Todd A. Levett

Todd A. Levett (born April 19 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a Democratic political strategist in Washington, DC, currently serving as Senior Professional Staff Member to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, under the auspices of that Committee's top Democratic Member of Congress, Chairman Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi.

Since joining the Congressional oversight Committee in October 2005, first as a Congressional policy fellow, Levett has been tasked with a number of oversight responsibilities. He has served as a policy expert for the Democrats on border security programs such as US-VISIT, document and human authentication and biometric technologies, and policy pertaining to the nexus between the Department of Defense's Homeland Defense mission and the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He has also participated in a number of Committee investigations into waste, fraud, and abuse at the Department of Homeland Security.

He is currently responsible for the Committee's global counterterrorism policy portfolio, which includes international affairs, homeland defense, the United States Secret Service, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Cleveland

Growing up in Cleveland, Todd was active in the community. While attending University School, Levett concurrently worked for the Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio's largest newspaper) as a reporter, photographer, and editor at the paper's weekly NEXT feature section. In addition, Levett was an active volunteer at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he developed the first web presence for the Department of Endocrinology and coordinated the Glucose Data Transfer Project in the Pediatric Endocrinology Section. Levett also served as a volunteer and spokesperson for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation throughout Northeast Ohio.

Washington

Levett is associated with the Truman National Security Project, a 501(c)4 nonprofit social welfare organization where he volunteers as a fellow, and the Truman National Security Project Educational Institute, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. Both organizations are dedicated to developing and training a new cadre of progressive national security experts and leaders.

External links

* [http://hsc-democrats.house.gov U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security]
* [http://www.house.gov U.S. House of Representatives]
* [http://benniethompson.house.gov Office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson]
* [http://homeland.house.gov Homeland Security Majority]
* [http://www.dhs.gov Department of Homeland Security]
* [http://www.trumanproject.org Truman National Security Project]
* [http://www.jdrf.org Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]
* [http://www.clevelandclinic.org Cleveland Clinic Foundation]