Yankee - Above The Law - FINAL

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
PRIYA ABRAHAM BRANNICK is an independent
public policy analyst who focuses on education and labor
policy research. She is also currently a Senior Fellow
for the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy
Alternatives in Pennsylvania.
Priya has a master of arts in International Commerce
and Policy from George Mason University and graduated
magna cum laude in 2002 with a degree in journalism
from Texas Christian University. Before joining
the Commonwealth Foundation in 2011, she was an
international affairs journalist for WORLD Magazine and
communications director for the Institute on Religion and
Public Policy, with both positions based in Washington, DC.
Priya’s expertise has been featured in various outlets
including FoxNews.com and Pennsylvania’s KDKA,
WITF, WHYY, the Patriot News, and the Philadelphia
Inquirer, amongst others.
A native of Zambia, Africa, Priya has lived, worked and
traveled across the United States. She is deeply passionate
about America’s founding principles and crafting sound
public policy to better people’s lives. She lives in Memphis,
TN with her husband.
F. VINCENT VERNUCCIO is a senior fellow at the
Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He served as the
Mackinac Center’s director of labor policy between 2012
and 2017.
Vernuccio is a graduate of the Ave Maria School of Law
in Ann Arbor, Mich. Under President George W. Bush he
served as special assistant to the assistant secretary for
administration and management in the Department of
Labor.
Vernuccio has published articles and op-eds in such
newspapers and magazines as The Wall Street Journal,
New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, The
Washington Times, National Review, Forbes and The
American Spectator. He has been cited in several books,
and he is a frequent contributor on national television and
radio shows, such as “Your World” with Neil Cavuto and
Varney and Company.
Vernuccio is a sought-after voice on labor panels nationally
and in Washington, D.C. and as a regular guest on Fox News
channels. He has advised senators and congressmen on a
multitude of labor-related issues. He testified before the
United States House of Representatives Subcommittee
on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and Labor Policy.
Vernuccio lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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