Amy V. Smorodin is Vice President of Communications & External Affairs at The Progress & Freedom Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked as a public policy communications specialist at the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), a global tech industry association. She began her media and public relations career at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, where she acted as liaison between families, law enforcement, and the media. Smorodin attended American University in Washington, DC.