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You (BLNs) are leading the way, and that is exactly what we need to build a vibrant, productive, and inclusive workforce for the 21st century
- Elaine S. Chao,
Secretary,
US Department of Labor
Building the New Workforce to look like America creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities and makes our nation stronger. I commend the work the USBLN® and its partners are doing to prepare our country’s future workforce.”
- Karen M. Czarnecki, J.D.
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Disability Employment Policy
Once an overlooked talent pool, people with disabilities are contributing to the American economy in ways never imagined . . .
- Thomas J. Donohue
President & CEO
US Chamber of Commerce
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Our Staff
JOHN D. KEMP
Principal, Law Firm of Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C.
Executive Director & General Counsel, US Business Leadership Network
John.Kemp@ppsv.com
202-466-6550
John D. Kemp, 2007 recipient of the New Freedom Initiative award and 2006 recipient of the Henry B. Betts Award (regarded as America’s highest honor for disability leadership and service) is widely respected for his many achievements, both in the corporate and non-profit worlds. As a person with personal disability experience who uses four prostheses, John inspires others to achieve the impossible through knowledge, experience, vision, personality, and persistence. Mr. Kemp graduated from Georgetown University in 1971 and from Washburn University School of Law in 1974. Mr. Kemp was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Washburn University School of Law in May, 2003. With more than 45 years of direct experience in the disability movement, is a principal at the Washington, D.C. Law Firm of Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, P.C. He presently serves as CEO of ACCSES, Executive Director of the One Percent Coalition and Executive Director & General Counsel of the US Business Leadership Network.
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 BRANDON M. MACSATA
Managing Partner, The Macsata-Kornegay Group, Inc.
General Consultant, US Business Leadership Network
Brandon@Macsata.org
305-519-426
Brandon Macsata serves as Managing Partner of The Macsata-Kornegay Group, Inc. – a national governmental and public affairs consulting firm specializing in grassroots campaigns and political fundraising. He is widely recognized for ability to connect national, state and local stakeholders interested in influencing public policy. Macsata has extensive experience working with political candidates, national and statewide trade associations, and other corporate entities. First diagnosed as HIV-positive in March 2002, Macsata has dedicated much of his professional and personal life over the several years advocating for persons living with AIDS. He formerly served as the Executive Director/CEO for the American Congress of Community Support & Employment Services (ACCSES). Macsata has advised candidates for political office, and has also run for office himself at the local and national levels. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science.
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AMANDA KORNEGAY
Partner, The Macsata-Kornegay Group, Inc.
Fundraising Consultant, US Business Leadership Network
Amanda@Kornegay.org
202-246-6594
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Amanda Kornegay is the newest Partner of The Macsata-Kornegay Group, Inc. – a national governmental and public affairs consulting firm specializing in grassroots campaigns and political fundraising. From April 2003 to January 2005, Kornegay served as the Finance Director for Senator Richard Burr’s U.S. Senate campaign. While serving as the fundraising arm of the campaign it was her job to generate the financial resources required to run a successful U.S. Senate campaign. Senator Burr’s race was victorious, in part, to the $13 million dollar war chest that Kornegay raised for the campaign. Prior to the Burr campaign she served as the PAC Manager of TARPAC for the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C. for 4 ½ years. During her time with the Broadcaster’s Kornegay set a record high for the most “hard” PAC dollars ever raised for TARPAC. Kornegay received Capitol Hill experience straight out of college as a staffer in Senator Lauch Faircloth’s (R-NC) office. She is an active alumni and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a BA in Political Science.
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