Christopher (Chris) Ingram is the president and founder of 411 Communications, a boutique project management, public relations, and media communications firm and is the publisher of Irreverent View.

As the former chief of staff to United States Rep. Max Burns (R-GA) and Washington, D.C. press secretary to the late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Chris is well versed in the language of Capitol Hill. Chris also served on the staff of U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA).

Chris is frequently requested to provide commentary and political analysis on television and radio news programs. He has appeared on a variety of programs including The O’Reilly Factor, Inside Politics, The Big Show, Newsstand, Dayside, and Hannity and Colmes as well as other programs on CNN, BBC World News, Fox News Channel, C-SPAN, MSNBC and National Public Radio, among others. Chris is also called to provide colorful quotes and commentary for the print media. He has been featured or quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, Campaigns & Elections, PR Weekly, and Roll Call among others.

An accomplished writer and editor, Chris headed the re-write of the Language of the 21st Century for Luntz Research. The book is a political communications manual for Republican candidates. Chris is a contributing columnist to the Washington Times, National Review Online, United Press International, and the non-partisan political website FreedomChannel.com. He has also ghost-written op-eds and speeches for numerous members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and Fortune 500 company executives.

Chris has worked for clients including: American Express, the Republican National Committee, the National Rifle Association and Mirage Resorts, and countless political candidates including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Chris also has extensive experience promoting brands and legislative issues for clients including the Employment Policies Institute, the American Beverage Institute, and Seagrams spirits. Chris’ work on behalf of these clients has included “hits” in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many smaller newspapers, trade magazines, and journals. His company’s work on behalf of Seagrams included promoting athletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Chris has extensive experience in politics, campaigns, public speaking and grassroots political organization. He has served in a number of political leadership roles including Republican State Committeeman, and as a Delegate to the 1996 Republican National Convention. In 1994, at the age of 23, Chris was elected the youngest county party chairman in Georgia GOP history. He has also served as a trainer or guest lecturer for the Republican National Committee, the Leadership Institute, the Close-up Foundation, the National League of Cities, the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the International Republican Institute, and the U.S. Department of State for whom he has trained political leaders including Branco Crvenkovski, President of Macedonia, and members of Parliament from Sudan and Kenya.

A native of Naples, Florida, Chris graduated from the Georgia Southern University with a Bachelors of Arts degree in history and a minor in political science. Chris is a member of Rotary International, the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and is a volunteer for the OASIS Network — a children’s charity in Tampa. He and his wife Amy and their three daughters live in Tampa.

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M. Dylan Mathieu, is a psuedonym for a media and communications strategist who, in a career spanning seventeen years across more than forty countries in six continents, has advised Fortune 300 CEOs, congressional candidates and both U.S. and foreign military generals and ambassadors. His government employment prevents him from disclosing his identity.

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Jamie Miller is a political consultant specializing in political campaign management, strategic planning, public relations and crisis communications.  He has been involved with running and managing political campaigns since 1994.

Jamie’s experience includes serving as Regional Political Director for the Republican Party of Florida, and as Director of Field Operations for all of Florida’s 67 counties.  His service as director includes the recount that followed the disputed presidential election in 2000.

Miller has consulted for candidates to the Florida legislature and managed two statewide campaigns and launched the Republican National Committee’s inaugural 72-hour program for Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties.  

Frequently called upon by Florida’s political reporters, Jamie has been quoted in every major daily newspaper in the state and many national publications.  He has been referred to as a “veteran Florida political operative” by the Tampa Tribune.

Jamie is frequently requested to speak at campaign schools and has also served as a guest lecturer for the University of Florida’s Master level campaign management program.

Miller is the Vice-president of Communications for the Sarasota Area Gator Club, a member of the Florida Public Relations Association — Central West Coast Chapter, and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

After living in Tallahassee for more than six years, Miller moved with his wife of nearly 20 years and two children to Sarasota in 2005.

Miller’s client list includes non-profits, state government, candidates, political parties, and fortune 500 companies.

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Elan Barnehama was raised in New York City, not far from Shea Stadium, and now lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he remains a Mets fan.

After teaching at-risk high school students Elan attended the University of Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction. He went on to teach writing and literature at several colleges while coaching baseball, working as a weekend radio newscaster, and having his commentaries air on public radio and appear in newspapers. He left teaching to become the writer for the president of Wesleyan University in Connecticut.

Currently, Elan is a freelance writer for non-profits. He is shopping his novel and recently completed a screenplay.

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Chuck Muth is President and CEO of Citizen Outreach and a professional political consultant. He also is a former executive director of the American Conservative Union, a former National Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus, a former county GOP chairman, state party executive director, communications director, press secretary, direct mail fundraising consultant and legislative candidate.

His extensive political education back-ground includes: The Republican National Committee’s “Campaign Management College” and “Campaign Finance School,” as well as the Leadership Institute’s “Direct Mail School,” “Grassroots Activists School,” “Public Relations School,” “Campaign Leadership School” and “Campaign Internet School.”

Mr. Muth is a professional campaign trainer and volunteers as a national field instructor for numerous groups and organizations. He is also the publisher of various online newsletters, an independent correspondent for the Las Vegas Review Journal, an author, and a featured columnist who regularly appears on political TV and radio programs.

Mr. Muth lives in Carson City, Nevada, with his wife and three kids.