About Us
About
Complex problem solvers.
Compelling storytellers.
Coalition builders.
Based in Washington DC, with offices in Chicago and Amsterdam, the Glen Echo Group is a veteran team of storytellers and coalition builders committed to turning complicated issues in the tech and innovation space into narratives that win positive policy outcomes. Our subject matter expertise, storytelling chops, deep network of press and policy experts, combined with our compelling creative, allow us to take on some of the most consequential issues facing our digital world. We know how to cut through the political noise with clear stories that often bring together unlikely collaborators to find common ground and work towards a single, successful policy outcome. If that sounds complicated, it’s because it is. And we’re really good at it.
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Our Team
A multi-talented team united by a passion for meaningful work.
Our team hails from a wide variety of backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common: a passion for meaningful work and a willingness to go deep to help solve complex problems.
Maura Colleton Corbett
Maura Colleton Corbett
CEO & Founder
Maura Colleton Corbett is the CEO and Founder of the Glen Echo Group where she leads the team’s award-winning work in telling the stories of the companies and organizations building the New Economy.
With 30 years of communications, creative, public affairs and coalition building experience, Corbett provides strategic counsel to clients faced with the complicated challenges surrounding the shift to a digital, Internet-enabled world, including AI, innovation policy, broadband deployment, emerging technologies and content-related issues including privacy, cybersecurity and copyright.
Corbett helps clients translate technologies and innovations into compelling communications vehicles that resonate with policymakers, the press and the public in order to inform forward-looking, successful policy and market outcomes. Corbett brings unique and deep-rooted experience in industry coalition building for a number of high-profile technology issues, including free speech, Net Neutrality, competition/ antitrust, as well as trust & safety. She also has done significant work in mergers and acquisitions within the communications and digital media space.
Corbett is a member of the Board of Directors for Public Knowledge, the Chamber of Progress, the GLIA Foundation and the Affordable Broadband Campaign, and is a frequent speaker and commentator on Internet and technology public policy, coalition building, branding and the media.
Corbett was recognized as one of the Washingtonian's 500 Most Influential in 2023 and 2022, a member of The Information's "Tech Frontline" in 2020, and was selected as WWPR's PR Woman of the Year in 2019. She received the PR Week's 2014 PR Woman of the Year and the 2010 Women in Technology Leadership Award for her demonstration of exemplary leadership skills and exceptional results in community-related work, the first WIT award ever for a woman in the public affairs industry.
Corbett is the proud mother of two marvelous daughters and one very naughty dog. In a previous life long ago, she used to moonlight as the lead singer in a rock band.
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- Corbett Named One of Washington's "Most Influential People"
- Corbett Featured in "Winners Wisdom" E-book
- WWPR Webinar: Speed Mentoring with WWPR Woman of the Year Maura Corbett
- VIDEO: Maura Corbett, 2019 Washington PR Woman of the Year
- Corbett Named as Washington PR Woman of the Year
- Be the Ball, Danny
- Washington, DC: Where Talent is Queen
- Corbett Talks Tech & Accountability in Roll Call as Facebook Heads to the Hill
- CDT Announces Maura Corbett as Member of 2017-2018 Advisory Council
- Huffington Post: "Women in Business Q&A: Maura Corbett"
- Corbett Named Finalist for PR Awards’ CEO of the Year
- Corbett Named One of DC Inno's 50 on Fire
- Office Envy: Glen Echo Group's Artistic Home
- 5 Lessons From 5 Years
- Public Knowledge Welcomes New Members, Chair to Board of Directors
Katie Barr
Katie Barr
President
Katie Barr serves as the Glen Echo Group’s President, specializing in issue advocacy, message development and coalition building. Barr manages the Glen Echo Group’s Chicago office, where she designs and implements successful public affairs campaigns to strategically position executive teams and emerging technologies in the Beltway and across the nation.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Barr served as a Director at Qorvis Communications where she represented clients specializing in public relations, grassroots and issue advocacy and social media communications. She also spent time at Trippi & Associates where she learned under the tutelage of one of the nation’s premier political consultants, Joe Trippi, providing multimedia and strategic communications for progressive political, nonprofit and corporate campaigns.
Barr graduated from Brown University with degrees in Political Science and Public Policy and American Institutions. A Chicago native and lifelong Cubs fan, Barr is proudly flying the W in the Windy City, where she serves as a mentor at 1871, Chicago's home for entrepreneurship and technology, and an auxiliary board member of Girls in the Game, an organization committed to empowering young women in Chicago through sports, health and leadership programs.
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- Global Tech Policy at a Turning Point (A Conversation with Brown Alumni Working in Tech) - RECAP
- Pay it Forward: Women Need Other Women’s Support
- Glen Echo’s Katie Barr Featured in Chicago Inno about one Startup’s Innovative Work
- Sweet Home Chicago: Glen Echo Group Expands to Chicago as Innovation Drives Midwest Economic Growth
Amy Schatz
Amy Schatz
Senior Vice President
Amy Schatz serves as a Senior Vice President at the Glen Echo Group. She helps clients with media outreach, strategic communications planning and content creation.
Before joining Glen Echo, Amy served as Vice President of Media Affairs at USTelecom, a trade association representing broadband providers and equipment makers. A veteran journalist with more than 15 years experience, Amy served as an editor at Politico, tech news site Recode and spent more than a decade as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
Amy grew up in central Indiana and received a B.S. in Music and Journalism from Indiana University. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. She lives in Alexandria, where she spends most weekends chasing after her young daughter and their cockapoo puppy.
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Anne Keeney
Anne Keeney
Vice President
Anne is a Vice President at the Glen Echo Group, where she leads the firm’s broadband practice. She helps organizations in the tech, telecom and satellite industries craft sharp messages and smart strategies to tell their stories effectively.
A subject matter expert on connectivity issues, Anne runs campaigns that make wonky policy topics understandable, relevant and engaging for policymakers, regulators, industry stakeholders and the media. She specializes in bipartisan, multistakeholder engagement and has established several coalitions to advocate on policies addressing connectivity and the digital divide.
Anne has successfully placed stories in prominent publications, including AP, CNN, The Hill, NPR, POLITICO, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Her media and advocacy campaigns have earned recognition from Innovation SABRE and PR News.
Since 2020, Anne has also led the firm’s business development efforts.
Prior to joining the Glen Echo Group, Anne worked at AMGA, where she managed a diabetes communications campaign that improved care for over one million Americans.
A D.C.-area native, Anne graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in political science and earned her master’s in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University. On weekends, she enjoys watching Notre Dame football and The Real Housewives.
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Davey McKissick
Davey McKissick
Vice President
Davey McKissick is a Vice President at the Glen Echo Group, where he works with clients of all sizes to craft and execute full-service public affairs campaigns - including coalition leadership, earned and paid media strategy/analysis and navigating an increasingly partisan federal political environment.
He was previously a director at Forbes Tate Partners, where he provided national and regional communications and built advocacy campaigns on legislative issues for business, nonprofit, advocacy and political organizations. Davey is a veteran Democratic campaign professional, having worked for Hillary for America, the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and the 2012 Obama-Biden re-election at the Democratic National Committee. He has also volunteered for several campaigns at the state and federal levels supporting Democrats in Virginia, where he both grew up and studied at the College of William & Mary.
In his free time, you can find him obsessing over his nephews, traveling with his partner and playing with any dog in proximity.
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Brad Williamson
Brad Williamson
Vice President
As a Vice President, Brad Williamson helps clients from across the technology, climate and energy sectors meet their organizational and public affairs goals through strategic communications, relationship and coalition building, executive thought leadership and media relations. Prior to joining Orchestra, Brad was a director at Pinkston, a strategic communications firm where he worked with corporate clients and center right causes and politicians. Brad is a graduate of the University of Portland and studied at American University as part of their Washington Semester program on international relations. A native of Massachusetts, Brad is an unabashed lifelong Red Sox and Patriots fan. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia, where he spends most of his free time pushing his daughter on the swings and chasing after his twin boys.
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Christopher Shannon
Christopher Shannon
Creative Director
Christopher Shannon joins the Glen Echo Group as Creative Director, leading the agency’s design and creative team. Previously he led teams at Omnicom agency GMMB as Lead Creative Technologist and served as creative director for a set of clients including a wide range of technology companies, progressive policy originations and political candidates.
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Rachel Wolbers
Rachel Wolbers
Vice President
As a Vice President at the Glen Echo Group, Rachel helps clients develop their global third party engagement through coalition building, strategic communications and public policy campaigns.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Rachel was the Head of Global Engagement for Meta's Oversight Board where she created the organization's communications and engagement strategy. Previously, she has worked for the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration as an Internet Policy Specialist, as the Policy Director for Engine Advocacy, on Capitol Hill as Counsel for Congressman Blake Farenthold, a member of the House Judiciary Committee and as Director at TwinLogic Strategies.
After receiving her B.A. from The George Washington University, Rachel graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she continues to be an Adjunct Professor managing the Journal of Law, Technology and the Internet. In 2023, Rachel accepted a Fulbright Award in New Zealand where she wrote a report on the future of the Christchurch Call to Action and how to build multistakeholder initiatives to address content moderation challenges. In her free time, Rachel is an avid golfer, Swiftie and hosts a podcast about Game of Thrones.
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Lauren Gaydos
Lauren Gaydos
Senior Director
Lauren Gaydos is a Senior Director at the Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining Glen Echo, Lauren worked for NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, where she oversaw media and public relations strategies for the association.
At NTCA, Lauren ran successful policy messaging campaigns and developed storytelling resources for member companies. She also spent several years on Capitol Hill, most recently as communications director for Rep. Brett Guthrie, a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
A Chicago-area native, Lauren moved to DC for her undergraduate degree at the Catholic University of America, and she earned her master's degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University. When she's not working, Lauren enjoys reading and running, often at the same time thanks to the magic of audiobooks.
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Dani Leopold Bogage
Dani Leopold Bogage
Senior Director
Dani brings a solid foundation of media relations, crisis communications and social media experience as a Senior Director at the Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining the team, Dani was an Account Manager at DC-based Subject Matter, where she developed and executed strategic communications and marketing campaigns for security, real estate and economic development clients.
Previously, she held positions with Inkhouse, a public relations firm in Boston, where she worked with clients in the cybersecurity, defense and higher education fields. She’s also worked as a communications intern for the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
Dani graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in communication, and government and politics. Originally from the Philadelphia area, you can usually find Dani on the salsa dance floor or exploring local trails with her husband Jacob and dog Cash.
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Andrea O'Neal
Andrea O'Neal
Senior Director
Andrea O’Neal is a Senior Director with the Glen Echo Group. A dedicated and driven communicator, she has experience in fast-paced, high-pressure environments and moving between long-term, big-picture planning to detail-oriented, day-to-day operations.
Previously, Andrea managed communications for National Geographic Society’s Impact Programs, elevating projects and partnerships aimed at expanding scientific discoveries, educating the public on the extinction crisis and conserving some of the planet’s last wild places.
Prior to that role, Andrea was an account supervisor on the public affairs & crisis team for Burson Cohn and Wolfe, one of the largest PR agencies in the world. As a mid-level executive, Andrea was responsible for specializing in reputation management, and providing strategic counsel for Fortune 100 companies. In times of crisis, she helped with crisis resistance, readiness, response and recovery.
Andrea has experience in positioning executives and campaigns within the DC landscape — particularly through the use of events. She has successfully helped support the media components of strategic communications campaigns for a broad range of global brands, establishing relationships with targeted media and working to place clients into top-tier and local publications. She has an affinity for diversity and inclusion efforts, and has pulled together initiatives to champion minority communities and amplify corporate community work.
A proud ‘Cane alumna, Andrea graduated with a B.S. in communication from the University of Miami.
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- The State of AI Regulation
- Cool in a Crisis – Preparing Future Professionals for the World of Crisis Communications
- Recapping the Summer of AI
- Summer of AI: AI’s Role in Public Affairs
- Tech Trailblazers: DEI at Glen Echo
- Setting Up for 2023 at GEG
- Glen Echo Group Hires Joey Battley, Katelin Murray and Andrea O’Neal
Wren Williams
Wren Williams
Senior Director
Catherine "Wren" Williams is a Senior Director at the Glen Echo Group, where she specializes in branding and content creation. With a keen eye for design and a passion for storytelling, Wren brings a wealth of experience to her role, helping clients articulate their unique narratives and connect with their audiences.
Before joining Glen Echo, Wren served as the Senior Creative Content Manager at the Internet Association. In this role, she led social media efforts, managed the creation of compelling visual and video assets, and played a key role in organizing strategic, issue-based campaigns for companies at the forefront of the Internet economy.
Wren's career began with a strong foundation in the arts. She graduated from the prestigious South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities and earned her degree in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina.
After more than a decade in Washington, DC, Wren now resides in Raleigh, NC, with her husband, toddler and two cats. She continues to bring her creative vision and strategic thinking to her role at the Glen Echo Group, making a significant impact on the branding and content landscape.
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- More Women in Tech: Meet Five Women Making it Happen
- Setting Up for 2023 at GEG
- Glen Echo Group Adds Media Veteran Amy Schatz; Promotes Creative Lead, Wren Dillingham
- Glen Echo Group Deepens Creative Bench, Adds Wren Dillingham to Growing Team
TJ Chase
TJ Chase
Director
As a Director at the Glen Echo Group, TJ uses his extensive skills and experience to support Glen Echo’s creative department, specializing in design, content creation, video and web design and development.
TJ comes to Glen Echo from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), where he served as a designer within the News and Information department and contributed to a number of key projects and initiatives.
TJ currently resides right outside of DC in Prince George’s County, MD, where he enjoys music, sports and spending time with family.
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Connor Farry
Connor Farry
Director
Connor Farry serves as a Director at the Glen Echo Group. He assists a range of technology and cybersecurity clients with policy work, press relations, advocacy and podcast production.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, he worked for a range of PR, media and advocacy organizations. Connor served as a social media director for the U.S. office of an international NGO. He also served as a deputy communications director for an elected official in New York. Additionally, Connor has held positions at the DC-based communications firm Precision Strategies, CBS News and worked as an intern on Capitol Hill.
Connor currently volunteers as a board member for the nonprofit organization Pay It Forward 9/11. He graduated cum laude from the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication. A native New Yorker, he struggles with being a Mets fan and loves to travel.
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Carrie Hutcheson
Carrie Hutcheson
Director
Carrie Hutcheson is a Director at the Glen Echo Group, leading media relations, policy research and collateral development for her clients.
Prior to Glen Echo, Carrie worked in luxury hospitality in downtown DC, where she honed her skills in client services. A native Washingtonian, she has since moved to Chicago.
Carrie graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a degree in French and Francophone Studies. In her free time, she loves playing with her dog Binny, trying new recipes and scouting out any spot with cheese curds on the menu.
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Tommy Kaelin
Tommy Kaelin
Director
Tommy Kaelin is a Director at the Glen Echo Group, where he leverages his experience at the intersection of tech policy and public affairs to assist clients on issues related to artificial intelligence, privacy and content moderation.
Previously, he served as the Director of Public Affairs for the Progressive Policy Institute, where he spearheaded the organization’s domestic and international communications strategies. He has worked with think tanks, trade associations, federal agencies, congressional offices and grassroots organizations to build and execute compelling public affairs campaigns on a variety of policy issues.
Tommy’s background includes experience on Capitol Hill, working with Members of Congress and the House Judiciary Committee supporting their digital communications efforts. In his free time, you can find Tommy planning his next trip, scouring Spotify for new music and plane spotting the friendly skies.
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Miranda Neil
Miranda Neil
Director
Miranda Neil is a Director at the Glen Echo Group leading a range of technology clients to successful public affairs campaigns through media relations, policy research and content development.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Miranda served as a Canvass Director for the Fund for Equality. Additionally, they were a communications intern at the Internet Association where their nerdy love of tech policy began.
Miranda graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in International and Area Studies concentrated in Development. She spends her free time reading, petting every dog and cheering on her favorite team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Kathryn Porter
Kathryn Porter
Director
Kathryn Porter, or “Kat,” serves as a Director at Glen Echo Group. Kat is responsible for overseeing the creative department workflow, streamlining communication, and directing creative deliverables across the agency.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Kat worked at communication agencies in both Washington, DC, and in Dubai, UAE, in account service and digital project management roles. Kat graduated with a BA in Public Relations & Advertising from Penn State University, and a MEd from George Mason University.
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Tiffany Garcia
Tiffany Garcia
Senior Associate
Tiffany Garcia is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group where she works with a variety of interesting clients involved in the virtual reality, data privacy and broadband industries. In her role, Tiffany assists with policy advocacy, research, strategic communications and media outreach.
Prior to joining Glen Echo, Tiffany worked with the firm as an intern, where her interest in all things tech and tech policy grew. She’s previously worked in many areas of the communications industry including on political campaigns, in newsrooms and on the ground grassroots movements.
Tiffany graduated from The George Washington University with a degree in Political Communication in June 2022.
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Halley Roth
Halley Roth
Senior Associate
Halley Roth is a Senior Associate at the Glen Echo Group. Her previous experience includes working as an Associate at Penn Quarter Partners, a firm specializing in public affairs and communications, and as an Associate at SmithBucklin, an association management firm.
Halley holds a B.A. in Political Science from Appalachian State University. In her spare time, Halley enjoys listening to Taylor Swift, savoring a cup of coffee and spending quality time with her fiancé and cats, Sweetie and George.
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Kieran Henstenburg
Kieran Henstenburg
Associate
Kieran Henstenburg is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group. Prior to joining Glen Echo full-time, Kieran was a design fellow with the firm.
Kieran earned a B.F.A. in graphic design from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, a short hop from his hometown of Washington, DC. In his spare time, you can catch him building custom keyboards or learning how to rollerskate.
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Isabela Kent
Isabela Kent
Associate
Isabela Kent is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group, assisting with media relations, content creation and policy research for the firm’s broadband and telecommunications practice. She previously interned with Cornerstone Government Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which informed her interest in public affairs and communications.
Isabela earned a Master of Public Administration and a B.A. in Policy Studies from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Outside of work, she enjoys any opportunity to see live music, binge-watching The West Wing and keeping up with SU basketball.
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Bella Kerbers
Bella Kerbers
Associate
Bella Kerbers is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group. Previously, she was a communications intern at the Sparrow’s Nest, a nonprofit supporting the homeless community in Athens, Georgia. Additionally, Bella was a science and technology intern at Produce Marketing Association where she crafted a federal policy proposal aimed at reducing food insecurity in urban communities.
A native Texan, Bella left the Lone Star State to obtain a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communication and a certificate in agribusiness law from the University of Georgia. Go Dawgs! In addition, she holds a master’s degree in public relations and corporate communications from Georgetown University.
In her spare time, you’ll find Bella roaming DC’s farmers markets, sipping an oat milk latte, catching up on her favorite true crime podcast or curling up with a new book.
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Mikala Sheats
Mikala Sheats
Associate
Mikala Sheats is an Associate at the Glen Echo Group, helping clients with media relations, public affairs, policy communications and research. Before joining as an Associate, Mikala was a fellow with Glen Echo.
Previously, Mikala worked at a DC-based government relations firm as a communications and public affairs intern, where she assisted clients with policy research, strategic communications and media relations in the defense, trade and venture capital sectors.
A San Francisco native, Mikala moved to the East Coast and earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with minors in Spanish, business and communications from Villanova University. She is currently pursuing her master’s in Global Communications with a concentration in Public Diplomacy from The George Washington University. In her spare time, Mikala enjoys exploring DC’s museums, trying new coffee shops and restaurants and reading.
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