Subject: Re: Board meeting
From: "Kevin Johnson" <[email-masked]>
To: "Jonathan Schwartz" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Mike Smith" <[email-masked]>, "Skip Lockwood" <[email-masked]>, "Mr. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Jamie Bearse" <[email-masked]>, "Kathy Costigan" <[email-masked]>, "Anne Marie Person" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 19:47:13 -0400

Mike,

I'll buzz you tomorrow.

Kevin

Sent from my iPhone

On May 19, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Jonathan Schwartz <[email-masked]>
wrote:

I like all the ideas below.  Please see what you can do in the relatively
short time remaining (only 2 weeks from Tuesday).

Thanks, and see you in DC!

Jonathan

*From:* Mike Smith [mailto:[email-masked]]
*Sent:* Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:32 PM
*To:* Skip Lockwood; Mr. Hunter Biden
*Cc:* Kevin Johnson; Jamie Bearse; Kathy Costigan; Mr. Jonathan Schwartz;
Anne Marie Person
*Subject:* RE: Board meeting

Absolutely – I would be delighted to assist Hunter in presenting our
perspectives, provided of course we have an opportunity to coordinate our
message with Kevin well in advance.

In addition, I agree with your assessment on the need for a Republican
speaker.  I think it would be valuable to have a Member of Congress or staff
member who has championed our program in the past present to us their view
of how difficult the current environment is and issue to the board a call to
action, identifying the types of support they will require to continue to
successfully champion our cause.  Absent that, I believe a Republican
Appropriations lobbyist could paint a valuable picture.

I welcome others’ thoughts.

Best,

mds

*From:* Skip Lockwood [mailto:[email-masked]]
*Sent:* Thursday, May 19, 2011 12:00 PM
*To:* Mike Smith; Mr. Hunter Biden
*Cc:* Kevin Johnson; Jamie Bearse; Kathy Costigan; Mr. Jonathan Schwartz;
Anne Marie Person
*Subject:* Board meeting

Mike and Hunter,

I was wondering if you would be willing to talk about your perceptions of
the political environment during the Board meeting and specifically address
strategies and tactics that you believe the Board should undertake to
facilitate the protection of the DOD CDMRP monies.  While Kevin will do an
excellent job with his presentation and will have lots of good information,
I believe we need you, as Board members to inspire and motivate your
colleagues to provide us with the support we need to ensure the continuation
of the program.  Also, I was wondering whether you or Hunter would have a
suggestion/opinion about whether we should have an "R" make a presentation
at the Board meeting.  I was thinking along the lines of a Member or
possibly a lobbyist.    I feel that we are still re-establishing our
political bona fides and the group would benefit from the additional
education.  Any suggestions you would have would be most appreciated.

--Skip
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