Mrs. Mattingly serves as senior counsel at DAVIES Communications a leading strategic public affairs and communications firm based in Santa Barbara California. With 20 years of experience in the public policy arena in Washington D.C. Mrs. Mattingly was Senior Vice President for Public Affairs of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Mrs. Mattingly was also Senior Vice President of Communications for the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Association. She also served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary to then President George Bush where she was spokesperson on all domestic and international issues. In addition to her government experience Mrs. Mattingly was a producer of CNN's top rated nightly program "Crossfire" and has also played a full-time senior communications role in the last six Presidential elections.