Clean Energy Expert Zak Baig, Small Business, Healthcare and Trade Specialist Devin Barrett Join Cassidy
Cassidy & Associates has hired two experienced and skilled policy experts to its team. Zak Baig, who previously served as the Managing Director of the ClearPath Foundation joined Cassidy as a Senior Vice President. Devin Barrett, a longtime legislative staff member of Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) who handled small business, healthcare, appropriations, aviation, and other issues, has joined as a Vice President.
Senior Appropriations, Defense, and Natural Resource Staff Members Join Cassidy
This year, Cassidy & Associates has hired four senior appropriations, defense, and natural resource legislative staffers to join its ranks. Sarah Young, Samantha Swing, Will Fadely, and Andrew Forbes join a growing team of former senior Congressional staff, Administration officials, retired military officers, scientists, engineers, and others who possess extensive legislative, regulatory, campaign, and political expertise.
Senior Senate Energy Staffer Joins Cassidy & Associates
Jed Dearborn, a former Senior Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has joined Cassidy & Associates as Senior Vice President. At Cassidy, Jed will use his unique blend of legal and policy experience to advance his clients’ priorities in a rapidly changing energy and natural resources policy landscape.
Senior House Chief of Staff Joins Cassidy
Julie Eddy Rokala, chief of staff to Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-6), joins Cassidy & Associates today as Senior Vice President. Julie has led Congresswoman Matsui’s office in Washington and district office in Sacramento, CA since 2007 and has more than 20 years of experience in government, politics and the private sector.
Senior Defense Policy Aide Joins Cassidy & Associates
Chad Sydnor, a senior defense policy aide to U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), joins Cassidy & Associates today as a Vice President. Chad has served as Sen. Burr’s military legislative assistant and counsel since 2015.
Senior Senate Aide Joins Cassidy Energy Resources Team
Charles Brittingham, once an aide to former Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), is going to K Street. Cassidy & Associates will bring on Brittingham as a senior vice president, according to an announcement from the firm. He will be part of the lobby shop’s energy and natural resources team.
Kai Anderson
Chief Executive Officer Kai Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of Cassidy & Associates, helps a broad range of corporate and non-profit clients advocate for their interests in Washington, DC. In addition to general representation, he specializes in designing legislative strategies that balance the responsible development of natural resources and critical infrastructure with conservation. From positions on […]
Jordan Bernstein
Chief Operating Officer As the Chief Operating Officer of Cassidy and Associates, Jordan manages the day-to-day operations of the firm while also representing his clients who are as diverse as global brand names to national non-profits, large integrated health systems, universities and trade associations. He specializes in devising and executing comprehensive legislative strategies directed at […]
Barry Rhoads
Chairman As Chairman of Cassidy & Associates, Barry Rhoads leverages his decades of Washington experience to assist clients with appropriations and legislative programs while creating common sense solutions. A native of the farms of Western Pennsylvania, Barry arrived in Washington as an officer in the U.S. Army and tax prosecutor at the U.S. Department of […]
Zak Baig
Senior Vice President Zak Baig recently joined Cassidy & Associates as a Senior Vice President, where he will use his deep knowledge of policy and his significant political and legislative experience to advance client’s priorities on issues related to clean energy and natural resources. Zak comes to Cassidy from the ClearPath Foundation, where he was […]