NEW PROGRAM: Rear Admiral [Ret.] James Carey, Future Leaders Chairman, announced a new Washington Scholars Internship Program focused on America’s wounded military veterans.The first selectee for this program is Bo Prosch of Wake Forest University, an Armyveteran of BOTH Iraq and Afghanistan, who is interning on the staff of Senator Ensign of Nevada.
Lear more information about the Veterans Congressional Internship Program.
Jim has been nominated to serve on the Future Leaders for American Foundation Board of Directors. The vote to confirm his election was completed today and we are pleased to inform you that Jim has now been duly elected to that Board of Directors position. From his days as an undergraduate at Cornell University to his rapid rise in the government relations profession in Washington, DC, Jim as been on a steep up-glide-slope in recognition of his exception leadership and managerial talents. For more on Jim’s background, we’ve put together some notes on his career for your information, as follows:
For Immediate Release:
January 14, 2007
Contact:
Darren Littell
Chairman,WSFP
(425) 220-5505
Washington Scholars Summer 2008 Application Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Scholars Fellowship Program is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2008 internship program in Washington, DC. Application materials and additional information are available at: www.washingtonscholars.org. The application deadline has been extended to March 1, 2008. Read more »
We are pleased to advise you that Mr. Brian McManus Esq. of the Morgan Lewis law firm has been voted a Member of the Board of Directors of the Future Leaders for America Foundation, Inc. Mr. McManus is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and has served as Legal Counsel to the Foundation since it’s formation in 2006. Morgan Lewis is considered one of the top law firms in the nation with regard to tax and corporate law.
At Morgan Lewis, Mr. McManus’ practice focuses on civil and criminal tax controversies, including examinations and administrative appeals before the Internal Revenue Service and federal tax litigation. He handles a broad range of tax disputes including individual, partnership, and corporate audits; tax shelter promoter investigations; audits involving listed transactions; transferee liability cases; information reporting penalties; TEFRA procedural disputes; and various state and local tax issues. Mr. McManus also advises U.S. financial institutions on withholding and information reporting requirements, counsels corporate clients on compliance issues and internal investigations, and is experienced with fraud and white collar matters. He has litigated in U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court.