Based in Washington, DC, we help clients achieve their goals in the areas of advocacy, government relations, communications and fundraising.

Vincent focuses on creative and strategic approaches to public policy and communications, including on executive and judicial branch nominations, technology and broadband, health, social justice, and matters of importance to the Asian American community. He is a nationally recognized expert on the senate confirmation process and he has led the lobbying and public relations efforts on the confirmation of nearly one hundred judicial and executive branch nominees. For over a decade, Vincent has been a leader in the Asian American and civil rights community. He served as the Deputy Director of the Asian American Justice Center, Co-Chair of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Committee on Language Rights, and on the steering committee of Americans for a Fair Chance.

Before founding The VENG Group, Vincent was at a government affairs firm in Washington, DC, where he led the Asian American practice. He also served as the managing editor of a large government clearinghouse of statistical information, where he directed editorial, production, acquisition, and marketing efforts.

Vincent started his career at the U.S. Department of Justice. He currently teaches at Columbia Law School and at Howard Law School. Vincent has written and edited over ten books on various legal and political matters—including a law school casebook on sentencing, sanctions, and corrections—and he has served as the editor-in-chief of the Almanac of the Executive Branch.

George has over 10 years’ experience in non-profit management, organizational development, and coalition building and social justice advocacy. Previously based in Washington, DC, George was most recently the executive director of OCA and chairperson of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans. George also taught at the University of Maryland, College Park and served on the Board of Directors of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund, Equal Justice Works, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center.

Prior to joining OCA, George was a staff attorney in the Immigration and Immigrant Rights Program of the Asian American Justice Center and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Partners and In-house Counsel Community Law Fellow. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University, George began his career at the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center. George is also a graduate of the George Washington University Law School, where he received the Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award for outstanding performance in the field of civil rights and civil liberties. George is licensed to practice law in the state of Maryland. Born in Taiwan, George speaks conversational Mandarin Chinese and basic Taiwanese.

Mary L. Smith is a former chief executive responsible for managing a national health care system serving approximately 2.2 million persons with a budget of over $6 billion that includes 26 hospitals. She also served as Special Counsel & Estate Trust Officer at the Office of Special Deputy Receiver in Chicago, Illinois where she helped to manage over 20 insurance companies with approximately $1.5 billion in assets.

Previously, she was General Counsel at the Illinois Department of Insurance. Mary has also served as Counselor in the Civil Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, focusing on national security, consumer protection, constitutional issues, and legislative matters. While in the private sector, Mary was a Partner at Schoeman Updike & Kaufman; attorney at Skadden Arps; and Senior Litigation Counsel at Tyco International (US) Inc. Mary has worked at the highest levels of government including serving as Associate White House Counsel to the President of the United States and Associate Director of White House Policy Planning. Mary is National Secretary of the American Bar Association, and a past president of the National Native American Bar Association.

Mark Aronson has over 25 years of deal related work experience including; Investment Banking (Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity) as well as Media & Entertainment, having worked on over $9 billion in successful transactions.

Mark began his career at Salomon Bros where he served as a Financial Analyst in the M&A Group. While at Salomon, Mark worked for various clients; including Bally’s and Inter-Continental Hotels as well as the sale of the N.Y. Islanders, Atlanta Falcons & Houston Astros.

A trained graphic artist with a background in marketing, Lindsay provides integrated visual communications, design and technology to VENG clients.

Lindsay earned a bachelor's degree from the University of San Francisco, with emphases in visual arts and business. Lindsay has applied and adapted combined interests in the art and business worlds across various industries ranging from health care to nonprofit.

Prior to joining the VENG Group in 2012, Lindsay worked at a Seattle-based multicultural marketing agency, channeling her artistic eye and interpersonal acumen in her approach toward the agency's creative projects and direct oversight of key agency-client relationships.

Kelsey provides VENG clients with day-to-day and crisis communication operations, strategic communications, and social media consulting.

Prior to joining the VENG Group, Kelsey was a press secretary in the US House, working for Democratic Members in the Southwest. She coordinated media hits and subsequent outreach for immigration and veterans events, and also handled responses to the 2013 government shutdown and events in Syria and Iran.

A proud Longhorn, Kelsey graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Spanish and political communication.

Joyce provides the VENG Group with policy research and analysis and assistance in communications.

Before joining the VENG Group, Joyce served in both the public and private sectors as an intern in the US House and a Nashville-based consulting group.

Joyce holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, where she also served as a chair on the programming board and president of Vandy Moneythink, a financial literacy program.