Experts Available for Media Interviews
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ACYPL strives to facilitate in a timely fashion all reasonable
requests for interviews. Each of the individuals listed below are
available to discuss ACYPL's history, mission and commitment to
bipartisanship. They are also alumni of ACYPL exchanges and can
thus offer insight into their personal experiences as delegates
and the value of international exchanges as a whole.
Interviews with these individuals can be arranged by contacting
Mike Garretson, ACYPL Communications Coordinator, at
(202)
857-0999 x27 or
mgarretson@acypl.org.
Linda Rotunno
Chief Executive Officer
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Linda Rotunno assumed her position as Chief Executive
Officer of ACYPL in January 2008. She has extensive
experience overseeing international exchange programs,
having served as a Senior Advisor in the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of
State and directed professional exchanges at the Institute
of International Education. She also brings over 20 years of
management and development experience in the political and
non-profit sectors. For more information about Linda, please
click here.
Quentin Lide
Chief Operating Officer
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Quentin Lide joined ACYPL in January of 2001 and in his
current position serves as the principal public face of
ACYPL. He is a former congressional legislative aide and
current State Department overseas election observer. He has
traveled on ACYPL exchanges to Taiwan in 2004 and to
Nicaragua & El Salvador in 2002. For more information
about Quentin, please click
here.
Ken
Cutshaw (R)
Chairman, ACYPL Board of Trustees
- Ken Cutshaw is Chairman of the ACYPL Board of Trustees and
Executive Vice President & General Counsel of the Cajun
Operating Company of Atlanta, Georgia. An ACYPL trustee
since 1990, he previously served from June 2007 to March
2008 as Board President. Mr. Cutshaw is also an ACYPL
alumnus, having traveled on ACYPL exchanges to Australia and
New Zealand in 1991 and India in 1987. In addition, he
participated in ACYPL's East Asia and Pacific Alumni Summit
in 2006 and the 1999 Atlantic Association of Young Political
Leaders Assembly in Bulgaria.
Leo Jardot (D)
President, ACYPL Board of Trustees
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Leo Jardot is President of the ACYPL Board of Trustees and
Vice President of Government Relations at Wyeth. An ACYPL
trustee since 2001, he previously served as Executive Vice
President of the Board. Mr. Jardot is also an ACYPL alumnus,
having traveled on the 2003 ACYPL exchange to the People's
Republic of China.
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ACYPL often makes available for interviews other
individuals affiliated with ACYPL - in particular U.S. and
international delegates and alumni. To keep abreast of such
opportunities, please monitor the
"News from
ACYPL" page in this section or contact the ACYPL
Communications Coordinator. |
