CAPITOL COMMITTEE UPDATES
Development
Committee
Spotlight
The U.S. Capitol Historical
Society's Capitol
Committee is supported
by over 110 corporations,
associations, and foundations. We would like to
welcome Syngenta, our
newest Founder Level
($5,000) member to the
Committee. Thank you
for your generosity.
Rich Merski has been an
essential member of the
USCHS Development
Committee since July 2012.
Merski is a highly accomplished government affairs
professional, with over 25
years of experience advising
both Members of Congress
and senior executives from
the world's largest financial
firms. He has served as senior
vice president and counsel of
the federal government affairs
department at Zurich Insurance Company, Ltd; vice presi-
dent and counsel at the
American International
Group; legislative director and
tax counsel for the Honorable
Richard Schulze (R-PA); and as
an attorney at Collier,
Shannon, Rill and Scott.
Merski earned a law degree
from the University of Virginia
School of Law, an MA in Political Science and Government
from Columbia University, and
a BA in both Economics and
Political Science from Georgetown University.
In addition to his service
with USCHS, Merski sits on
the board of the Washington
World Affairs Council, is a
senior advisor of the U.S.-Asia
Foundation, and is a member
of both the D.C. and Virginia
Bar Associations. Formerly, he
served on the boards of the
Atlantic Council, the Congressional Economic Leadership
Institute, and the Organization
for International Investment
and was the chairman of the
Fairfax County Volunteer
Emergency Families for
Children. Merski resides in
Virginia with his wife, son,
and daughter.
Sommers addresses the crowd.
USCHS CALENDAR
NOVEMBER
2013 Freedom Award and Reception
Honoring Hon. William S. Cohen and
Hon. Norman Mineta
For Cornerstone Members and above
Thursday, November 14
USCHS CLOSINGS
November 28-29 (Thanksgiving)
December 24-26 (Christmas)
December 31-January 1 (New Year's Day)
Check our updated calendar at
www.uschs.org for events still in the works!
O
n Friday, May 17, members of the U.S.
Capitol Historical Society's Constitution
Signers ($15,000) and Leadership Council
($25,000) membership levels joined Mike
Sommers, chief of staff for Speaker John
Boehner, for lunch. Sommers opined on the
current situation in Congress and discussed
the agenda of both the Speaker and Republican Party. Afterwards, guests and USCHS
staffers had a chance to ask questions.
Sommers in conversation with
Rob Lively (Express Scripts)
For more photos from the event, please visit the USCHS website.
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society would like to thank Express Scripts
for hosting this lunch and Mike Sommers for his time with us.
