Tom Squitieri - Senior Trainer
Tom is a veteran journalist, having spent the last 16 of his 34-year journalism career as an award-winning reporter for USA Today. Tom covered national politics and foreign affairs, including reporting from Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and Afghanistan. He has also taught journalism ethics and public affairs at Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania. Tom's executive coaching talents and proactive media and crisis communication strategies, provide a unique resource for TPG clients in both the non-profit and for profit sectors.
Carmie McCook - Senior Trainer
Carmie McCook brings more than 15 years experience as a communications coach and trainer to The Pincus Group. A former broadcast news journalist covering legislative affairs for the State of Georgia, she became a respected consultant and trainer for media interviews, keynote speeches and high-stake presentations. Additionally, Carmie has held key leadership positions in the field of communications with two Fortune 500 companies and was corporate communications manager for UPS for nine years.
James Adams –Senior Trainer
James has served on the staffs of major broadcast and cable outlets for more than 20 years, including FOX TV, NBC, and CNBC. James is an Emmy-award winning former Washington DC news anchor and former member of the White House and Congressional Press Corps who has trained both private and federal clients in preparing for media interaction, including the US Post Office, IARPA and the FDA. James earned his BA in Journalism from Fisk University and an MA in Communications from American University in Washington DC.
Ellen Kandell, Sr. Trainer
Ellen brings over 25 years of experience as a litigator, mediator and college professor to her work with the Pincus Group. Ellen works on negotiation skills training, conflict management, and executive communications skills training, conducting skills training workshops for the National Science Foundation, Montgomery College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education division and many others. She is an adjunct professor at Catholic University and University of Maryland. Ellen trained as a mediator at Harvard Law School and has mediated over 300 cases. She is a past co-chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and a founding member of the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County.
Ed Rabel- Senior Trainer
Ed Rabel’s experience in journalism spanned three decades with both NBC and CBS News and taken him to Cuba, Tel Aviv and Saigon -- interviewing world figures from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Fidel Castro. He is a sought after expert in media and crisis counseling, whose client work has taken him to Iraq and Colombia. Rabel graduated from Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia with a BA in political science. He is fluent in Spanish.
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