This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. There may be new information that is not included here.
Staffers with Resumes
After discovering that the resumes of political appointees include information not revealed on their financial disclosure forms, Property of the People used data from Trump Town and Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain as many staff resumes as possible.
Daniel Jorjani
Interior (joined: Jan. 20, 2017)
Special Assistant to the Secretary | Principal Deputy Solicitor | $170,000 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Daniel Jorjani previously worked for groups connected to the billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch, owners of a conglomerate that sells coal, gasoline and other products. The groups include the Charles Koch Institute, the Charles Koch Foundation and Freedom Partners, an organization of conservative political donors led by the Koch brothers. — ProPublica
Former Positions Outside Government
- McLean Little League Member of the Board of Directors
Derek T. Kan
Transportation (joined: June 5, 2017)
Senior Advisor to the Secretary | Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- Amtrak Board Member
- Family Revocable Trust Trustee
- GLG Research Consultant
- GenapSys Director of Strategy
- Los Angeles County Auto Show Advisory Board Member
- Lyft, Inc. General Manager
- Story and Heart Advisor
Former Compensation Sources
- Amtrak Board Member
- GenapSys Director of Strategy
- Lyft Inc General Manager
- Story and Heart Consultant
Jason Kearns
U.S. International Trade Commission (joined: April 16, 2018)
Chairman | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Benjamin Nikowa Keel departed April 16, 2018
Agriculture (joined: Nov. 26, 2017)
Director, Tribal Relations | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Ben Keel was previously a senior field director for North Dakotans for Common Sense Conservation, a political organization funded by agriculture and energy industry groups that successfully defeated a measure to use oil tax revenue on environmental programs. — ProPublica
Henry Kerner
Office of the Special Counsel (joined: Oct. 16, 2017)
Special Counsel | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- Cause of Action Institute Asst VP
Former Compensation Sources
- Cause of Action Institute Assistant Vice President for Investigations
Brian A. Klippenstein departed Dec. 7, 2018
Agriculture (joined: July 3, 2017)
Senior Advisor | $179,700 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via Protect the Harvest:
Brian Klippenstein is Executive Director of Protect the Harvest. Brian grew up in Northwest Missouri on a 5,000 acre registered beef cattle farm. He’s worked for ranches and shown cattle from Canada to Argentina. While studying at George Washington University, Brian was Captain of the Varsity Rowing Team and began work part-time on Capitol Hill. After graduating with a degree in Business, Economics and Public Policy, he continued what became a 26-year career working for Congressman Tom Coleman, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and U.S. Senator Kit Bond, the final five years for whom he was Chief of Staff. Brian and his wife Jackie have two kids and live on a small livestock farm outside of Platte City, MO. For additional fun and adventure, Brian is a competitive off-shore sailboat racer and has completed over 50 marathons, including over a dozen 50-milers and four single-day 100-milers…all fueled by a high-protein diet centered around nutrient-dense red meat.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Dead Reckoning Farm LLC Owner/Operato r
- Protect the Harvest Executive Director
Former Compensation Sources
- Protect the Harvest Consulting work.
Ruth D. Knouse
Transportation (joined: Jan. 23, 2017)
Director of Executive Secretariat | $178,500 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- Kestral USA Chief of Staff
Former Compensation Sources
- Kestral USA Government Contractor
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Russell Weldon Laird departed Sept. 27, 2017
Agriculture (joined: Jan. 30, 2017)
Special Assistant | Special Assistant, Food Safety | $133,444 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via Rural Telephone Finance Company via Internet Archive:
Laird previously worked as executive director of the American Trucking Associations'Agricultural and Food Transporters’ Conference, which focuses on agriculture, food and commodity transportation issues. Earlier in his career, he worked on the staff of Rep. Larry Combest (R-Texas), dealing with agriculture, trade and environmental policy. He then moved to a position on the professional staff of the House Agriculture Committee, where he worked on legislation related to agricultural conservation and credit issues
Former Positions Outside Government
- National Cooperative Services Corporation VP, Federal Relations (affiliated with National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation and Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative)
- Rock Solid Countertop VP, Marketing
Former Compensation Sources
- National Cooperative Services Corporation Directed government relations efforts for the combined companies in conjunction with related trade associations. NCSC is affiliated with NRUCFC and RTFC. (Membership of NCSC is comprised of nearly 1,000 rural electric cooperatives and their affiliates.)
- National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Directed government relations efforts for the combined companies in conjunction with related trade associations. NCSC is affiliated with NRUCFC and RTFC. (Membership of NRUCFC is comprised of nearly 1,000 rural electric cooperatives.)
- Rural Telephone Finance Cooperative Directed government relations efforts for the combined companies in conjunction with related trade associations. NCSC is affiliated with NRUCFC and RTFC. (Membership of RTFC is comprised of rural telecommunications cooperatives.)
Zachary Todd Lamb
National Endowment for the Arts (joined: Dec. 3, 2017)
Public Affairs Specialist | Resume »
Jason Larrabee departed March 30, 2018
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks | $170,000 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- California State Society Board director
- Gold Country Self Storage, LLC Member
- L.C. Properties Member
Former Compensation Sources
- JEFF PAC Political Advisor
Lobbied for
- Clean Energy Systems, Inc.
- Hornblower Cruises and Events
- Kinder Morgan
- LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER
- O'Laughlin & Paris LLP (on behalf of San Joaquin Tributaries Authority)
- Pacific Renewable Fuels, Inc.
- Placer County Water Agency
- Sabine River Authority of Texas
- Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority
- Tri-Dam Project
- West Stanislaus Irrigation District
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Dino Luigi LaVerghetta
Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President | $145,000 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via LinkedIn:
Mr. LaVerghetta has broad experience representing companies throughout the country in matters relating to fraud, corruption, and bribery. He has conducted litigation and investigations implicating a number of regulatory regimes, including the False Claims Act (FCA), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and those statutes’ state law equivalents. Mr. LaVerghetta also has significant experience representing banks and other financial services companies in conjunction with investigations by the CFPB, DOJ, Congress, and other regulators. Mr. LaVerghetta maintains an active pro bono practice. His pro bono work has included the drafting of amicus briefs on behalf of the Innocence Project and the representation of refugees seeking political asylum.
Former Positions Outside Government
Former Compensation Sources
- 1 confidential client not disclosed
- Bank of America, NA Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing L.P. Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Google, Inc. Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- JP Morgan Securities LLC Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Michael Gortenburg Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- RBS Securities Inc. lient of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Renaissance Technologies, LLC Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Scott Asner Client of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Provided legal services.
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Jesse Reed Law departed Sept. 7, 2018
Export-Import Bank (joined: Jan. 24, 2017)
White House Liaison | $124,406-$172,100 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via Export-Import Bank of the United States:
Mr. Law worked with the Presidential Transition Team for the Office of the General Counsel and the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign where he helped build a broad-based, grassroots coalition to support the integrity of the electoral process. Jesse has over 10 years of top-level political experience managing campaigns, including work as a general consultant, senior advisor for government affairs, and chief of staff. Also during his career, Jesse worked for ten years in banking as a residential lender, and as an executive to his own medical staffing agency provided over one hundred employees and contractors to the western Kansas hospital market. Jesse studied at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the School of Music, where he became a classically trained opera singer. He lives in Washington D.C., has three children, and continues to enjoy the arts and performing on a regular basis.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Donald J Trump for President Election Day Operations Director
- Low VA Rates Loan Officer
- Reach for the Sky LLC Owner
- The 2016 Commitee Organizer
Former Compensation Sources
- Alpha PAC Government Affairs
- Low VA Rates Make residential loans
- M81 LLC Government Affairs and Political Consulting
- Marquis and Aurbach Government Affairs
- Reach for the Sky LLC Government Affairs and Political Consulting
- The 2016 Committee Political Consulting
Gary Michael Lawkowski
Interior (joined: July 9, 2017)
Counselor | Senior Counselor To The Deputy Secretary | $131,767 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- Civic Discovery, LLC (previously DblDbl Sub, LLC) Manager
- Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce Legal Counsel
- InPursuitOf, LLC (previously NewCo Comms LLC) Sole Member
Former Compensation Sources
- Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce Arlington, VA US Previous Employer
Holly R. Lewis
Transportation (joined: Jan. 20, 2017)
Special Assistant for Scheduling | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Brandon Ray Lipps
Agriculture (joined: July 19, 2017)
Administrator | Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service | $179,700 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via Department of Agriculture via Internet Archive:
Most recently, Brandon Lipps worked for the Texas Tech University System as the Chief of Staff and Director of Federal Affairs in the Office of Chancellor Robert Duncan. In this role, Lipps was the leading force in developing policy initiatives and strategic priorities for the Chancellor. Prior to joining the Texas Tech University System, he served as counsel and senior professional staff to the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture. While there, he led the nutrition policy team in developing the first reforms to, and fiscal savings from, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since the welfare reforms of 1996. Lipps also served as Chancellor Duncan’s consultant, legislative aide, and rural district director during his time as a Texas State Senator. Lipps is also a former associate at the Lubbock law firm of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam. He hails from Woodson, Texas and graduated from Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics. Lipps earned his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Texas Tech University System Chief of Staff
Former Compensation Sources
- Texas Tech University System Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor
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Margaret Piggott Lyons
Agriculture (joined: July 9, 2017)
Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services | $138,000 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- National Grocers Association Senior Director, Government Relations
Former Compensation Sources
- National Grocers Association Served as Senior Director of Government Relations as a registered lobbyist. Worked with Congress and NGA members to advance the priorities of the independent supermarket industry.
Lobbied for
Alan Wayne Mackey
Agriculture (joined: Sept. 7, 2017)
Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations | Resume »
Downey P. Magallanes departed Sept. 1, 2018
Interior (joined: Jan. 30, 2017)
Senior Advisor and Counselor to the Secretary | $135,000 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via LinkedIn:
I am an attorney with over 10 years of federal government experience in the legislative and executive branches working on energy, environment, resources and transportation policy. Throughout my government career, I have managed and driven several high-profile policy initiatives through the regulatory and legislative processes. In my current role, I collaborate closely with the entire Communications and External Affairs team to advance BP America's business priorities before the United States Congress.
Lobbied for
C.J. Mahoney
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution Inc (CPR) Young Attorneys in International Dispute Resolution (Y- ADR) program, steering committee member
- PRM 2016 Irrevocable Trust trustee
- Williams & Connolly LLP partner
- Yale Law School visiting lecturer
- Yale Law School Fund Board board member
Former Compensation Sources
- 21st Century Fox legal services
- AES Corporation legal services
- Airlines for America legal services
- Archdiocese of Washington legal services
- Bank of America legal services
- Brazilian businessman Legal services in connection with confidential arbitration proceedings. Disclosure of the identity of the client could prejudice the client and the client has not consented to disclosure. (Disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.)
- Carlyle Group, T.C. legal services
- Contourglobal legal services
- Coventry Group LLC legal services
- Danaher Corporation legal services
- FBR & Co. legal services
- Fjordtech Industries, Inc. legal services
- Genentech, Inc. legal services
- Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada legal services
- Hunton & Williams legal services
- Intel Corporation legal services
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan legal services (not related to trade issues)
- Jesse C. Litvak legal services
- KPMG LLP legal services
- Kaplan Higher Education legal services
- Kevin B. Cox legal services
- Lily Safra legal services
- Linnetsong legal services
- Merck & Co. legal services
- Morzan Empreendimentos e Participaes Ltda legal services
- News Corporation legal services
- Prime Institutional Group LLP legal services
- Rogers Group legal services
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc. legal services
- School Choice Foundation legal services
- U.S. private equity executive Legal services in connection with confidential arbitration proceedings. Disclosure of the identity of the client could prejudice the client and the client has not consented to disclosure. (Disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.)
- U.S. public official Legal services in connection with a non-public Department of Justice investigation. Disclosure of the identity of the client could prejudice the client and the client has not consented to disclosure. (Disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.)
- US Chamber of Commerce legal services
- Williams & Connolly LLP (law firm) Partner
- Willis Towers Watson PLC legal services
- technology company Legal services in connection with an ongoing, non-public Department of Justice investigation. Disclosure of the identity of the client could prejudice the client and the client has not consented to disclosure. (Disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.)
- unnamed Roman Catholic Diocese Legal services regarding issues of religious liberty and alleged clerical abuse of minors. Disclosure of the identity of the client could prejudice the client and the client has not consented to disclosure. (Disclosure is prohibited by Rule 1.6 of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.)
William Maloney departed Sept. 18, 2017
Confidential Assistant, Office Of The Associate Attorney General | Confidential Assistant, Office Of Justice Programs | $44,941 | Resume »
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Shon J. Manasco
Defense (joined: Nov. 16, 2017)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Bio, via United States Air Force:
Prior to his confirmation, Mr. Manasco was the co–founder of a product design and engineering startup after having served as Executive Vice President at one of America's leading financial services companies. Throughout his career in the private sector, Mr. Manasco has held executive leadership roles in the retail and investment banking, insurance, and energy industries. He has led global teams across functional areas that include technology, digital design, cyber-security, corporate development, sales and service and human resources. Mr. Manasco is a U.S. Army veteran who held command and staff roles at Fort Bragg, North Carolina before becoming the director of finance for the Office of Military Support, Washington, D.C. While in uniform, he held numerous staff and leadership positions supporting worldwide operational activities for Joint Special Operations Forces. Mr. Manasco holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Haven for Hope Board Member (start date is an estimate)
- Innovative Breakthroughs, LLC. Managing Member (Innovative Breakthroughs, LLC is a product design and manufacturing startup that has yet to bring a product to market. I am the Co-Founder of this effort and my partner and I are working through final engineering specs on a product that is an extension of commercial HVAC systems. The company agreement has yet to be finalized but it is envisioned that I would be a 38% owner in company. While we have a provisional patent that is pending, there are no other real assets to speak of other than a couple of 3D printers.)
- McNay Art Museum Board Member (There is no compensation associated with this position.)
- USAA Chief Administrative Officer
Former Compensation Sources
- USAA Chief Administrative Officer
Jeanette Manfra
Homeland Security (joined: July 9, 2017)
Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications, Office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate | Resume »
Pamela Marcus
Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) | $179,700 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
Former Positions Outside Government
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP International Trade Manager
Former Compensation Sources
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP International Trade Manager
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David Marella departed Dec. 31, 2017
Office of National Drug Control Policy (joined: July 3, 2017)
Director | $112,021 | Financial Disclosure » | Resume »
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.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Gibbons PC Associate
- New Jersey Superior Court Law Clerk
Former Compensation Sources
- Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Corporate legal work
- East West Bank Corporate legal work
- Fragomen, Del rey, Bersen $ Loewy LLP Corporate legal work
- Gibbons P.C. Attorney
- Inspirion delivery Sciences Corporate legal work
- J.G. Petrucci Co. Corporate legal work
- JP Morgan Chase Bank Corporate legal work
- Millennial Brands LLC Corporate legal work
- New Jersey Community Loan Fund Corporate legal work
- New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Corporate legal work
- New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Corporate legal work
- New Jersey Superior Court Law Clerk
- S.A.M. Hazlet Corporate legal work
- Specified technologies, Inc Corporate legal work
- Spencer Stuart Inc. Corporate legal work
- Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey Corporate legal work