OUT IN NATIONAL SECURITY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Co - Founder
Mr. Schleusener (he/him) is a Co-Founder and the CEO of Out in National Security and a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served on the speechwriting staff of Secretaries of Defense Panetta, Hagel, and Carter from 2012 to 2017. Previous to which, he worked in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel from 2011 to 2012. He worked on President Obama's campaign in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Vice - President of Public Policy
Ms. Strader-Arcangeli (she/her) is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Forza DC, LLC. She focuses on developing policy solutions and advocacy strategies for clients within the private and non-profit sectors involved in defense, Veterans' affairs, and intelligence. She has also done work with philanthropic clients in the health and economic sectors, as well as non-profits focused on LGBTQ policy matters.
Matt Snow is a first-year global communications graduate student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
He received his Bachelor of Science in political science with a minor in communications from Arizona State University in the fall of 2021. Matt was born and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina, and spent eight years post-high school touring and playing in a rock band called The Apprehended, where he developed a sense of wanderlust and a love for building connections with people of diverse backgrounds.
As a graduate student and aspiring public diplomacy FSO, he wants to work in the intersection of intercultural communications, human rights advocacy-particularly those of the LGBTQ+ community-and diplomacy. He is a loving partner, a dog dad to three pit mixes, and enjoys Star Wars, TTRPGs, and hiking. Matt uses He/Him pronouns and identifies as a cisgender, bisexual male.
Job Titles:
- Chief Administrative Officer
Shawn Skelly, Former Vice-President
Vice-President
Out in National Security, 2017-2021
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness
U.S. Department of Defense, 2021-Present
Commissioner
National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, 2017-2020
Executive Secretary
Department of Transportation, 2016-17
Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for AT&L
Department of Defense, 2013-16
Commander, U.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of the City & State Team at Berger Hirschberg Strategies
- Vice - President of Development
Mr. Fitzgerald (he/him) is a trusted campaign consultant to political candidates at varying levels of government and has extensive experience in campaign finance and political operations. Throughout his career, he has developed, implemented, and executed numerous fundraising plans for candidates at various levels.
Currently, Thomas serves as the Managing Director of the City & State Team at Berger Hirschberg Strategies, a Political Consulting firm based in New York City and Washington D.C., specializing in campaign fundraising and development. In this capacity, he oversees the day-to-day fundraising operations for over a dozen political campaigns across New York State, having raised over $13 million this past election cycle.