciary I Committ,e and Public Employees Committee. In addition to his role as a North Carolina State Representative, Fitch has setwed on several commissions including co-chairing the State Personnel Study Committee and s¢rving as a member of the Affordable Health Access Study Commission. State Advisory Board and Workplace Safety Study Commission. Fitch received his bachelor's of science degree in 1969 and his juris doctor in 1972 from North Carolina Centra~ University. J. Curtis Herge Partner, Herge, Sparks & Christopher J. Curtis Herge is a partner in the law firm of FIerge, Sparks & Christopher in McLean, Va. Since the company was founded in 1985, FIerge has been providing legal counsel on a variety of legal issues. Herge began his career in 1963 as an associate in the New York law firm Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander. After eight years at the firm, he lei't to serve as director of the Presidential Inaugural Committee. In 1973, Herge was appointed as the special assistant to the U.S. attorney general. He later moved to the U.S. Department of Intedor where he s¢rved as associate solicitor of conservation and wildlife. He became assistant to the secretary and chief of" staff of the U.S. Department of Interior in 197,~ where he served for two years until he ief~ to start Sedam & Herge, a law firm in McLean, Va. The firm later became Herge, Sparks & Christopher, where he currently practices law. Serving on the boards of directors of a number of charitable, non-profit and commercial corporations, Herge also has served as chair and member of the board of directors of The George Washington National Bank. He is a member of'the Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council, the advisory board of the Washington Legal Foundation and serves as a member of'the Advisory Council on the Natural Resources of'the Republican National Committee. Licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, New York and Virginia, Flerge dttended Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and received his bachelor's degree and juris doctor from P, utge.rs University in New Brunswick, N.L

Bruce Herschensohn Political Figure and Film Maker Bruce Herschensohn is a well-known political figure and film maker. Most recently, Herschensohn was the 1992 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in California. His career, though, did not begin in politics. A~er a brief stint in the U.$. Air Force, Herschensohn started a career in film production in 195~, as film editor for General Dynamics. Fie later returned to Los Angeles and founded Herschensohn Motion Picture Productions, a documentary production company that made films for both government and business. One of Herschensohn's most- notable films of this time is the documentary "John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightrdng, Day of" Drums," which was granted a non-partisan act of Congress to allow its exhibition in the United States. In 1968, Herschensohn was appointed to the position of'Director of'Motion Picture and Television Service for the United States Information Agency ('USIA) by President ,rohnson. After four year~ ~nd many awards, Her~hensohn resigned from USIA to begin his career i~ public service as Deputy Special Assistant to the President in the N'Lxon Administration. He spent 1972 to 1974 advising the president on domestic and foreign policy. Retundng to California, Hers~hensohn became involved in Republican politics. In 1978, he became a political commentator f.or KABC-TV and KABC-AM and was known for his spirited debated with former California Senator John Tunney. Herschensohn has received many distinctions, including being named one of the nation's "Ten Outstanding Young Men" in 1969 and receiving the second-highest civilian award, "The Distinguished Service Medal," in 1972. He was a member of the founding Board of Trustees of The American Film Institute with Charhon Hcston and Gregory Peck, and most recently, became a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute in Montclair, Calif. John Hillerman Actor John Hillerman is an actor who has enjoyed a successful stage, television and film career. Hillerrnan is well-known for his portrayal of Jonathan Quayle Higgins on the hit television series, "Magnum P.I." Hillerman began his career in the U.S. Air Force. While stationed in Fort Worth, Texas, Hillerrna~n joined a community theatre group and realized he should pursue a career in acting. AJter his release from the Air Force, he moved to New York and enjoyed an active stage career,'appearing in more than 100 leading roles in such plays as "Othello," "Our Town, .... Death of a Salesman" and "The Seven-Year Itch." He3ater~noved to Washington, D.C., where he spent four years at the Theatre Club, starring in virtually every production presented during that time. AP~er 15 years on the stage, he set offfor Hollywood to pursue a movie and television career. He was recognized by producer/director Peter Bogdanovich and has since been cast in 21 movie roles, including "The Last Picture Show," "What's Up Doe?," "China Town" and "Paper Moon." In addition to his big screen career, he has made more than 300 television appearances during his 24 years in California, ranging from super sleuth Simon Brimmer on "Ellery Queen!' to Bonnie Frazddin's boss in "One Day at a Time." Hillerman's most popular role, though, was as the acerbic, ex-British army veteran, Jonathan Higgins, in "Magnum P.I." He enjoyed this role for more than eight years, receiving both an Emmy and a Go|den Globe Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor. 4 When "Magnum" ended, Hillerman took a brief

hiatus and then accepted the role as Sandy Duncan's father in "The Hogan Family." He also has made numerous appearances on television series, including "A~sault and Matrimony," CBS's "Street of Dreams," "Murder She Wrote," "Hart to Hart" and NBC's three-pan, six-hour series, "Around the World in 90 Days." Most recently, he spent a year in Berlin filming "Berlin Break" for European television. Although most people believe Hillerman is British, he is a native of Denison, Texas. He attended the Urtiversity of Texas, where he majored in journalism. Fred M. Hodges Vice President of Sales. Bailey Marketing Group, Inc. Fred M. Hodges III is vice president of sales for the Bailey Marketing Group. Working as an ad and premium sales specialist, he has been with the company since 1989. Hodges began his career in 198 I, working in the leaf department of the Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. in Richmond, Va. He lei~ in 1989 to manage several tobacco company accounts for Bailey Marketing. In 1991, Hodges expanded his experience, working as the major supplier of campaign materials for the Bush/Quayle Presidential Campaign. Active in community service, Hodges served as a sponsor patron for two years before serving as area chair for Ducks Unlimited in 1993. Hodges has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. David A. Keene President, Keene/Halper & Associates David A. Keene is president of Keene,/Halper Re Associates, a government and political consulting fu-m based in Alexandria, Va. In addition to his responsibilities to the firm, he is editor of T~e Keene Report, a political newsletter. Keene has extensive national political experience, having been involved in presidential politics since 1968. He worked in the White House during the Nixon Admisfistration as political assistant to Vice President Agnew and later, on Capitol Hill, as executive assistant to Sen. James L. Buckley. As southern regional coordinator for Ronald Reagan in the 1976 presidential campaign and national political director for George Bush in 1980, K~ne won recognition for his skill in organizing political operations at the national level. Keene was senior political consultant to Sen. Robert Dole and is chair of the American Conservative Union. A respe~ed republican commentator, Keene has worked as a consultant to CBS News and has written for the Boston Globe. Keene is a former John F.. Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and is a former member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Public Policy at Duke University in l~aleigh, N.C. He received his bachelor's degree and juris doctor from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.

Peter G. Kelly Principal, Updike, Kelly and Spellacy, P.C. Peter G. Kelly is a principal in the law firm Updike, Kelly and Spellacy, P.C. in Hartford, Conn. Kelly is a prominent national senior political strategist and fund-raiser for the National Democratic ParD'. He also is a principal with the Washington, D.C., public affairs firm Black, Manafon, Stone & Kelly. Since 1978, Kelly has served in more than a dozen Democratic Party leadership posts, ranging from full-time voluntary positions as national treasurer from 1979 to 1981 and national finance chair from 1981 to 1985 to senior advisory positions on the 1988 Gore presidential campaign and the 1992 Clinton president campaign. Since 1980, he has served in many appointive positions for Democratic national conventions and has served as political counsel, financial planner and fund-raiser to more than 35 Democratic senatorial candidates. He also served on the Democratic National Committee from ! 976 to 1992. Kelly is one of the original ~rcl'dtects of the U.S. private sector initiative on foreign affairs, He was founder and treasurer ~nd currently serves as dire--tot of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. He was founder and now serves as the chair and as a director of the Center for Democracy, a bipartisan foundation in Washington, D.C., that engages in various programs with countries around the world. A prominent participant in state wide affairs in Connecticut, Kelly is a member of several civic boards, including the national board of the Institute of Living at St. Francis Hospital arid Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. He is co-chair ofthe National Conferenc~ of Christians and Jews and a member of its National Board of Governors. He also served as a member of the board of regents of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and as a member ofthe board of visitors of its graduate program on public policy. Kelly graduated magna cure laude from Georgetown University and holds a juris doctor from the Yale Law School in New Haven, Corm., where he served as an editor of "The Yale Law Journal." He has received numerous awards, including the John Carroll Award from Georgetown University and the Yale Law School Association Distinguished Service Award. Louise T. Lindbiom Media and Advocacy Director, National Urban Coalition Louise T. Lindblom is the media and advocacy director of the National Urban Coalition. In this role, she manages media activities, produces coalition publications, directs the advocacy and governmental affairs efforts and prepares proposals for foundation and government funding. Lindblom began her carver as executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party. She spent eight years in this position until she moved to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1982. She served as executive director of the Compliance Review Commission and as executive director of Credentials Committee for the 1984 Democratic National Convention during her three years at the DNC. In 1985, she lei~ to operate Process, Inc., a Washington, D.C., consulting firm. She became the director of public information at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Aia., in 1986 and remained there ~x~ until accepting her current position in 1989. . Active in many organizations, Lindblom is on the board of trustees for the American Council of Young political L~8ers and is a member of the advisory board of the Civic Television Network.

Andre Morgan Partner, Ruddy & Morgan Productions Andre Morgan is partner in Ruddy & Morgan Productions, a successful motion picture and television production and sales company. In this role, he puts to use 20 years experience in the international entertainment industry managing a multi-million dollar production and development slate. The company has developed and produced films such as "Ladybugs," starring Rodney Dangerfieid; "Farewell to the King," starring Nick Nolte; and "Speed Zone," starring John Candy, Eugene Levy and Brooke Shields. " Morgan began his career when he joined the Golden Harvest Group of Companies in 1972. Morgan's success as producer of the Bruce Lee hit, "Enter the Dragon," led to four years of producing a variety or" films on tour continents. In 1976, his responsibilities expanded to the designing and staffing of an international sales and marketing division as ~ssistant general manager of Panasia Films, Ltd. In 1978, Morgan became director and chief operating officer of Golden Cornmurtications, the international motion picture production and distribution company. In this role, he packaged and supervised the production of 10 motion pictures, including "Cannonball Run," "Cannonball Run II," "High Road to China" and "Lassiter." He left Golden Communications in 1984 to form Ruddy & Morgan. Morgan majored [n history, Asian studies and Orienta~ languages and literature at the University of Kansas. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. Dave Myer~ Owner, Dave Mye~ & Associates Dave Myers is owner of Dave Myers & ,Associates, a company that designs and sells energy- e~cient lighting systems to business and government. A. skilled marketing and general management executive, Myers has more than 2O years of diverse experience. Myers began his career in the U.S. Air Force in 1965, serving as sergeant until 1969. From the Air Force, he moved to BOMAG USA, a manufacturer of'construction machinery, where he worked as director of sales and marketing for 15 years. He later became president and chief executive officer of Candlewood Utilities, Inc., a water and sewer utility company. In 1984, he also became president and co- owner of Candlelite Homes, a mobile home sales and service company. In 1987, Myers joined the National Federation of Independent Business ('NFIB) as a field representative. In this position, Myers was responsible for expanding the membership of this national, small-business lobbying organ;-ution. Moving to R.L. Polk & Co. in 1989 as regional manager for Ohio and Indiana. Myers managed sales operations for this publisher of city directories until he left to form Dave Myers & Associates in 1992. A strong advocate for smokers' rights, Myers founded the League for Smokers' Rights in 1993. This national organization was created to protect the freedoms of and fight excessive taxation of smokers. Studying electrical engineering, Myers attended the University. of Minnesota.

Lyn Nofziger President, Nofziger Communications Lyn Nofziger is president of Nofziger Communications, a Washington consulting firm. Nofziger began his career as a newspaper reporter in 1950 with the Copley Newspaper in California. He served as a Washington correspondent for Copley fi'om 1958 to 1966, when he returned to California to become the press secretary for Ronald R.e~ga.n's first race for governor. When I~,e.~ga_n was elected, Nofziger served as his director of communications for two years before leaving to become a political consultant. Over the nex~ I I years, Nof~ger held numerous political positions, including serving as deputy assistant to President Nixon for congressional relations; deputy chairman for communications of the Republican National Committee; numerous roles in the Reagan and Ford-Dole presidential campaigns; executive vice chairman of Citizens for the Republican. Reagan's politica~ action committee; deputy chairman for finance and press secretary in Reagan's successful 1980 presidential campaign; and assistam to President Reagan for political affairs. He also served as a senior advisor on the Reagan 1984 re= election campaign. In 1982, Nofziger founded Nofzlger & Bragg Communications, a government consulting firm, and left it in 1988 to form Nofziger Communications. Nof_ziger is a graduate of San Jose State College with a degree in journalism and a veteran of '*Vorld Wax II. He is the author of two books, "Nofr_.iger," a political memoir, and "Tackett," a novel. Marc E. Rotterman Partner, Rotterman & Associates Marc E. Rotterman is the president of the John Locke Foundation. a fi-ee-markct think tank based in Raleigh, N.C. and a partner in Rotterman & Associates, a government, communications and public relations consulting business. Trained in media communications, Rottcrman spent several years as a news announcer and radio "talent" for a California public radio station. In 1980, Rottcrman joined the Reagan presidential campaign staff where he worked as the assistant to thedeputy domestic policy advisor. ARer President Reagan's election. Rotterman worked as the administrative assistant to the domestic policy advisor of the presidential transition team. When President Reagan assumed office, Rotterman joined the staffofthe u.S. Secretary of Transportation as a special assistant to the deputy secretary. Later, he s¢trved as special assistant for public affairs for the secretary of Flousing and Urban Development. Rorterman ieR government service in 1984 to manage a successful congressional race in North C;,-olir, a. After the election, he was asked to serve in the newly-elected governor's administration as the public affairs director of one of the state's largest agencies. Rottcrman founded Rotterman & Associates in August 1985 and has worked with a cross-section of campaigns -- from secretary of state races to the presidential races of 1984, 1988 and 1992.

Joseph A. Ruggiero Chief Counsel for the Democratic Party, State of Connecticut Joseph A. Ruggiero is chief counsel for the Democrmic Party in Connecticut. He also is a principal in Rugg~ero, Ziogas & All&ire, Attorneys and Counselors at Law in Bristol, Conn. He also is a trustee for the Center for Democracy. Rugg~ero began his legal career in 1971 as an associate with Watstein & Watstein, Attorneys at Law in Bristol, Conn. In 1973, he ief~ to start l~is own firm, Joseph A. Rugg~ero, Attorney at Law. The firm later became Ruggiero, Ziogas & Alla~re, Attorneys at Law. In addition to his professional career, Rugg~ero has e~ensive political experience. In 1979, he was elected state senator representing the 30th District in Connecticut, and from 1979 to 198 l, he served as ~4ce chair for the Finance, Review and Bonding Committee, as well as on the Appropriations Committee and as chair of the Collective Bargaining Subcommittee in the Connecticut General Assembly. He also has worked as assistant counsel or chief counsel to a number of cities including Bristol, Plymouth and Litchfield, Conn., and was special counsel to Gov. William A. O2sleill from 1983 to 1986. Active in community service, Ruggiero was legal counsel to the Bristol Association of Retarded Citizens. He is a former member of the board of directors for the Bristol Association of Retarded Citizens and former director of the Long River Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Ruggiero received his bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College in Winoosk.i, Vt., and kis juds doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law in West Hartford, Corm. The Honorable Pierre Salinger Vice Chairman, Burson-Marsteiler Pierre Salinger is vice chairman of Burson-Marsteller. He is breed in the Washington o~ce and serves as senior media and public affairs adviser to B-M clients and plays a key role in further developing Burson-Marsteller's ex~ensive worldwide media capabilities. Salinger came to national prominence first as chief investigator for Robert F. Kennedy, who was counsel to the U.S. Senate committee investigating Teamsters International president Jimmy Hoffa. He later worked for U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign, organ~ng press operations, and became White House press secretary after Kennedy was elected president. A/~er President Kennedy's assassination, he continued to serve as White House press secretary at President Johnson's request, but resigned in 1964 when he was appointed fill a vacant seat in the U.S. Senate representing California. Although he later won a primary election for the seat, he los~ t.he general election Salinger then entered the business world as vice pres!dent of National General Corporation and later vice president of Continental Airlines. He left this post to work as director for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, and later was president of the National Cornn~ttee for George McGovern for President. In 1973, Salinger returned to his roots in journalism. Having started as a copy boy and later award-winning investigative reporter at the ~ Frcmcisco Chronicle, Salingcr became roving editor of L'E.rpress in Paris before moving to ABC News in 1978. Salingcr served as ABC's Paris bureau chief for nine years. In 1983, he became the chief foreign correspondent and Was promoted in 1983 to senior editor/Europe, a post he held until his retirement from ABC in 1993. ARer leaving ABC, Salingcrjoincd Bur.~on-Marsteller, but continues to serve as a consultant to the network. Salinger is authoi" of eight books, including With Kennedy and Secret Dossier: rhe Hidden Age~uia Behind the CrulfCrisis. He has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of San Francisco. 9

Craig Shirley President and Chief Executive Officer, Craig Shirley & Associates, Inc. Craig Shirley is president and chief executive officer of Craig Shirley & Associates, Inc., a public affairs/public relations firm in Alexandria, Val Since founding the company in February 1992, he has worked with many political, trade and corporate clients. Shirley began his career in 197S, serving as press secretary for U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey. In early 1980, he left the senator's office to direct the Fund for a Conservative Majority's independent campaign that supported Ronald Reagan for president. In 1981, he became an account executive with a major New York advertising firm, managing programs for the New York Racing Association and the C.F. Hathaway Shirt Company. In 1982, he became the communications advisor to the Republican National Committee, traveling across the country advising campaigns and state committees on public relations, politicai advertising and campaign strategy. During the 1984 presidential campaign, Shirley became director of communications for the National Conservative Political Action Committee, the largest independent political committee that spent more than $14 million on behalf of President Reagan's re- election. Later in 1984, Shirley formed Craig Shirley & Associates, Inc. In 1987, he joined forces with David Keene to form Keene, Shirley & Associates, Inc. For five years, Shirley worked on several major public relations/public affairs campaigns until he re-opened Craig Shirley & Associates, Inc. A frequent commentator and public speaker, Shirley lectures at various seminars and has contributed articles to numerous publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The Was/~ington Times and others. Phil Stout Executive Director, Nevada Association of Independent Businesses Phil Stout is the executive director of the Nevada A~sociation of Independent Businesses, an 800- member association that lobbies state legislators on behalf of small business. Stout began his career in the U.S. Navy, serving as a meteorologist fi-om 1959 to 1963. He lctt the Na',5' and spent a year as an accountant for Pan American World Airlines. He drew on his Navy experience when he began working for the U.S. Weather Bureau in 1964. He spent a year working on the Nevada Test Site Project and then moved to work on the Pacific Weather Project/Far East from 1965 to 1967. He worked charting the weather for ships traveling in the Far East until he was injured and disabled at Cam-Rahn-Bay, Vietnam, in 1967. Stout returned to Nevada and, later, became involved in politics. He was elected to the Henderson City Council in 1975 and served as councilman until 1979. In 1990, Stout was elected to the Nevada ~ly. For two years, Stout served on the Assembly Ways and Means, Taxation and Labor and Management committee. Along with his political work. Stout has been involved in many government boards and commissions. He has acted as chairman of several committees, including the Henderson Beautification Committee and Senior Citizens Advisory Board, the Clark County Regional Streets and Highways Commission and the Nevada State Land Use Planning Advisory Council. He also is tireless in his ~ community service acting as national director for the Nevada Jaycees and chairman of the first Special ~ Olympics for retarded children in Southern Nevada, among other projects. ~, Stout received his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Las Vegas. ~ I0 ~'~