But now the opportunity has arrived. Mattoon is coming over from his gig as vice president for congressional affairs at BellSouth, which he recently returned to after his sabbatical as deputy chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. At the NRCC, his mission was to help the Republicans keep the House in the last election. Mattoon ran Hastert's first congressional campaign. But John's plans aren't clear now and he's working on his tan on a small island near St. Vincent, Tony says.
Porter specializes in health, legislative and education issues.
But he notes that he can't lobby Congress for a year. So he's working on legislative strategy for the firm's clients. Before joining NAM in 1990, Baroody was assistant secretary for policy at the Labor Department during the Bush I and Reagan administrations. Also stepping up . . . David Castagnetti and Jay Hawkins have been promoted from vice presidents to principals at Bergner Bockorny , which now is known as Bergner, Bockorny, Castagnetti and Hawkins .