www.worldwar2salute.orgDr. Danny R. Reeves National Recruiting Chairman for State Funeral for WW2 Veterans

• Coordinate with Chairman & CEO KV Kumar to develop plan to present to Congress• Spearheaded activities for the Chamber; work with Executive Board and members • Advance team for the Ambassador of India to the United States in Nation’s Capital

• Lead relationships with members of Congress and their committees• Coordinate and present potential policies to members of Congress• Facilitate with Cortez and Terry Byrd to push a plan for needed foreign relations legislation

• Deliver speeches at church gatherings, political, award galas and civic groups regarding taxation, self-motivation, education, infrastructure development on national, regional, and local levels• Meet with members and staff in the United States House and Senate to complete numerous development projects for clients including community leaders • Facilitated support for over 500 individuals to obtain Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs benefits

• Lead relationships with members of Congress and their committees• Drafted potential policies or amendments to policies to members of Congress• Lead fundraising efforts for political campaigns

• Event planning coordinator for CHLI special events maintaining a positive working relationship with fellow CHLI staff, board members and guests. Events held on Capitol Hill/D.C. metro area• Supervise office interns with research projects and day-to-day operations• Coordinate year-end bookkeeping President & CEO, accounting firm and auditor, including processing corporate contributions

• Consultant for State Senator Joey Fillingane Re-Election Campaign• Organized District Operations including establishing Senator Fillingane's Four Step Priorities• Organized and established key workers for the August Primary and General Election in November

• Successfully organized neighboring county leaders and established the East Mississippi Regional Rail Authority; developed strategies to rebuild a new rail line connecting the major transportation ports in the region• Spearheaded the first East Mississippi Transportation Summit Meeting in 2009 to draw elected, business, and civic leaders from East Mississippi, and West Alabama to discuss the region’s economic future and transportation systems• Worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Congress and the Wayne County Local Emergency Preparedness Committee to secure a $7.9 Million FEMA grant for school storm shelter construction• Traveled to Washington, DC frequently to meet with members of Congress, and as well as representatives of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, and the Surface Transportation Board• Won a $2 Million grant through the Mississippi legislature to improve the Meridian Southern Railroad system between the cities of Meridian and Waynesboro in Mississippi• Hosted, in cooperation with the Wayne County Board of Supervisors, a meeting of the Wayne County Railroad Authority to discuss the rebuilding of the railroad tracks from Waynesboro to Lucedale connecting to the Port of Pascagoula and the port of Mobile, Alabama• Won a $2 Million grant through the Mississippi legislature to improve the Meridian Southern Railroad system between the cities of Meridian and Waynesboro in Mississippi• Secured $ 142,500 cash infusion in federal government economic stimulus funds for oversight and repairs of rail spurs in Wayne County’s Meadowlands Industrial Park project in 2007• Worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Congress and the Wayne County Local Emergency Preparedness Committee to secure a $ 7.9 Million FEMA grant for school storm shelter construction.