ALN Consulting's CEO To Speak at Georgetown University Law Center on Affirmative Action Panel; Sophia Nelson Well Known Government Consultant, Sought After Speaker

Business Wire, March 26, 2003

Business Editors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2003

The President and Chief Executive Officer of ALN Consulting, Inc., a boutique consulting firm specializing in government relations, marketing and business-to-business services for small and emerging companies, has been tapped as a panelist at a Georgetown University Law Center event.

Sophia A. Nelson, the founder of ALN Consulting, will join a panel of recognized experts to discuss Affirmative Action.

Ms. Nelson is one of the nation's premier African American federal procurement and contracting experts, political strategists, political commentators and legal experts. A widely published columnist, she is the author of two articles on affirmative action: "A Black Law Student's First Trails," Washington Post Outlook, October 1997; and, "Bringing Meaning to Equal Opportunity: Law Schools Still Fail to Mine Minority Talent," Legal Times, S44-45, week of September 1998. Ms. Nelson is also in the midst of authoring a book entitled "America's Preference Myth" which addresses the truthful impact of affirmative action policies on minorities and women in the 21st century.

The panel discussion entitled "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Grutter v. Bollinger and the Future of Affirmative Action," will be held on Monday, March 31, 2003, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Georgetown University Law Center, Moot Courtroom.

Joining Ms. Nelson will be Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder of the Rainbow Coalition; Goodwin Liu, attorney, academic author and former clerk to Chief Justice Ginsburg; Clarence Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally syndicated columnist and author; Roger Clegg, CEO and General Counsel for the Center for Equal Equality; and Reid Cox, Assistant General Counsel for the Center for Individual Freedom.

Georgetown Law Center Professor Neil Katyal will serve as the event moderator.

Sophia Nelson founded ALN Consulting in 1999, to increase the access of small businesses and minority-owned firms to federal and state government contracting opportunities. Among her specialties include homeland defense procurement, federal and defense contracting, IT issues and the regulatory process.

A sought after speaker and corporate presenter, Ms. Nelson has a strong background in public policy and Congressional and government relations. She received her Juris Doctor from The American University Washington College of Law in 1994. For a more extensive bio on Ms. Nelson and her publications please log on to our website at www.alninc.com and click on about us/strategic team.

About ALN Consulting, Inc.

Founded in 1999, ALN Consulting is a boutique consulting firm specializing in helping small businesses and minority firms gain access to government contracting opportunities at the federal, state and local levels. Experienced in public affairs and government relations, business development and marketing, ALN serves as an advocate to enhance clients' business success.

In designing and executing strategies that meet the needs of its clients, ALN's expertise extends to such diverse areas as government procurement, homeland security, financial services, health care, education, pharmaceuticals and transportation. For more information on ALN Consulting and its service offerings, see www.alninc.com.