When: Saturday, February 15 @ 8:30-10:30 am
Where: Glory Days Grill, 3059 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA 22031
Fee: $16.00, cash or CC per person at the door (fee owed even if you don’t eat breakfast). Tip jar donations are optional but recommended for the Glory Days staff.
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Guest Speakers: Katie Gorka, Chairwoman, Fairfax GOP & Pat Herrity, Springfield Supervisor and candidate for Lt. Governor, Virginia
Pat will speak about current issues facing Fairfax County and his campaign to become the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor.
Pat’s bio:
A lifelong resident of Virginia, Pat Herrity has deep roots in the Commonwealth. He graduated from West Springfield High School in 1978, earned a degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech in 1982, and began a career as an accountant, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer working for small and mid sized fast-growing companies. He gained a reputation as a “go-to” Chief Financial Officer who possesses leadership, management, and financial skills that ensure success in a fast-paced environment. He has made the tough financial decisions, balanced budgets and created jobs and opportunities. As a leader in the business community, he was recognized with some of the highest awards that the group’s offer, including the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s CFO of the Year Community Service Award; the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Award; the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s President’s Award; and SmartCEO magazine’s Top Chief Financial Officer Award.
Katie’s topic of discussion will be the upcoming 2025 Elections in Virginia, and what we can do to ensure victory for Republicans. For all who are concerned about Virginia’s future, make sure to mark your calendar and come share breakfast with us. Bring your questions for a Q & A following her discussion.
Katie’s Bio:
Katie Gorka was director of The Feulner Institute’s Center for Civil Society and the American Dialogue at the Heritage Foundation from 2020 to 2022. In 2016, Katie joined the Trump Transition Team and then served as a senior advisor in the Office of Policy at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, where she focused on strategies for the prevention of terrorism and targeted violence and combatting the use of the internet for terrorism and human trafficking. From June to August 2019, she served as the press secretary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
As President of the Threat Knowledge Group from 2014 to 2017, Katie provided expertise and training on irregular warfare and terrorism to the FBI, US Army Special Forces, Marine Corps, and law enforcement. From 2009 to 2014, was the Executive Director of the Westminster Institute, which conducted research and education on threats posed by extremist ideologies.
Katie was born in Boston and grew up in various places on the East Coast, from Franconia, New Hampshire, to Asheville, North Carolina. She earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her
M.Sc. in Politics of the World Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She lived in Budapest, Hungary for twelve years, where she worked on aspects of the post-communist transition, including projects to help rebuild civil society.
