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Robert
M. Brooks
President
and Senior Associate
E-mail:
rbrooks@evergreendc.com
Phone:
202.543.3383
Robert
M. Brooks, President of Evergreen Associates,
has been associated with governmental,
legislative and political issues practically
his entire life. He grew up in
the Seattle area, attended local public
and private schools, and completed undergraduate
and graduate studies in Political Science
and Latin American Studies at the University
of Washington in Seattle. During
that time, Bob also worked regularly
in the Washington State Legislature
in Olympia as a page and bill clerk.
In
1976, he served as campaign coordinator
for the initial Congressional campaign
of Rep. Norm Dicks (D-WA). The campaign
was successful, and Mr. Brooks moved
to Washington, D.C. to serve as Administrative
Assistant and Chief of Staff to Congressman
Dicks. He served in this position for
the first six years of Mr. Dicks’ incumbency,
which continues to this day.
Mr.
Brooks left Congressman Dicks’ office
in 1982 to establish Evergreen Associates,
a government relations and constituent
representation firm in Washington, D.C.
For twenty-five years he has provided
government affairs guidance to numerous
clients in his position at Evergreen
Associates. Bob’s federal liaison
techniques are well-honed, and he has
helped his clients realize countless
successes.
Mr.
Brooks is available and ready to serve
your needs in our nation’s capital.
Teresa
Kern
Legislative
Counsel
E-mail: tkern@evergreendc.com
Teresa
Kern was raised near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
From an early age she maintained a keen
interest in the Dairy State’s political
pulse. While studying at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Teresa majored
in Political Science and Cultural Anthropology
and also earned a Certificate in European
Studies. During this time she also studied
abroad for a summer in Bonn, Germany,
gaining additional perspective in governmental
and international affairs.
Teresa
returned to the Milwaukee area to pursue
her Juris Doctor (JD) at Marquette University,
where she focused on international affairs.
She again had the opportunity to study
in Europe, this time at University College
London. Upon her return to the United
States, she began to concentrate her
interests in the field of advocacy,
and she increased her participation
in groups that reflected this desire.
She served as Secretary and President
of Marquette’s International Law Society
and was an integral member of the Public
Interest Law.
After
her law school graduation in May 2007,
Ms. Kern moved to Washington, DC to
seek an advocacy position. Her search
brought her to Evergreen Associates,
where she currently manages the housing,
healthcare, science and technology portfolios.
Her legal background and legislative
acumen bolster her ability to analyze
the intricacies of various legislation
affecting technological and scientific
developments, and she utilizes these
skills every day as our Legislative
Counsel. Teresa is a member in good
standing of the Wisconsin State Bar
Association.
Amanda
Powers
Executive
Associate
E-mail: apowers@evergreendc.com
Amanda
Powers was born in Frankfurt, Germany
to parents proudly serving in the United
States Army, continuing a long-standing
family tradition of military service.
After living briefly in New Jersey,
the Powers family settled in Springfield,
Virginia, just outside of Washington,
D.C.
Ms.
Powers graduated from George Mason University
in Fairfax, Virginia, with a Bachelor
of Arts in Government and International
Politics in June 2007. She earned a
spot on both the National Dean’s List
and the GMU Dean’s List in four consecutive
semesters while maintaining membership
in Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political
Science Honor Society. Her accomplishments
gained Amanda a scholarship to study
in Berlin as part of GMU’s Center of
Global Education.
Amanda
joined the firm in February 2006 as
a student intern and was retained as
a part time associate. In January 2007,
she became our executive associate.
She acts as military liaison, provides
legislative research, and manages special
projects. Amanda also serves as company’s
administrative director.
Need
assistance in our nation’s capital?
Call Amanda Powers at Evergreen Associates.
Emily
M. Stix
Legislative
Associate
E-mail: estix@evergreendc.com
Emily
Stix hails from the college town of
Madison, Wisconsin. While growing up
in the Midwest, she was a nationally
ranked youth swimmer and was honored
as a three time All-American. Ultimately,
finding the Midwest weather too extreme,
she moved to Seattle, Washington to
obtain her undergraduate degree from
the University of Washington. During
her time there, she diversified her
knowledge through multiple study abroad
trips: exploring coffee production in
Costa Rica, biodiversity in the jungles
of Peru, and the details of the Franco
era in Spain. In addition, her
travels to Mexico and Europe provided
her a better understanding of other
areas and peoples of the world. Ms.
Stix also worked for the Washington
State Democrats and helped plan the
successful 2008 Washington State Democratic
Convention in Spokane. She completed
her degree in History with a minor in
Latin America studies, earning her a
spot on the Annual Dean’s list all four
years.
Despite
her love of the mountains and the Emerald
City, Emily decided to move across the
country to the other Washington, in
order to intern with Congressman Patrick
Kennedy (D-RI). While politics
had been a lifelong passion, the legislative
process on Capitol Hill quickly drew
her in and in late 2009 she joined Evergreen
Associates. Her enthusiasm is
evident as she focuses on education,
Native American, impact aid and health
issues.
Legislative
Interns
Gwynne
Zodrow
gzodrow@evergreendc.com
Gwynne
Zodrow was raised in the Shakespearian
festival town of Ashland, Oregon. She
moved to Portland in 2001 to enter Portland
State University. In 2006, Gwynne graduated
Summa Cum Laude with a major in Sociology
and Minor in International Studies.
As an undergraduate, Gwynne interned
in Azerbaijan at the Eurasia Foundation,
and worked in Nicaragua conducting surveys
and collecting data. She has also traveled
extensively in Europe and Africa. After
a short stint as a grant writer at PSU,
Gwynne worked as Chief Purser on a small
paddlewheel cruise boat on the Mississippi
River.
In August
2008, Gwynne was selected for the Master’s
in Global Public Health program at George
Washington University in our Nation’s
Capital. She joined Evergreen Associates
as a student intern in January, 2009.
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