Office of National Drug Control Policy

Bio, via Association of Independent Information Professionals:

Edward Ajaeb of Nighthawk Strategies specializes in private investigations, open source research, social media intelligence, and tools for uncovering the most elusive and hard-to-find information. He understands the critical importance of staying ahead of the curve when it comes to emerging technologies and digital tools in order to achieve the highest level of success in an investigation. He has worked for non-profits, government, individuals, law enforcement, and Fortune 500 companies to offer research, investigations, due diligence, security, and intelligence analysis.

Bio, via Gibbons Law:

Mr. Marella has extensive experience in representing public and private companies, financial institutions, and governmental agencies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, stock and asset purchase transactions, corporate governance matters, credit facilities, public finance, contract drafting, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. In 2017, Mr. Marella received a presidential political appointment to serve in the leadership role of Advisor to the Executive Director of the President’s Commission, serving in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, a component of the Executive Office of the President. In that role, he advised Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, as he chaired the bipartisan President’s Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which pursuant to an executive order was to study the scope and effectiveness of the Federal response to the opioid crisis and to make recommendations to President Donald J. Trump for improving that response. In addressing the historic health crisis, Mr. Marella collaborated with officials from the White House, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Security Council.

Bio, via The Washington Post:

Tom Marino is a four-term Republican member of the House who represents a district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has been hard-hit by the opioid crisis. He withdrew his name for President Trump's pick for drug czar after reports that legislation he sponsored hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration in its fight against the U.S. opioid crisis.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

I served as the General Counsel and Acting Chief of Staff of ONDCP during the first year of the Trump Administration. I worked on a number of initiatives for the White House, including the declaration of the national emergency for the Opioid Epidemic. I oversaw a staff of 65 FTEs and 25 military detailees while also serving as General Counsel.

Bio, via Millennium Challenge Corporation:

As Vice President for Congressional and Public Affairs, Stevens will lead the department that manages MCC’s relationships with the U.S. Congress, the media, non-governmental organizations, think tanks and other external stakeholders interested in MCC’s mission to reduce poverty through economic growth. Stevens comes to MCC from the House Republican Conference, where she served as the director of media affairs and strategic initiatives. She has served under three U.S. presidents, including as deputy assistant secretary and senior advisor to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and as White House assistant press secretary and director of television under President George W. Bush. She also served as the head of media affairs for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to her public service, Stevens brings a wealth of experience in television news to MCC. For more than 10 years, she worked at CNN’s Washington bureau as a senior editorial political producer for several signature news programs, including Wolf Blitzer Reports; Larry King Live; and Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields. Stevens is a proud alumna of James Madison University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communications. In her free time, she enjoys reading, travel, and spending time with her husband and two children at their home in Virginia.

Bio, via The Washington Post:

In May 2016, Taylor Weyeneth was an undergraduate at St. John’s University in New York, a legal studies student and fraternity member who organized a golf tournament and other events to raise money for veterans and their families. Less than a year later, at 23, Weyeneth, was a political appointee and rising star at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the White House office responsible for coordinating the federal government’s multibillion dollar anti-drug initiatives and supporting President Trump’s efforts to curb the opioid epidemic. Weyeneth would soon become deputy chief of staff.