Gavin Portnoy

Vice President, Communications & Brand

Strategic Advancement & Partnership Division

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

As Vice President of NCMEC’s Strategic Advancement & Partnerships division, Gavin Portnoy is responsible for creating and maintaining strategies to elevate the organization’s brand, create new partnerships, bolster existing relationships and work positively and efficiently with NCMEC’s departments and stakeholders to support programs and goals. Portnoy joined NCMEC in 2014 after more than 15 years helping organizations build brand awareness and effectively tell their story using the latest business, digital, social and media channels. He has created groundbreaking television, marketing and content development projects for a number of top media outlets including Discovery, Fox, Lifetime, National Geographic, Ovation and PBS.

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Steve Lewis

Digital Media Solutions Consultant at Adobe

Deputy Branch Chief, U.S. Air Force & Space Force Reserves; and former FBI

Steve Lewis is a digital communications and content strategy professional with 15+ years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is currently a Digital Media Solutions Consultant with Adobe, assisting federal government partners with overcoming challenges in content and document production workflows. Steve began his career in photojournalism after completing an active-duty tour with the U.S. Air Force in 2004. He is still a commissioned officer in the Reserve, overseeing the Air Force and Space Force’s enterprise website and social media content strategy as a part-time deputy division chief. Before joining Adobe, Steve spent seven years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, leading multimedia content production and publishing on the FBI’s public-facing websites and social media accounts. He has also fulfilled various roles within the federal government, including Director of Digital and social media for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and Deputy Chief of Public Affairs with the 459th Air Refueling Wing.

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Jeffrey Young

Senior Solutions Consultant Manager, Public Sector

Adobe

Jeffrey Young is an award-winning Solution Consultant Manager for Adobe System’s Public Sector. Jeffrey specializes in content strategy, storytelling, content security, video production, learning technology and organizational management. He is better known as soldier 258 in Spielberg’s War of the Worlds and father of seven.

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James Hanson

Head of Industry Strategy, Public Sector Digital Experience

Adobe

James has 20+ years of domain knowledge and expertise helping organizations develop strategies, messaging, and brand positioning across government sectors. As Head of Industry Strategy, James is responsible for driving the digital experience for government agenda through public and private sector use cases and best practices to solve specific government challenges.

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