Glenn BurhansGlenn Burhans Jr. is a shareholder in Sterns Weaver Miller’s Tallahassee office. He represents clients in complex civil and government-related matters across the country. He focuses on class actions, governmental investigations, election and political activity law, and administrative proceedings. Glenn assists clients in every aspect of the political process. He advises public officials, candidates and campaigns, political action committees, corporations, membership and nonprofit organizations, lobbyists and high-net worth individual donors on a range of issues, including campaign finance and political advertising, disputed elections, Florida open government/sunshine laws and ethics issues. He also counsels clients on drafting and advancing proposed legislation, constitutional amendments and other ballot initiatives. Glenn is editor and a contributing author for Sterns Weaver Miller’s "Election & Political Law Report."
Brian GoldmeierBrian Y. Goldmeier is founder and president of BYG Strategies, Inc., recognized as one of Florida’s most prominent government advisory, campaign and issue fundraising, and business consulting firm. Over the past decade, he has helped lead fundraising and capital raises for important issues, elections and referenda including county mayor and commission seats, various municipal seats, countywide referenda, campaigns for statewide legislative and gubernatorial offices. He has served as a principal adviser and strategist to government, educational and business leaders in South Florida. His firm also provides campaign compliance consultation and fundraising/networking training to elected officials, associations and other groups. His fundraising leadership and stewardship have personally resulted in over $80 million raised for various political and issues campaigns for South Florida, Florida and national campaigns and issues.
Ryan HouckRyan Houck is a nationally recognized writer, director and communications specialist who creates advertising and strategy for companies, campaigns and causes.  A partner at Consensus, his clients include corporations, industry groups, party caucuses and political campaigns. Ryan’s work includes award-winning corporate TV spots and hundreds of ads for successful campaigns. In 2014, Ryan published a book on generational politics with Post Hill Press. The new title quickly shot to the top of Amazon’s National Politics, Elections and Commentary sections.  An accomplished spokesman and ghostwriter, his work has appeared in most major print outlets in Florida. Ryan was executive director of Florida’s Vote No on 4 campaign in 2010, a $16 million campaign that transformed a 30-point deficit into a 2-to-1 victory.  He is a veteran of Mel Martinez’s successful U.S. Senate bid in 2004 and an alumnus of his Senate staff.
Steven J. Vancore is the president of VancoreJones Communications and Clearview Research. With a Master’s degree in Marketing Communications from Florida State University, he has over 30 years of experience conducting polls and focus groups throughout the state.  He serves as an adjunct instructor in the Master’s of Applied American Policy and Politics program at FSU.