Please join the ACS Georgia and Washington, D.C. Lawyer Chapters for a timely discussion on the application and selection process for federal executive branch appointments. The panel will discuss how applicants can prepare, what types of screening they go through, and ways they can improve their odds of being selected.

Panelists will also discuss their own experiences applying for appointments as well as some of the high points and challenges of their time in public service.

This event will feature:

Kent Alexander, Co-Author, THE SUSPECT: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Main in the Middle; Former United States Attorney, Northern District of Georgia; Member, ACS Georgia Board of Directors
Sharon McGowan, Legal Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Lambda Legal; Former Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for Policy, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Former Principal Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section of the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Shyam Reddy, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at BlueLinx Corporation; Former Regional Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration

Moderated by:

Zachary Gima, Director of Strategic Engagement, American Constitution Society


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