NAPS Chat

NAPS Chat

Weekly Legislative Insights Podcast

NAPS Chat is a weekly podcast intended to inform NAPS members about the latest legislative and political goings-on within our nation’s capital. Hosted by NAPS Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, Bob Levi, naps.rl@naps.org. You can subscribe to NAPS Chat on iTunes and Spotify.

July 16, 2026 | Episode 246

Preparing for the 2026 NAPS National Convention

With only weeks to go before the 2026 National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS) convention convenes, veteran event planner Sheri Davies joins Bob to discuss the multitude of preparatory and real time tasks essential to ensure convention success. Sheri and Bob also talk about what the approximately 1,300 attendees should expect in San Francisco, August 9-14. Sheri has been planning events with NAPS for 17 years and has established a close and constructive relationship with NAPS' officers and members. 

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Sheri Davies, Vice President of Global Accounts for ConferenceDirect, and NAPS Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Bob Levi  

Episodes

Epsiode 236 January 9, 2026 --"Priming for 2026 NAPS Legislative Advocacy" with NAPS Executive Vice President Chuck Mulidore

Episode 237 January 23, 2026 -- "Is the Postal Service Still Sustainable?" with Government Accountability Office (GAO) Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni

Episode 238 February 13, 2026 -- "Measuring Postal Performance and Effectiveness" with Snailworks President Dave Lewis 

Episode 239 March 12, 2026 -- "The Latest Postal News, NAPS Legislative Conference, House Postal Hearing and Congressional Postal Roundtable" with NAPS President Ivan Butts

Episode 240 March 26 2026 -- "Reflecting on the State of the Postal Service" with NALC President Brian Renfroe

Episode 241 April 20 2026 -- "Maximizing Opportunities for Legislative and Political Engagement" with George Barrett, 2026 NAPS Gold Standard Legislative Leadership Awardee 

Episode 242 May 1 2026 -- "Fulfilling the Postal Promise of Universal Service and Financial Stability" with Elena Patel of the Brookings Institute

Episode 243 May 20 2026 -- "The Congressional Postal Caucus Delivers for America" with Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus

Episode 244 June 11 2026 -- "Reflections on Congressional Leadership and the Postal Service" with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), former House of Representatives Majority Leader

Episode 245 June 29 2026 -- "1776: An American Postal System Delivering Independence" with USPS Historians Steve Kochersperger and Junemarie Brandt