Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States
I am a seasoned government and community affairs professional with over 20 years of experience successfully building, maintaining, and utilizing relationships with local, state, and federally elected and appointed officials and their staffs, as well as business and community leaders. In addition to founding and operating a government relations consultancy, I have successfully managed the largest and most important district office for a U.S. Senator. In both of these roles I have provided service to individuals and both for-profit and non-profit entities. My career has been successful because of my ability to connect with diverse groups and establish strong working relationships built on mutual respect, ethical practices, and hard work.
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• Founded and successfully operate a full service local, state, and federal government relations, lobbying, business development, and strategic communications firm representing a variety of for-profit and non-profit clients. • Met and exceeded clients’ goals (deliverables) by utilizing pre-established working relationships with local, state, and federally elected and appointed officials and key staff. • Achieved maximum impact, exposure and intended response when aiding clients to communicate their needs, objectives, and goals to various audiences. • Developed and facilitated meetings with key elected officials or met with elected officials on behalf of clients to lobby for/against proposed legislation, have amendments included or achieve public funding. • Established coalitions in various communities, utilizing volunteers to advocate for and achieve legislative goals in Philadelphia and Harrisburg • Added $1M to client’s research and development division by pursuing, researching, advising, facilitating and tracking appropriations bills, amendments and grant processes. • Secured more than $2.1 Million in federal funding for clients. • Guided and monitored the implementation of two companies’ EEO/Diversity Plans to ensure company, City and State goals were achieved
• Enhanced Senator’s base of support by 7% by developing and maintaining relationships with constituent groups, political leaders and elected officials and their representatives. • Strengthened Senator’s presence throughout SEPA by fulfilling speaking engagements on his behalf. • Added to Senator’s notoriety and name identification by developing and managing meetings and press conferences on issues facing the locality, state and nation. • Created conditions for successful public appearances by staffing and briefing the Senator before engagements throughout Eastern PA. • Developed coalitions to gain knowledge of issues and support for various legislative and regulatory matters. • Establish and maintained thoughtful, efficient and effective constituent services (customer relations) by ensuring courteous and timely responses and favorable resolutions (when possible). • Increased staff productivity by 15% and decreased turnover by 25% by successfully managing day to day operations of the Philadelphia Senate office, including hiring and supervising a staff of 6 employees, and 4-6 college interns • Assisted for-profit and non-profit organizations obtain appropriations and grants by meeting with their principals, coordinating meetings with various government agencies, obtaining letters of support and guiding them through the appropriations process. Responsible for helping nearly $68M in federal funding come to Southeastern PA in FY05. • Aided in the creation of legislations and policy by researching and tracking various bills and legislative issues and advising the Senator