About the TFG Team

Building on our team’s unmatched experience in promoting local governments and their partners, TFG provides clients the strategies and tools to shape national policy, obtain resources for revitalization and innovation, and get results in Washington D.C. We help our clients build stronger communities through securing federal funding through grants, federal financing tools, and project authorizations, advocating for regulatory and legislative policy changes, and strategic planning and consulting services. TFG is also proud to work with network of talented consultants and senior advisors who enable us to augment the services we provide our clients with their specialized areas of expertise.

Our Team

Janet Atabansi

Janet Atabansi

Executive Assistant
Mia Barthel

Mia Barthel

Grants Analyst/Researcher
Gabrielle Bronstein

Gabrielle Bronstein

Senior Grants Manager
Laura Cosenzo

Laura Cosenzo

Operations Manager
Chris Cummins

Chris Cummins

Legislative and Policy Director
Lane Dickson

Lane Dickson

Principal
Ann Durand

Ann Durand

Associate
Tina Dykstra

Tina Dykstra

Executive Assistant
Wyatt Fritz

Wyatt Fritz

Grants Analyst
Chris Griffin

Chris Griffin

Senior Associate
Kaj Gumbs

Kaj Gumbs

Associate
Zachary Hancock

Zachary Hancock

Grants Data Analyst
Ceylon J. Herath

Ceylon J. Herath

Grants Analyst
David Hoover

David Hoover

Principal
Jennifer Imo

Jennifer Imo

Managing Partner of Client Services
Zach Israel

Zach Israel

Principal and Manager of Legislative Affairs
Chris Kearney

Chris Kearney

Principal
Kristen H. Long

Kristen H. Long

Grants Project Manager
Val Massolo

Val Massolo

Senior Advisor
James McConnell

James McConnell

Of Counsel
Dan Miglin

Dan Miglin

Grants Project Manager
Mike Miller

Mike Miller

Partner
Courtney Miller

Courtney Miller

Senior Associate
Stephanie Missert

Stephanie Missert

Senior Advisor
Kristi More

Kristi More

Managing Partner of Strategic Development and Grants Services
Catherine Riggs

Catherine Riggs

Grants Project Manager
Brittani Robinson

Brittani Robinson

Grants Project Manager
Trace Roller

Trace Roller

Manager of Grants Strategic Development
Heidi Schott

Heidi Schott

Director of Grant Services
Bradd Schwichtenberg

Bradd Schwichtenberg

Senior Policy Advisor
Nicole Sibilski

Nicole Sibilski

Manager of Grants Innovation and Training
John Smith III

John Smith III

Office Manager/Executive Assistant
DeAndre' Smith

DeAndre' Smith

Grants and Technology Project Coordinator
Earl Stockdale

Earl Stockdale

Of Counsel and Senior Advisor
Alexander Strizak

Alexander Strizak

Executive Assistant
Jeremiah Van Auken

Jeremiah Van Auken

Senior Associate
Elizabeth Vela

Elizabeth Vela

Grants Analyst
Joonsoo Yi

Joonsoo Yi

Advisor
Alexandra Yiannoutsos

Alexandra Yiannoutsos

Communications Director

US Congressional Calendar

Alex Yiannoutsos

Join the Allergy and Asthma Network’s Virtual Advocacy Day!

The AAN will hold its virtual Allergy and Asthma Day Capitol Hill to connect with Congress and advocate on behalf of the millions of Americans living with asthma, allergies, COVID-19, and related conditions.

You are invited to join the Allergy & Asthma Network’s virtual Allergy and Asthma Day Capitol Hill (AADCH) on Wednesday, May 4th from 9:00a.m—5:00p.m. ET. Participants will connect with Congress to discuss issues impacting Americans living with asthma, allergies, COVID-19, and related conditions.

Participants are encouraged to engage virtually throughout the day by emailing and calling your members of Congress and posting on social media. Be sure to tag the Allergy and Asthma Network and use the hashtag #AADCH2022!

The event includes a Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing livestream with speakers Tonya A. Winders, President and CEO, Allergy & Asthma Network; U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Congressional Asthma and Allergy Caucus Co-Chair and co-sponsor of the bipartisan "Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act"; U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna D-CA) – Invited; Mark Corbett, MD, President, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) on the “The State of Asthma & Allergy Care in the United States”; Dr. James Kiley, PhD, Director of the Division of Lung Disease, National Health, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH); and Alejandra Nuñez, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

View the full schedule and register here.

WHO:     Hosted by the Allergy & Asthma Network

WHAT:   Allergy and Asthma Day Capitol Hill

WHEN:   Wednesday, May 4th from 9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. ET

WHERE: Virtual, on Zoom. Register here.

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ICMA Scholarship Named in Honor of TFG Founder, William Ferguson, Jr.

As TFG CEO for over 30 years, William Ferguson, Jr. launched the full tuition scholarship for ICMA members in 2011.

TFG is proud to offer a scholarship for the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in Local Government Program to an ICMA member. Named in honor of TFG founder, William Ferguson, Jr., the William Ferguson, Jr. Scholarship covers the full $17,400 program fee.

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