https://www.yvetteb.com/home daily 1.0 2020-05-27 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ecdd05eb9079d7909606154/1590546552819/amador-loureiro-BVyNlchWqzs-unsplash.jpg Home - Communications Virtuosity. If it has been written or said, I’ve done it. In addition to my legal research and writing products, I have written and contributed to all manner of policy documents, including strategic plans, decision memoranda, and military doctrine. I have drafted messaging for diplomats to deliver at the United Nations and for company executives to dispatch during media interviews. I have written remarks and hard Q&As for myself and others for use as live testimony before regulators. In my spare time, I cohost a podcast on national security law. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebce33fd4fa15613b1b8349/1589516799648/melinda-gimpel-xcVW_sFp4jQ-unsplash.jpg Home - Legal Foundation. I began my legal career as an Air Force JAG (military lawyer). I have litigated on both sides of the criminal defense bar as well as in civil court. And I’ve written legal memos to guide decisions at the highest levels in the Pentagon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebcea3f891ead2e70811b5c/1589516835390/perry-grone-lbLgFFlADrY-unsplash.jpg Home - Policy Expertise. Making good policy takes brains and teamwork—I combine both to make vision reality. I am able to research areas quickly and thoroughly, then apply that knowledge where it matters. I know how to lead, support, and gain consensus to accomplish my team’s mission. That translates into smart, successful policy. https://www.yvetteb.com/materials-for-learning daily 0.75 2020-05-14 https://www.yvetteb.com/policy daily 0.75 2020-05-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebf1a6d29a2ea0c7332196c/1589588137395/marvin-meyer-SYTO3xs06fU-unsplash.jpg Policy Expertise - Policy Expertise. I am very comfortable in policy roles with significant legal components, like my work as Senior Advisor for International Humanitarian Policy, in which I drew on my background in International Humanitarian Law to consider and propose the best among legally permissible options. I also enjoy legal roles with major policy components, such as my job as Special Assistant to the Army General Counsel, in which I was asked to explain the law to and work closely with policy colleagues to develop options. I like working in teams and learning from others. After listening and observing carefully, I am able to isolate points of agreement and work sensitively to iron out disagreements. I consider building consensus across disparate functions and generating buy-in to be among my specialities. The best example of this work was my leadership of the Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems working group, which required me to wrangle technical experts, scientists, attorneys, and analysts from different organizations with the Department of Defense as well as counterparts from the Department of State and Intelligence Community, all with different points of view. After we all agreed, I coordinated our position with the White House, then built alliances with international stakeholders to ensure our position carried the day at the United Nations. Often, I have achieved excellent results in response to a crisis about which I initially have only superficial knowledge. I can rapidly develop working expertise on a new issue, identify and assemble the right subject matter experts to inform the process, gather a team to generate and assess options, present a suite of responses to leadership, and execute the approved plan. I did this many times, including leading the Army’s Installation Security Working Group following a fatal shooting at the Washington Navy Yard and organizing a review of medical procedures following a cluster of patient deaths in Army hospitals. https://www.yvetteb.com/about-me daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebe0a7413dea97f3c52a5c5/1589512829647/Headshot.jpg About Me - About me. Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.yvetteb.com/blog daily 0.75 2020-05-15 https://www.yvetteb.com/blog/blog-post-one-ge8zk monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebdfc2451dadb2dcdb67dfe/1565794168011/justice-rising-ECHO-AND-EARL-3.jpg Blog - Blog Post One https://www.yvetteb.com/blog/blog-post-two-wser7 monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebdfc2451dadb2dcdb67e04/1565794453158/ Blog - Blog Post Two https://www.yvetteb.com/blog/blog-post-four-6m4fr monthly 0.5 2019-08-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebdfc2451dadb2dcdb67e0e/1566509642704/download.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Four https://www.yvetteb.com/blog/blog-post-three-8zkj5 monthly 0.5 2019-08-14 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebdfc2451dadb2dcdb67e09/1565794504299/download+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Blog Post Three https://www.yvetteb.com/legal daily 0.75 2020-05-27 https://www.yvetteb.com/communications daily 0.75 2021-07-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebccf2598ddfa729d7e4f9e/t/5ebf1d7fe7dae84661fcc423/1589583403659/leo-wieling-bG8U3kaZltE-unsplash.jpg Communications Virtuosity - Communications Virtuosity. If one word were to sum up my purpose, it is “advocacy.” I have spent every moment of my professional career gathering facts, using those facts to develop positions, and effectively communicating a final point of view. Here is an inexhaustive list of my career highlights: Leading the top-to-bottom corporate website refresh for a Fortune 1000 company Representing the United States at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland Podcasting weekly on cutting-edge issues for the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security’s “National Security Law Today” with my terrific cohostesses Editing and coordinating talking points on civilian casualties to guide the Secretary of Defense in meetings with Doctors Without Borders following a tragic fatal accident Briefing leaders at the Department of Defense to convince them to support controversial draft legislation that would advance international humanitarian objectives Drafting and delivering testimony on behalf of Airbnb and hosts agitating for property rights at the District of Columbia Zoning Commission and being quoted in the Washington Post Teaching an undergraduate seminar on Organized Crime as an Adjunct Professor at American University Opining authoritatively on a panel of experts at a recent National Security Law conference Generating positive press for key reputational initiatives at Facebook Honoring fellow veterans at a Georgetown Law celebration https://www.yvetteb.com/hire-me daily 0.75 2020-05-15 https://www.yvetteb.com/resume daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://www.yvetteb.com/support-for-communities daily 0.75 2020-05-16 https://www.yvetteb.com/education-for-teachers daily 0.75 2020-05-16