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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.
Joe
Loeffler
Legislative
Associate
E-mail: jloeffler@evergreendc.com
Joe
Loeffler was raised in the small farming
community of Fairfield, just south of
Spokane, in the heart of Washington’s
Inland Empire. After high school, Joe
relocated to Seattle to attend the University
of Washington. He graduated in 2006
with his undergraduate degree in political
science and communications. Over the
course of his studies, Joe spent time
as an intern in the Office of Senator
Patty Murray and also completed an international
relations program focusing on Greek/Albanian
relations at the University of Ioannina
in northern Greece.
After college
graduation Joe served as staff assistant
on the Obama/Biden Campaign and worked
on the public affairs team at Edelman
Public Relations in Seattle. He ultimately
longed to be closer to the national
political and government arena; and
moved to Washington, D.C. in 2009.
Since
leaving Seattle Joe has attained valuable
experience working with a wide variety
of clients at two government affairs
firms. A keen interest in certain issues,
including those concerning the Pacific
Northwest, drew Joe to Evergreen Associates
in the Spring of 2011. He now serves
as a Legislative Associate, focusing
on several key federal issue areas:
education, Native Americans, impact
aid, health, military families, and
other general areas.
Joe’s
hobbies include college basketball,
foreign travel, and marine aquatics.
He is an active member of the D.C. Chapter
of the University of Washington Alumni
Association and currently serves as
a Board Member of the Washington State
Society.
Legislative
Interns
Denis
Batista
dbatista@evergreendc.com
Evergreen
Associates is fortunate to have a potential
Central American leader as our Legislative
intern this term, courtesy of the acclaimed
Washington Center internship program.
Denis Batista hails from the Republic
of Panama. He spent his early years
in Western Panama near the Costa Rican
border, where he learned English, graduated
high school and developed an interest
in politics. In 2007 he relocated to
the United States to enroll at Florida
State University in Tallahassee. Denis
is projected to graduate in December
2011 from FSU, with a triple major in
International Affairs, Political Science
and History. He intends to enter politics
in his native country, and he expects
this internship to provide important
hands on experience.
For
the future, look for Denis Batista to
pursue a leadership role in Panamanian
political circles. For the present,
he is at Evergreen Associates to gain
valuable skills while serving as our
Legislative Intern.
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