Ex-officio
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Gov. Chris Christie - New Jersey
Gov. Jack Markell - Delaware
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ADVISORY COUNCIL

Claire DeMatteis, Chair
Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Catalina Marketing, Corp.
St. Petersburg, Florida

Mike Castle
Former Delaware Governor, Congressman

Joseph Asher
Brandywine Bookmaking/Lucky's Race & Sports Book
Las Vegas, Nevada

Fred Cottrell
Director at Richards, Layton and Finger
Wilmington, Delaware

Ed Freel
School of Public Policy Administration
University of Delaware

Kevin Howard
Senior Vice President
CBRE Richard Ellis
Washington, DC

James Magee
Department of Political Science & International Relations
University of Delaware

Michael T. Marquardt
CEO, Global Kompass Strategies, Inc.
Wilmington, Delaware

Richard S. Mroz
Government and Public Affairs Consultants
Trenton, New Jersey

Andy Stern
Chairman and CEO
Sunwest Communications
Dallas, Texas

Joan Wainwright
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Tyco Electronics
Berwyn, Pennsylvania