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Speakers
Danielle Fagre Arlowe Danielle Fagre Arlowe is Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs for the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), the national trade association for the consumer credit and finance industry. Founded in 1916, AFSA's nearly 400 active member companies, which account for approximately $350 billion in outstanding consumer receivables, include auto finance companies, credit card issuers, mortgage lenders, and large and small consumer finance companies. Prior to joining AFSA in late 2003, Ms. Fagre was Director of Government Affairs and Legislative Counsel for credit card issuer Metris Companies in Minnesota, where she developed and executed the company's legislative and regulatory strategy, its new law compliance program and oversaw its Political Action Committee. Prior to joining Metris, she was an associate with two Washington, DC law firms, Venable LLP and O'Connor & Hannan, LLP. As counsel under senior partners Thomas H. Quinn and Timothy Jenkins, she represented banks and major U.S. financial institutions, lobbying on their behalf in Congress on consumer privacy, bankruptcy, telemarketing, Internet and emerging technology policy, antitrust, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and other legislative initiatives related to banking and financial institutions. She also worked with Fortune 500 corporations in various industries on government ethics, corporate federal gift rules, campaign finance and election law, lobbyist registration and disclosure compliance. Ms. Fagre was born and raised in Minneapolis. She holds a B.A. in Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, and she earned her J.D, cum laude, from American University in Washington, DC. She is admitted to the bar in Maryland (inactive), Washington DC and Minnesota. She lives near Minneapolis with her husband, Steve Arlowe and their daughters, Ruby and Josephine. William C. Dunkelberg Wynnewood, PA. 19096 [215] 204-6686 or [610] 642-6473 Currently Professor of Economics in the College of Literature and Arts , Temple University, where he served as Dean of the School of Business and Management from 1987 through 1994 and as Director of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Entrepreneurship. He currently serves as Chief Economist for the National Federation of Independent Business (400,000 member firms; since 1971) and as Economic Strategist, Boenning & Scattergood. His prior appointments were at the Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan. He has a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Michigan.
Bill Himpler Bill Himpler is the American Financial Services Association's (AFSA) Executive Vice President for Federal Affairs. Bill and his team have enhanced AFSA's presence in the political debate affecting a number of issues that impact member companies' ability to offer affordable credit options to American consumers. Bill came to AFSA from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he headed the congressional relations office. Prior to joining HUD in 2002, Himpler was director of legislative affairs for Barbour Griffith & Rogers, Inc. and was tax counsel/legislative director for Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL). He has also served as a senior legislative assistant with Rep. Charles Canady (R-FL) and was a policy analyst and press secretary for the House Republican Study Committee. Himpler holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Steubenville, a master's degree from Dominican House of Studies and a law degree from the Catholic University of America. A. Alexander (Sandy) Mclean III AFSA Chairman of the Board and Chairman & CEO, World Acceptance Corporation Sandy McLean is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of World Acceptance Corporation, a publicly held consumer finance company headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. World Acceptance Corporation was founded in 1962 and has grown to 944 office locations in eleven states and Mexico as of the end of its most recent fiscal year. Sandy joined the Company in June 1989 as its Chief Financial Officer and became CEO in March 2006. Sandy earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Davidson College and a masters of accountancy from the University of South Carolina. He has previous experience in public accounting and as a financial officer of two separate federal savings banks. Sandy is on the Board of Independence National Bank, a local bank in Greenville, South Carolina and serves on the Board of several non-profit organizations. He is also very active with the American Financial Services Association. Dick MorrisPolitical Consultant and Fox News Analyst  Probably the most prominent American political consultant, Dick Morris is almost universally credited with piloting Bill Clinton to a stunning comeback re-election victory in 1996 after the President lost Congress to the Republicans two years before. Called "the most influential private citizen in America" by Time magazine, Morris helped steer Clinton to the center and away from the liberal policies he had pursued in his first two years in office. Morris is also credited with advising Clinton to sign the welfare reform bill of 1996 and getting him to back a balanced budget, both key centrist positions Morris began his relationship with Clinton in 1977 when he handled the Arkansas Attorney General's successful campaign to become the youngest Governor in the nation. Morris did not work on Clinton's defeat for re-election in 1980 but did oversee his comeback victory in 1982 as well as his Arkansas re-election victories in 1984, 86 and 1990. In addition to Clinton, Morris has handled the winning campaigns for more than 30 Senators or Governors including Republican Senate Majority leader Trent Lott and former Governors Bill Weld of Massachusetts and Pete Wilson of California. In recent years, Morris has turned to foreign campaigns and served as chief strategist for Mexico's reformer Vicente Fox in his upset victory in July 2000 over the PRI after the party had ruled the nation for 71 years. He also was the chief strategist for the winning campaigns of Fernando de la Rua (Argentina), Jorge Battle (Uruguay), Chen (Taiwan) and, most recently, for Viktor Yushchenko, the Ukrainian presidential candidate who was poisoned during his campaign. He also handled the winning campaign for the new President of Mexico, Felipe Calderon. In the United States, Morris has become a familiar figure as a commentator for the FOX News Channel. He is well known for hard hitting, nonpartisan, objective commentary about the U.S. political scene. He writes a weekly column for the New York Post and the Hill Magazine in the U.S. and the National Post in Canada. He has written nine books including five New York Times best sellers. The best sellers are: Behind the Oval Office, his memoiir about the Clinton years; Off With Their Heads, about the war of terror; Rewriting History, a biography of Hillary Clinton he wrote with his wife, Eileen McGann; Because He Could, about Bill Clinton, also with Eileen; and Condi vs. Hillary, promoting Condoleezza Rice for president, written with Eileen. His other books are Power Plays, Vote.com, The New Prince and Bum Rap on American Cities, which he wrote in the 70s. In November of 1999, Morris founded a website in the U.S. called Vote.com where people may log on to vote on the major issues of the day. Their opinions are then e-mailed to their Senator, Congressman and other significant decision makers. Over three million people have used this site to express their views. As park of his work with Vote.com, Dick, along with his wife, lawyer Eileen McGann, founded Legalvote.com, an online jury focus group service. They have conducted online focus groups in over 100 cases and their clients include two of the top insurance companies in the U.S. as well as many of the major plaintiff lawyers in the nation. Ken Venturi Inspired by Byron Nelson at the age of 13, Ken Venturi realized that he was destined to become a competitive golfer. As a young man, Venturi practiced for up to eight hours a day. Spending most of his time alone on the golf course, Venturi was able to overcome his childhood stuttering problem. In the solace of golf, a young Ken dreamed of one day winning the U.S. Open. Ken had a successful amateur career, winning the California State Amateur in 1951 and again in 1956. Later that year Venturi turned professional and began competing on the PGA Tour. Ken's success as a competitive golfer was undeniable; he claimed 14 PGA Tour victories between 1957 and 1966. Of all his victories, Ken Venturi is best known for his dramatic win of the 1964 U.S. Open. On the grueling 36-hole final day, temperatures soared above the 100ºF mark and threatened players with heat exhaustion. Ken refused to give in to the brutal heat and humidity. His determination and talent pulled him through the day, allowing him to achieve his childhood dream of winning the U.S. Open. Later that year, Venturi was named PGA Player of the Year and Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. In 1965, Ken was also selected as a member of the United States Ryder Cup Team. Throughout his remarkable career, Ken Venturi battled various physical ailments to remain on the Tour. At age 33, severe carpal tunnel syndrome finally forced him to retire. Having overcome his childhood stuttering problem, Venturi found a new career as a golf analyst for CBS Sports. Ken spent the next 35 years with the network, and retired from CBS Sports in 2002. With his dedicated service to CBS, Ken established a new record as the longest running lead analyst in the history of televised sports. The PGA of America recognized his outstanding career with CBS in 1999 by presenting him with the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award. On May 12, 1999 Ken Venturi was highly honored by his appointment as Captain of the 2000 U.S. President's Cup Team. After the competition, Ken described the overwhelming American victory and recovery of the coveted President's Cup trophy as "a great way to cap it all off and wind down a career." However, Venturi continues to express his lifelong loyalty and respect for the tradition of golf by speaking at corporate outings and charity events throughout the country. |
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