Gary Brooten has more than 40 years’ experience in communication, including 28 years in managerial and executive roles in government, nonprofit advocacy and all aspects of corporate communication. For 30 years he has been writing speeches, Congressional and legislative testimony, investor and analyst presentations for CEOs  and other senior executives, appointive public officials and leaders of voluntary organizations.     He mastered writing as an award-winning metropolitan daily journalist covering science, health and environment for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Evening and Sunday Bulletin and a freelance contributor to publications including the New York Times Magazine.     He mastered strategic writing in public affairs and corporate communication. He served as a regional public affairs director for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and as chief executive of a state mental health advocacy organization before joining the corporate world. For 20 years he led public relations and related functions for a top-30 banking company, CoreStates Financial Corp. Since 1999 he has been writing, editing and consulting as principal of IdeaGenesis, with major emphasis on speechwriting.