Q&A and Open Forums with Government Officials

Government Open Forum Speakers

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*invited, not yet confirmed.

USCIS Open Forum

• *Felicia Escobar Carrillo, Chief of Staff, Office of the Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC

• *Connie L. Nolan, Acting Associate Director, Service Center Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC
• *Carrie M. Selby, Acting Associate Director, External Affairs, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC
• *Michael Valverde, Acting Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC

CIS Ombudsman Open Forum

• Phyllis Coven, CIS Ombudsman, Washington, DC
• Nathan Stiefel, Deputy CIS Ombudsman, Washington, DC
• Elissa M. McGovern, Chief of Policy, Washington, DC
• Bertha Anderson, Chief of Public Engagement, Washington, DC
• Veronica Vaughn, Chief of Casework, Washington, DC
• Allison Posner, Chief of External Relations, Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, Washington, DC

CBP Open Forum

• Francis J. Russo, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Intelligence, Washington, DC
• Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner, Washington, DC
• *Fadia S. Pastilong, Director, Admissibility Revbiew Office, Washington, DC
• Matthew Davies, Executive Director, Office of Field Operations, Washington, DC
• *Stephanie E. Watson, Acting Director, Tactical Operations, Office of Field Operations, Washington, DC

DOS Open Forum

• *David Newman, Director of Legal Affairs, Visa Office,U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

• *Charles Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Visa Control & Reporting, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

• Brianne Marwaha, Division Chief, Visa Office Field Operations, Department of State, Washington, DC

DOL Open Forum

• Renata Adjibodou, Deputy Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, National Prevailing Wage Center, Washington, DC
• Brian Testa, Director of Policy & Regulations, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC
• Kathy D. Valerin, Deputy Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC
• Brandt Carter, Center Director, Atlanta Nationality Processing Center, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC
• Yasheka Magloire, Acting Center Director, National Prevailing Wage Center, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC
• Paul Gotte, Acting Director, National Prevailing Wage Center, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC
• Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, Washington, DC

ICE Open Forum

• *Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC

• *Timothy Perry, Chief of Staff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC

• *Cory Price, Executive Associate Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Washington, DC

• *John D. Trasviña, Principal Legal Advisor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC

Detention Ombudsman Open Forum

• *Carla Fall, Chief of Case Management, Washington, DC
• *Sara Lily, Chief of Policy and Standards, Washington, DC
• *Maryellen Meymarian, Director of Detention Oversight, Washington, DC
• *David Gersten, Acting Ombudsman, Washington, DC