RELEASE: CHAIRMAN HILL TAPS DAN SCHNEIDER AND BROOKE NETHERCOTT TO LEAD THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM OF THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) today announced that Dan Schneider will serve as his Communications Director and Brooke Nethercott as his Deputy Communications Director of the House Financial Services Committee. Nethercott is serving as Acting Communications Director until Schneider joins the Committee later this month.

As Communications Director, Schneider will be responsible for driving messaging for the Committee, overseeing the communication's team, advising the Chairman, and liaising with Committee leadership, the GOP Conference at-large, and relevant Senate Committees and staff.

As Deputy Communications Director, Nethercott will lead media relations and serve as a liaison with the press and reporters at-large for the Committee. She will be point of contact for all media requests for the Chairman, oversee written materials, and work closely with Schneider to advise the Chairman, amplify messaging for the Committee, and drive the Chairman's priorities.

Schneider returns to Capitol Hill following two years at the Business Roundtable, where he served as Director, Communications. Previously, he spent over 10 years in the federal government, most recently as Communications Director for Chairman Hill from March 2021 to October 2022. Prior to that, Schneider served as Vice President of Communications at the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Associate Director for Communications at the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Press Secretary at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce under former Chairmen Greg Walden (R-OR) and Fred Upton (R-MI), and Press Secretary for Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH).

Nethercott has been Chairman Hill's Communications Director since November 2022, spearheading communications strategy, managing the communications team, and leading media relations. Prior to the U.S. House of Representatives, Nethercott was a Senior Consultant in Strategic Communications at FTI Consulting. Before her time in Washington, she worked in digital media for WebMD and Pandora Music in New York.

"Dan and Brooke have been my trusted advisors and top communications strategists during my tenure in Congress. Dan's extensive communications experience in federal government, paired with Brooke's outstanding media relations background, brings invaluable expertise to the Committee. Their time in the public and private sector equips them with the unparalleled skillsets and knowledge to drive the Committee's successes forward. I am delighted that Dan and Brooke will lead my communications team of the House Financial Services Committee."