{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://gosar.house.gov/press-release/chairman-congressional-western-caucus-fills-senior-staff-positions", "Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus Fills Senior Staff Positions", "2016-12-16", "2016", "2016-12", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Paul Gosar", "G000565", "gosar.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u00a0-\u00a0Today, Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04), released the following statement announcing several senior staff roles in the Congressional Western Caucus and his official office:\u00a0\n\u201cPresident Reagan once said,\u00a0\u2018Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.\u2019 I couldn\u2019t be more proud of the team we have put together to lead and deliver on Western priorities. We have high expectations and will hit the ground running. Rest assured, the Congressional Western Caucus will be a force in the 115th Congress.\u201d\n###\nJeff Small will lead the Congressional Western Caucus and serve as its Executive Director. He has served as Legislative Director in Chairman Gosar\u2019s personal office and handled his Natural Resources Committee portfolio for the past three years. Jeff previously worked for several other Western Caucus Members including caucus Vice-Chairman Scott Tipton and caucus members Ken Buck and Mike Coffman. Jeff played college football and graduated cum laude from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was born and raised in Lakewood, Colorado where he grew up hunting and fishing. Jeff and his wife Kristie attend St. Peter\u2019s on Capitol Hill. They are expecting their first child in January.\n\t\t\t\t\tKelly Roberson\u00a0will join the Congressional Western Caucus in the 115th Congress as Policy Analyst and Press Secretary. Formerly a part of caucus member Congressman David Schweikert\u2019s office, she managed the energy, environment and natural resources portfolio as the Congressman\u2019s Policy Advisor for the past several years. A native of Scottsdale, Arizona she grew up witnessing firsthand the beauty and amazing resources our federal lands offer. Kelly graduated summa cum laude from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University with a degree in Spanish Linguistics and International Business and Management. She is the President of the State Society of Arizona.\n\t\t\t\t\tTom Van Flein, Chairman Gosar\u2019s Chief of Staff, will assume the role of General Counsel for the Congressional Western Caucus. A graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, where he studied mineral law and water rights, he is an avid user of federal lands and the great outdoors in general. He will continue to serve as Chairman Gosar\u2019s Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel in his personal office.\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tLeslie Foti will serve as the Financial Advisor for the Congressional Western Caucus. She will continue to serve as the Director of Scheduling & Administration in the Chairman\u2019s personal office, a position she has held for nearly 5 years. \u00a0Mrs. Foti is also the Executive Director for Arizona Congressional Chiefs of Staff Organization. \u00a0A citrus grower and 7th generation\u00a0Floridian, Leslie attended Florida Southern College where she obtained a degree in Political Science and a minor in History.\u00a0 Leslie and her husband Anthony are proud parents to two wonderful boys, Grant and Phillip.\n\t\t\t\t\tTrevor Pearson has been promoted to serve as Chairman Gosar\u2019s new Legislative Director in his personal office. Trevor previously served as the Chairmans\u2019s Senior Legislative Assistant, managing his Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Interior Subcommittee portfolio. He has also managed healthcare, defense, transportation and infrastructure and other legislative issues. He graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Science-Foreign Affairs. Trevor attended graduate school in Saint Petersburg, Russia where he earned a master\u2019s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies with an emphasis in energy security from European University at Saint Petersburg. 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