2. Office Duties Media List: Energy, Healthcare, International/Trade, Budget/Tax and Manufacturing Deloitt Media List and 32 lists for Commending Democrats for Opposing Climate Legislation NAM Daily News Hits Social Media Competitive Tracker Website Document Saving National Summit Media Report NAM Policy Staff Media Hits
7. Outside the Office Played on the NAM softball team Coordinated daily lunches and other social events with the NAM interns Wrote for the NAM Quarterly Newsletter
9. Journalist STORY BEHIND THE STORY: NAM Run Manufacturers? The NAM’s Run Manufacturers have been a part of the U.S. House Softball League since the league’s inception in the summer of 2006. Our team coach, Bob Shepler, wanted a name that combined our association’s mission with a familiar baseball term. “If you know baseball, then you have certainly heard of the term ‘manufacturing runs,” he said. Hence the name, “Run Manufacturers”. “Of course, we always hope that we are the ones manufacturing runs and not our opponents!” Shepler added. Our name couldn’t have been more accurate than in our last game against Los Burros. We manufactured 25 runs to their mere 6 runs. Los Burros, which translates to “the donkeys,” is just one of the many teams in our league that represent the House and Senate offices, state associations, media outlets and trade associations. Each season starts in the beginning of May and runs through late August. After suffering through several rained out games this summer, Mother Nature has only allowed us to play five games. We are currently 3-2 and are ranked 49th out of 121 teams. Our best year was 2006, when we finished ranking 38th out of 115. With the help from our interns this summer, we hope to end the season ranking higher than that. Our interns aren’t the only new or unfamiliar faces you may see in the team photo. For years now, we have incorporated skill from all over D. C. to make up our team. We have staff from Senator Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) Banking Committee, personal staff for Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and committee staff for the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, just to name a few. The essence of our team is said best by Bob Shepler, “Though we would like to be competitive in the league, our foremost goal is to have fun”. Tyler Allen (Public Affairs Intern) and I witnessed this spirit first hand in our game against Los Burros. It has been a long time since Tyler and I were young tykes playing softball, but our lack of skill was not important to them, and for that we are eternally grateful. If you would like to share in the glory of the Run Manufacturers team by either playing or cheering, please contact Bob Shepler.
