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Network Members
Many of DMC's experts choose to remain anonymous until their expertise is required for a particular client. This is due to their high profiles and past careers. Below is a list of some of the network members.
Tyler Drumheller
Tom Fahy
Danny Murray
John T. Caulfield
Michael Driggs
Clifford L. Downen
Ralph J. Marlatt
Donald B. Mathis
Mike Michael
J. Douglas Smith
Kurt A. Wagner
Tyler Drumheller
Tyler Drumheller retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in early 2005 after a career of over twenty-five years. He is the author of "On The Brink," a memoir published by Avalon Books in 2006.
At the CIA, Mr. Drumheller worked as a senior operations and personnel manager, with a record of success in accomplishing challenging and complex tasks.
As Chief of the ClA's Europe Division, he oversaw all activity in Europe, supervising more than twenty-five field offices, and working with the highest levels of U.S. government on foreign policy and security issues. As Chief of the ClA's largest field station, Mr. Drumheller supervised counterterrorist and other sensitive activities, and served as principal security advisor to three U.S. Ambassadors.
Mr. Drumheller worked with the Department of State, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Council as Deputy Chief of the ClA's Europe Division, developing interagency plans for budget and facility issues. As Chief of Station in Africa, he developed unique communications and transportation systems to support a major activity that involved a large budget and detailed coordination within the U.S. government. He also facilitated sensitive negotiations between two antagonistic parties.
Mr. Drumheller speaks German, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Chinese. He received his BA from the University of Virginia, and completed graduate studies at Georgetown University.
Tom Fahy
Tom Fahy is one of the leading advocates and experts on the intersection between technology, public broadcast systems, and homeland security. The U.S. Department of Justice honored him by selecting him to serve on the first National AMBER Alert Advisory Board that made policy recommendations to the Attorney General. He collaborated with three state emergency management agencies to upgrade the Emergency Alert System capabilities with a satellite link for instantaneous emergency messaging to benefit law enforcement with AMBER Alerts, which was expanded to include All-Hazards alerts and warnings to the public for homeland security.
He worked to establish the Summit on EAS and Emergency Communications, sponsored by the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, serving as its first Executive Director for three years. He has successfully advocated the homeland security concerns of the broadcast industry with regards to numerous pieces of legislation and public efforts. For example, his lobbying efforts produced amendments that were included in the WARN Act legislation that was signed into law by President Bush in 2006. He has also worked extensively on the development of IPAWS- the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System- that will serve as the next generation public communications and warning capability that will allow the President and authorized officials to address effectively and warn the public.
Tom Fahy serves on the Board of Directors for the Emergency Interoperable Consortium (EIC), which works in cooperation with the US Department of Homeland Security to create a national approach for the adoption of XML data interoperability standards and accurate exchange in incident information throughout the Emergency Management Community.
He's been awarded the Mark Trail Award, the highest honor bestowed from the National Weather Service.
Danny Murray
Danny Murray is the founding member and President and Managing Director of Danny Murray & Associates LLC. In addition he serves as the senior advisor for government and political affairs.
Danny has worked for over 40 years as an attorney, including 12 years in the Office of the Legislative Counsel in the United States Senate. Danny has worked in the Defense industry (Grumman Aerospace) and directed Federal and State Legislative Affairs (Sprint and BellSouth) and was anti-trust counsel for the Federal Maritime Council.
In addition to working closely with Senate and House election committees Danny participated in Presidential campaigns and organized major events at political conventions. Danny also had the opportunity to travel to foreign countries as an international elections observer.
Danny holds a bachelors degree from C.W. Post College of Long Island University and a J.D. Degree from Fordham Law School in New York City. Danny has written books on Labor Law and the Federal Courts (Blackstone Publications).
John T. Caulfield. Esq.
Mr. Caulfield brings his extensive experience in all aspects of government affairs with emphasis on legislative/regulatory advocacy. His specialized expertise includes constitutional, employment and labor, criminal, federal appropriations, ethics, and procurement laws, as well as general litigation.
In over twenty-five years of service to Congress and the Capitol Police, Mr. Caulfield has provided all kinds of counsel, including as a legal strategist and accomplished expert on the legislative process and government investigations, and received numerous commendations and awards. Mr. Caulfield also gained unique and invaluable hands-on expertise in all aspects of emergency response and crisis management as the Chief Legal Advisor for the multi-agency and asset Congressional Response Management Team relative to the anthrax terrorists' acts against the U.S. Congress.
He has been recognized nationally and internationally as a First Amendment expert. He has been called upon to provide legal advice to the Parliaments of Australia and Canada, as well as the City of New York. Mr. Caulfield has also counseled a Congressional Subcommittee, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Railway Association, drawing from his uniquely superior expertise in constitutional law, litigation, negotiations and settlements, and legislative drafting and advocacy.
Mr. Caulfield has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Wright-Patman Congressional Federal Credit Union for over 20 years where he developed skills in financial institutions, corporate governance, organizational legal compliance and cyber-security. He also serves the U.S. House of Representatives Credit Union as a member of the Audit Committee, and Chairman of the Member Information Security Committee.
Mr. Caulfield holds a Juris Doctor from George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, and a Bachelor's Degree from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio.
Michael Driggs
Mr. Driggs is recognized as an expert in economic analysis. He also demonstrated strong management ability when he took the lead in the management of the Chrysler Corporation as the government provided assistance for the reconstruction of that company.
Mr. Driggs has strong international business experience as President of ICN, a company that provides preferred access to private clubs around the world.
Clifford L. Downen
Mr. Downen is a native of Illinois and graduated from McKendree College with a BA in History and Political Science. After graduation he was elected as the youngest member of the Illinois Continental Convention where he served on the revenue and finance committee. After successfully serving on the campaign staff of President Reagan in Illinois, California, and Kansas City. In 1978 he became chief of staff to Congressman Daniel Crane. His duties included the Foreign Relations Committee and the Armed Services Committee.
Mr. Downen served as the Public Affairs Officer for the Chairman of the Federal Matime Commission. He was then appointed as Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. President George H.W. Bush designated Mr. Downen as the Director of Congressional Affairs at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Since 1993, Mr. Downen has been serving as an advisor to the Parliament of the Ukraine, working with the Council of Advisors to the Parliament. He also served as Executive Director of the U.S./Malaysia Exchange Council and worked extensively with members of the European Parliament in Brussels.
Ralph J. Marlatt
Ralph Marlatt has over 35 years experience as an international management consultant specializing in association capacity building, government affairs, and international business development. Strategic planning and leadership training are fundamental to the success of any endeavor.
Mr. Marlatt brings a keen recognition of public policy debates and the position of your organization. Through a proven advocacy and communications programs that will assure that your voice is heard at every level of government.
Mr. Marlatt has provided technical expertise to business associations and public organizations in Egypt, Brazil, Serbia and Montenegro, Hungary, Romania, Uganda, Turkey and Afghanistan.
Donald Mathis
Mr. Mathis brings to DMC the real-world skills from twenty-five years with the BellSouth Corporation plus nearly a decade of private consulting in a wide variety of industries and disciplines. The client base of his consulting organization ranges from Fortune 500 companies (Sikorsky Aircraft, Philip Morris, Service Corporation International, etc.) to local hotels, law firms, developers, entertainment groups, and government organizations.
In the rapidly growing field of crisis management, Mathis has been involved in some of the nation’s most highly publicized legal cases, such as his work with Philip Morris during the precedent setting tobacco case in Palm Beach County. He has provided services to both corporate and legal teams for crisis situations in the legal services, healthcare, day cruising, aerospace and funeral services industries to name a few.
With a three decade long record of working in the field of media relations, Mathis has been involved in more than 500 television interviews, hundreds more radio interviews and talk shows, and countless stories at local, state, and national levels. Additionally, his consulting work and media training sessions have helped prepare numerous political candidates for both media interviews and public speaking events.
Mr. Mathis received a BSBA from the University of Central Florida in Economics and Management, a BA in Psychology from Florida Atlantic University. Advanced Management Program at Duke University, and participated in the Study Exchange Program in Italy.
Mike Michael
William "Mike" Michael brings over twenty-five years of extensive experience as a Senior Intelligence Service Officer in various leadership positions at the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Department of State.
Mr. Michael initiated programs and unprecedented cross-government Memorandum of Understanding which generated millions in cost savings for, and greatly enhanced security of, the largest critical threat security program ever undertaken by the U.S. Government. He transformed the largest Working Capital Fund enterprise from negative to positive assets in less than one year.
Mr. Michael rebuilt relationships across bureaucratic borders to enable the longest construction program ever undertaken by the CIA to be completed successfully and securely. He has also managed a large support platform overseas during wartime, developing solutions to provide on-the-spot surge capabilities without the traditional infrastructure.
Mr. Michael facilitated the relocation of the then largest overseas presence of the CIA personnel, ahead of schedule and under budget. He also developed the strategic plan and secured Congressional support for the largest CIA program of its kind involving external leased facilities, implementing the plan on time and under budget. Mr. Michael has received numerous Exceptional Performance Awards and Senior Intelligence Service Awards. He has also received the National Intelligence Medal of Distinction, and the Secretary of State Meritorious Award.
Mr. Michael received both Bachelor of Science in Planning and Master of Architecture from the University of Utah. He is a licensed architect and contractor, as well as a deputized U. S. Marshall.
J. Douglas Smith
Mr. Smith currently works as a security and counter-terrorism consultant based in Athens, Greece, following a 31-year career with the CIA. "While serving with the CIA, he held numerous senior positions directing operations in Greece, Austria, Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), and Mozambique. He also directed counter-terrorism operations in Athens. Mr. Smith spent five years on active duty in the Navy.
Kurt A. Wagner
Kurt A. Wagner is the founding member of the Law & Consulting Offices of Kurt A. Wagner, P.C. and a founding partner of Wagner & Schell, L.L.P. with offices in the United States and the European Union. Mr. Wagner brings experience, expertise and contacts from government, business and academia to the DMC network. Prior to establishing his international business law practice, he served eleven years as a U.S. diplomat in Europe focusing on strategic economic, political and security matters including postings as the Ambassador's staff aide in Austria, head of the political-labor section in Malta and as a political officer in Portugal. Before joining the diplomatic service, Mr. Wagner was a business consultant in London to British firms with interests in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Wagner is admitted to the Bar in Illinois and Washington, DC. He received his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Southern Illinois University School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance.
Investars
Since 1999, Investars has offered the most advanced analytical tools and metrics on Wall Street to grade performance of research analysts around the world so as to lower the information risk in global investment strategies. They provide this service to Fidelity and Goldman Sachs among others.
Martin-Blanck and Associates
Martin, Blanck & Associates, LLC, (MB) was founded in March 1998 by Dr. Edward Martin, a retired Rear Admiral in the Public Health Service with more than 35 years of federal health experience, and Mr. Alfred Giambone. Since then, MBA has grown to a full-service consulting firm with two dozen senior executive partners and over 500 years of combined health care experience across the federal health sector.
