Office of Personnel Management

Bio, via LinkedIn:

Jonathan Blyth has served with distinction for more than 25 years in Congress, at federal agencies, and in the US Navy. He currently is a Commander Public Affairs Officer in the US Navy Reserve. He held senior positions for Members of the House of Representatives during some of the most challenging times on Capitol Hill, including the Contract with America and the Republican take-over of the Congress for the first time in 40 years, and the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. He served as the Chief of Staff for Congressmen Allen West (R-FL), Bill Martini (R-NJ), and Bob Barr (R-GA); and in senior legislative roles for Representatives Kay Granger (R-TX), Robert Walker (R-PA), Richard Pombo (R-CA), and Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT). During the George W. Bush Administration, he was a presidential appointee in two federal agencies as Director of House Affairs at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and as Chief of Staff at the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, managing more than 1,000 employees worldwide and a budget exceeding $5 billion. Commander Blyth also served on active duty as Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Congressional Liaison / Strategic Communications Action Officer at Surface Warfare Division OPNAV N96 in the Pentagon, the Deputy Director for Public Affairs for the 58th Presidential Inauguration and Chief, Medial Operations for the Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces - Afghanistan. He is a talented leader, adept at motivating a team and driving initiatives to completion. He earned two Master Degrees: in Public Administration from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He earned his undergraduate degree in Government from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in New York City, Commander Blyth lives in Arlington, Virginia and Boca Raton, Florida.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

Experienced Manager on Duty with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Sales, Communication, Event Management, and Public Speaking. Strong professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Public Relations from Appalachian State University.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

A seasoned marketing communications professional with extensive experience executing successful PR and marketing programs in a variety of professional settings, including law firms, local government, non-profit organizations, and corporate entities. Strengths include: creative problem solving, vendor and staff collaboration, messaging strategies, and project management. Considerable public speaking and panel facilitation experience. Specialties: Management (projects and teams); staff and vendor supervision and collaboration; media and public relations; crisis management; event planning and management; media production; public speaking; development of collateral materials; sponsorship development and execution

Bio, via LinkedIn:

Fifty years experience in historic preservation, cultural resource management, environmental impact assessment, and archaeology, continental United States and Pacific Islands. Reformed federal government employee, now proprietor of consulting firm Thomas F. King PhD, LLC. Author/co-author/editor of 10 text- and tradebooks (See Amazon author page: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-F.-King/e/B001IU2RWK/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1355314619&sr=1-2-ent), many academic, professional, and popular articles, government regulations and guidelines. PhD in Anthropology 1976, University of California Riverside. Senior Archaeologist for The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (www.TIGHAR.org). Blogs at http://crmplus.blogspot.com/ and http://ameliaearhartarchaeology.blogspot.com/. Cultural Resources consultant to U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Historic Preservation Office.

Bio, via Tully Legal:

Kirk’s background will stand him in good stead on the board, attorney Cheri Cannon told Bloomberg Law. Government experience “is always a plus when you are dealing with federal employment matters,” said Cannon, a former chief counsel to the MSPB chairman. Cannon is now a managing partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC in Washington. Kirk’s first federal government job was as a trial attorney in the Interstate Commerce Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement. He was special counsel in the Department of the Army’s Office of General Counsel from 2005-2007. He was associate general counsel for Strategic Integration and Business Transformation, also at the Army, from 2007-2012. Kirk currently is a contract litigation partner with the law firm of Schmitz & Socarras LLP in McLean, Va., according to the White House.

Bio, via Federalist Society:

Austin joined the Federalist Society staff in 2015. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, he earned his J.D. and B.A. from the Catholic University of America. During law school, Austin was president of Catholic University's Federalist Society Chapter. Austin and his wife, Allison, live with their four children in Maryland.

Bio, via Linkedn:

US Presidential appointee. Manages 21 person Public Affairs/PR/Marketing Agency for OPM, which supports 2.5 million person Federal workforce; and communicates with US Congress, Press/Media and US Taxpayers.

Bio, via LinkedIn:

More than 30 years of successful experience in the public and private sectors leading transformational efforts across and within government departments and agencies. In the public sector, I have held multiple senior level positions responsible for human capital and program management and served as a key advisor to political and “C” level executives on leadership development, strategic planning, organizational development, workforce planning, performance improvement, and change management. In the private sector, I have built several successful practices in performance consulting including the design and development of unique organizational and performance improvement models, recruited and developed staff to advise clients on human capital, learning and performance management in both small and large businesses. Demonstrated expertise in business development, capture management, and program execution. High Level Accomplishments: • Successfully built three consulting practices in performance consulting in both small and large businesses with revenues in excess of $14M and 70 consultants • Successfully consulted and advised multiple presidential administrations in strategic performance improvement, human capital and worked on numerous government-wide performance initiatives resulting in place-based performance budgeting, networked solutions and reengineered core processes. • Successfully advised and led human capital change efforts for the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency resulting in new executive and career development programs with an emphasis on effectiveness—beyond compliance. • Coached and mentored executives and staff to achieve higher levels of performance.