Christopher Arps

Christopher Arps is a managing partner with NLB Enterprises LLC, a digital media and political consulting firm based in St. Louis, Missouri. NLB Enterprises has gained extensive expertise in utilizing the blogosphere and the new media to gain influence and favorable earned media for their diverse array of clients. In addition to these endeavors, Mr. Arps writes political commentaries for Biggovernment.com, Examiner.com (Oklahoma). He also appeared on a weekly political segment called the "Wednesday Morning Roundtable" on Oklahoma's Talk Radio 1520, KOKC. He has been quoted by BET.Com, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, and by numerous blogs. Mr. Arps' insight as a digital media visionary was included In the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers in the blogosphere. Brown University researcher Antoinette Pole, assessed how bloggers of color use their medium for purposes related to politics. Her findings appear in the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society and in Pole’s book, "Blogging the Political: Politics and Participation in a Networked Society", which examines the impact of political blogging on politics and participation. Mr. Arps' political experience includes St. Louis Field Representative for U.S. Senator Jim Talent of Missouri. Campaign manager for the 2006 Sherman Parker for Congress Campaign, and an appointed aide to both the St. Louis County Council and the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners. Mr. Arps also served as an appointed commissioner to the St. Charles City Housing Authority and the St. Charles City Planning and Zoning Commission ('95-'97)