COST: $5 and cost of own dinner

The Women’s Congressional Staff Association continues the “Dinner & Dialogue,” forum highlighting accomplished women in D.C. by sharing their experience, best practices, and engaging in an open conversation with Congressional staffers.  The dinner will bring together one mentor with 9 members of WCSA, with each attendee paying a registration fee of $5 and the cost of their own dinner. Registration for the dinner will be on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is for Members Only. If the event is full and you are interested in being placed on the waiting list, please email WomensCSA@gmail.com.

*BIO: Melissa Maxfield  serves as Senior Vice President of Federal Government Affairs for Comcast Corporation. Prior to joining Comcast in 2003, Melissa served as the top political staffer for Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota (1999-2003). She also worked on Senator Daschle’s re-election campaign (1996-1998) and served as his political liaison at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). Melissa worked for Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska during his 1992 Presidential campaign, his 1994 Senate re-election campaign and at the DSCC during his Chairmanship from 1995-1996. Melissa was named among the Top Corporate Lobbyists in Washington in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, by The Hill newspaper. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, VA. She is active with several charity organizations, including the March of Dimes and N Street Village, as well as WILL (Wilderness Leadership & Learning, Inc.), Tracy’s Kids and the Faith and Politics Institute, where she also serves on their boards.