S1/E29: How Federal Supervisors Can Protect Themselves in Today's Political Environment - Feds Protection

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Anthony F. Vergnetti is the President and Founder of Federal Employee Defense Services, Inc. (FEDS), located near Washington, D.C.  Since 2007, FEDS has provided professional liability insurance coverage to the government employee and contractor community.  Prior to founding FEDS, Mr. Vergnetti was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm Shaw Bransford Veilleux & Roth P.C. where he specialized in federal personnel and employment law, representing employees in disciplinary action cases, employment discrimination complaints, whistleblower and prohibited personnel practice cases, Inspector General (IG) and Internal Affairs investigations, security clearance issues (including federal contractors), and other employment matters in various forums, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Department of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), as well as the federal district and appellate courts. Mr. Vergnetti has also provided legal representation to small federal agencies on a multitude of personnel law matters.

Mr. Vergnetti is a current co-host of FEDtalk, a weekly radio show on Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time), on WTOP’s all-federal employee radio station, on line at Federal News Network and  locally in the Washington DC area on 1500AM. On FEDtalk, Mr. Vergnetti presents experts who discuss matters of importance to federal employees and retirees. Mr. Vergnetti also previously frequently appeared on Federal News Network’s signature morning drive show—the Federal Drive with Mike Causey. Mr. Vergnetti is the author of the numerous articles and publications such as the 2002 INSPECTOR GENERAL AND OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL INVESTIGATIONS HANDBOOK (www.federalhandbooks.com) and has presented seminars to government executives and employees on a variety of federal personnel law

matters at training programs sponsored by FDR Conferences, Inc. Prior to joining SBVR, Mr. Vergnetti was an attorney with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Office of Chief Counsel (1997-2001) where he represented the Bureau in personnel matters (disciplinary and other adverse actions), and other employment/labor law matters before the various administrative tribunals (MSPB, EEOC, FLRA) and the Federal district or appellate courts. Mr. Vergnetti also worked as an Appellate Attorney for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (1996) and served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Hart. T. Mankin, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (1995).

Mr. Vergnetti is also the current Executive Director of the OmniGov Training Institute, which is a non-profit corporation that provides training and guidance for government employees and agencies on a wide variety of human resource and personnel law issues. Mr. Vergnetti is also the President of TMS, a consulting firm specializing in association management for federal employee associations and organizations. 

Mr. Vergnetti has B.A degree from Arizona State University (1992) and law degrees from Widener University School of Law (1995) and the Georgetown University Law Center (1999 -- Masters of Law in Labor/Employment Law) Prior to attending undergraduate and law schools, Mr. Vergnetti served on active duty in the United States Air Force (1985-1989). Mr. Vergnetti is a member of the Bar in Maryland and the District of Columbia and holds several surplus lines property and casualty insurance licenses.

Brenda Wilson is the Director of Strategy and Business Development of Federal Employee and Contractor Programs at FEDS Protection, the leading provider of federal employee professional liability insurance. 

Brenda was born and raised in Chicago, educated at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and started her insurance career over 25 years ago in her beloved hometown providing risk management services for high-risk professions and operations.  Her niche industry expertise in the Excess and Surplus industry as a commercial wholesale broker was highly sought after in the west coast multi-family residential, specialized carrier and rigging, and owners, landlords and tenants arenas.  Over the last decade, Brenda has worked

exclusively with federal agencies and the leading federal government employee associations on behalf of federal employees and contractors, to educate federal employees about their professional exposures; and to ensure coverage, claims management, and customer service preserve FEDS Protection’s reputation of doing right by federal employees.

True to her Midwestern roots, Brenda’s outgoing nature is a natural fit for her association endeavors and achievements with the Professional Managers Association (PMA), the Federal Managers Association (FMA), the Senior Executives Association (SEA), the FAA Managers Association (FAAMA), the National Council of Social Security Managers Association (NCSSMA), and other leading federal government associations including the ATF Association (ATFA), Association of Technical and Supervisory Professionals (ATSP), Diplomatic Security Special Agents Association (DSSAA), EWG (Executive Women in Government), FBI Intelligence Analysts Association (FBI IAA), Federal Court Clerks Association (FCCA), Federal Criminal Investigators Association (FCIA), Federally Employed Women (FEW), Federal Flight Deck Officers Association (FFDOA), Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), Federal Physicians Association (FPA), Federal Wildland Fire Service Association (FWFSA), Interior Department Recreation Association (IDRA), National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys (NAAUSA), National Association of Black Narcotics Agents (NABNA), National Association of Credit Specialists (NACS-FSA), National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV), National Wildlife Refuge Officer Association (NWROA), Personal Services Contractors (PSC) Association, and Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE).