Tim Jemal
CEO, Jemal Public Affairs
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Tim Jemal has over 20 years of experience in public affairs, legislative and political advocacy and strategic communications in California, nationally and internationally. Tim has a long and proven record of success in managing public outreach, awareness, fund-development and issue-based advocacy campaigns for nonprofits, governments and business. Tim lives by the motto that “every campaign is a cause.”
Prior to founding Jemal Public Affairs, Tim served as the Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA), the only national trade association dedicated to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems and consumer data. As CSIA’s chief lobbyist, Jemal played a central role in lobbying for unanimous approval by the U.S. Senate (November 2007) of cyber crime legislation sponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy that would provide new tools to federal prosecutors to combat identity theft and other computer crimes. He served as a national spokesperson on the cyber threats to US national security.
Tim also recently served as the Executive Director of the American Electronics Association (AeA) of Orange County and the Inland Empire. At AeA, Tim revitalized the Chapter’s government relations program and increased organizational revenues through corporate sponsorships, grant funding and program revenues. He managed Southern California’s premier event in the technology community, the High-Tech Innovation Awards attended by more than 600 including community leaders, members of Congress, state legislators, university officials, K-12 educators-parents-students and technology company executives. He broke new ground producing an acclaimed video on American Competitiveness featuring industry, government and academic leaders.
Prior to his AeA appointment, Tim directed a statewide California campaign that united long-term care health systems, seniors and community-based organizations and the state’s largest health care union (SEIU) to pass landmark nursing home reform legislation signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Tim Directed federal lobbying to secure approval of a new long-term care rate reimbursement plan by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide $1 billion federal funding to improve nursing home care. Earlier in his career, Tim directed national public affairs activities for the Armenian Assembly of America, the largest Armenian American advocacy organization in the United States. Despite formidable political and media opposition, Tim directed a national legislative, media and grassroots advocacy campaign for the Armenian Assembly that secured over $1 billion in federal economic, humanitarian and military assistance and led to passage of major human rights legislation sponsored by hundreds of members of Congress.
Tim has appeared frequently as a spokesperson to print, broadcast and on-line media to discuss business and public policy issues. He has been interviewed by and facilitated story placements with major national and international media outlets including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Washington Post, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal/Wall Street Journal on-line, LA Times, National Journal, Congressional Quarterly, Boston Globe, SC Magazine.com, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, LA Daily News, San Bernardino Sun, Riverside Press Enterprise, S. California Public Television, Orange County Cox Community Forum, Nightline, National Public Radio (NPR), Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and others.
Tim earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Michigan State University and an MBA degree in International Business from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Dan Chimelewski
Public Relations Associate
Dan Chmielewski is an experienced public relations and marketing communications professional with more than 25 years of experience. He is one of a shrinking number of professionals with newsroom experience having worked as a radio news director and anchor with stations in New York and as a freelance newspaper reporter and magazine article writer. Dan has considerable experience managing PR programs through message development, strategy, building strong news pipelines, managing comparative product reviews and handling financial announcements for publicly-traded companies. Dan currently provides media relations services for CleanTechOC, a new trade association to promote clean/green technology start-up companies in Orange County. Dan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Utica College of Syracuse University.
John Jamian
Strategic Partner
JPA has strategic partnership with Jamian McElroy & Hamlin LLC (JMH). JMH was founded in 2007 by John Jamian, former Acting Maritime Administrator and Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. Mr. Jamian oversaw the daily operations of the Maritime Administration, its 900 employees, and 276 ship assets under MARAD purveyance. He was instrumental in creating the Cabinet Level Committee on Marine Transportation and served as a member of the National Presidential Security Directive (NPSD) in creating our national maritime security initiative.
Mr. Jamian was also elected to the Michigan legislature, where he served for six years. Mr. Jamian chaired the House Task Force Committee on Port and Maritime Affairs, the House Health Policy Committee and the United States-Canada Relations Committee for the Midwest Council of State Governments, focusing on the mutual goals of the two nations who share the world’s largest inland lake shipping and transportation system.
Jim Link
Jemal Public Affairs Alliance Partner
JAMES E. LINK is a strategic partner of Jemal Public Affairs and closely collaborates on delivering effective and customized lobbying solutions for clients in Washington, D.C. Jim brings over 14 years of lobbying experience as well as eight years of Capitol Hill. He joined the American Capitol Group from Fleischman and Walsh, LLP where he served as a partner and government affairs counsel. While at Fleischman and Walsh, Jim built an impressive lobbying practice comprised primarily of health care, non-profit and corporate clients. Prior to that, he led the government relations team at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores where he served as the association’s chief lobbyist as Vice President of Federal Government Affairs. In that capacity, he developed and executed lobbying strategies on behalf of the association’s members, including CVS, Walgreen’s, Kerr Drugs, Longs Drug Stores, Albertson’s and Rite-Aid on issues including Medicare prescription drugs, Medicaid as well as labor, tax and trade issues. Prior to NACDS, Jim was co-director of the Washington, DC office for The MWW Group and was the chief lobbyist for the American Iron and Steel Institute.
While on Capitol Hill, Jim spent nearly four years as a top aide in the Senate Republican Whip office and Legislative Assistant for Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY). He helped manage the Senator’s leadership and Senate floor responsibilities and participated in Republican leadership strategy meetings on pending business and future floor action. He also directed the Senator’s legislative initiatives relating to health care, labor, banking, commerce and telecommunications and was a primary speechwriter for the Senator. Jim’s other posts on Capitol Hill include serving as an aide to then Representative William Dickinson (R-AL), then Representative Dick Cheney (R-WY) as well as a fundraiser for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami University (Ohio) and a Master of Business Administration in International Business from The American University in Washington, DC. Jim was a Bryce Harlow Scholar while attending The American University.