Tom Casey Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advocacy - Represent a Fortune 500 multinational agribusiness company before members of Congress and staff, federal agencies and foreign diplomats. Issues: agriculture (livestock), trade, energy (biofuels), transportation and foreign aid. Select projects:Biodiesel tax incentive: represented Seaboard during weekly strategy meetings with the biodiesel industry; attended three “fly-in” events in 2018 and 2019, which reached roughly 65 member and committee offices; and wrote weekly progress reports for company executives. Secured a retroactive extension of the tax incentive for 2018 and 2019 as well as an extension of the incentive through 2022.Coronavirus: provide detailed analysis of the Joint Meat Guidance provided by the CDC and OSHA for the meat packing industry, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act, and temporary vehicle weight limit waivers issued by states for delivery of emergency relief supplies. Attend USDA, CDC and OSHA calls with the livestock industry. Brief Congressional staff on Seaboard’s coronavirus response plan and issues facing the livestock industry. Executive support - draft correspondence for Senior VP of Government Affairs, maintain office calendar, and request meetings with Congressional offices, federal agencies and foreign diplomats. Policy research and analysis - attend Congressional hearings, research legislation, participate in briefings hosted by trade associations, monitor news reports in countries where Seaboard Overseas operates.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Communicated directly with constituents to resolve concerns via phone, social media, email, and in person meetings. • Managed constituent correspondences (letters, faxes, and opinion calls) using InterTrac, a constituent management software.• Developed over 50 approved status letters describing the Congressman’s position on policy issues, including energy and environment and consumer protection. • Researched issues for Congressman’s staff by attending Energy & Commerce Committee hearings and generating legislative summaries.• Processed White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court tours. Completed and organized flag request documents for over 30 constituents. • Audited over 300 letters sent by Democratic House members to Trump Administration between August and November 2017 for use by the Democracy Reform Task Force.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed three fellow undergraduate interns to organize and digitize DOE attorney case files. • Researched and prepared documents to support DOE attorneys and clerks to further Department’s activities managing country’s nuclear stockpile and hazardous waste cleanup at legacy sites. Responsibilities included:o Researching technical and background data on Department legacy sites;o Managing issues and action items from weekly environmental management and legacy management staff meetings; o Contributing analysis while revising documents related to DOE official documentation; ando Developing graphics to make complex information more digestible. • Authored report for internship sponsor on drug testing procedures upon detailed review of federal DOE workplace drug testing policies (e.g., HHS Mandatory Guidelines, DOT 49 CFR part 40, DOE Order 3792.3) • Coordinated remote access tools (Webex, videoconferencing, and teleconferencing) for environmental attorney training program meetings.• Processed FOIA requests and litigation holds on behalf of the Environmental Management and Legacy Management teams.

• Analyzed over 50 climate change resilience plans and wetland assessment tools for Mid-Atlantic region. Created database of wetland assessment tools to guide climate change resilience strategies.• Co-authored compendium of international laws and regulations to combat marine litter. Researched issues on plastic bag and polystyrene bans.• Wrote reviews of court cases for eventual publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, the Environmental Law Institute’s legal news site.• Investigated grant-making history of 100 national environmental foundations to identify organizations most likely to fund - Institute initiatives. • Modified an Institute practice paper to more effectively communicate compensatory stream mitigation for laypeople.

Master Of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Ba, American Government And Politics (United States)

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