The first and only practice group to provide an integrated suite of services dedicated to the outdoor policy and communications space.

Help companies, causes and coalitions navigate Washington, D.C.’s ever-changing political landscape while delivering results using innovative and evolving solutions. Move the needle with policymakers and brand reputation management in D.C.’s unforgiving political and media climate.

• Developed and implemented long-term message strategy for House Democrats that contributed to taking back control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight years• Designed the For the People agenda to guide House Democrats’ legislative priorities for the 116th Congress• Engaged Members and staff across all leadership, caucus and committees in aggressive outreach andbranding effort that resulted in historic message discipline and message penetration across the country• Raised national profiles of DPCC Co-Chairs Hakeem Jeffries, Cheri Bustos and David Cicilline• Positioned DPCC Co-Chairs Matt Cartwright, Debbie Dingell and Ted Lieu as leaders within the caucus

• Led 19 employees, managed $3.4 million annual budget and directed public affairs for 11 bureaus with 400 public affairs officers nationwide• Served as strategic communications advisor and senior spokesperson for cabinet-level department with 77,000 employees • Developed and executed proactive national rollout strategies for all secretarial initiatives and priorities, including efforts on climate change, conservation, renewable and conventional energy, water, youth, science, and Native American policy• Created and activated coalitions of external stakeholders and congressional offices to support agency announcements and policy proposals• Orchestrated messaging strategy for eight presidential nominees throughout U.S. Senate confirmation process• Oversaw innovative digital efforts to grow Twitter (2.2 million), Instagram (1.2 million), Facebook (545k), Tumblr (145k) and other platforms, resulting in the highest engagement rate of any federal agency and the first to launch new platforms• Managed crisis communications during high-profile sensitive events, including the 2013 federal government shutdown, armed occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Shell’s departure from energy exploration activities in the Arctic, and retirement of Secretary Ken Salazar and Deputy Secretary David J. Hayes• Strategized aggressive travel program, including staffing, briefing and traveling with Secretaries Ken Salazar and Sally Jewell for all matters under the wide-ranging jurisdiction of the department• Restructured, reorganized and reenergized team to be more dynamic, bold and proactive to meet evolving demands

• Led proactive press operation during reauthorization of the multi-year surface transportation bill and the Federal Aviation Administration shutdown• Served as primary national spokesperson for Ranking Member Nick Rahall and Committee Democrats• Garnered extensive national media to positively shape Committee policy in the Minority on national infrastructure and all modes of transportation, including aviation, maritime, highways, mass transit, and railroads• Authored speeches, talking points, statements, opinion pieces, and press releases for 27 Members of Congress

• Served as primary national spokesperson during the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and consideration of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 – the largest public lands bill in 15 years• Formulated speeches, messaging, and statements for Chairman Nick Rahall and 26 Committee Democrats• Coordinated press conferences and hearings to advance Committee and Democratic Caucus agenda, including an aggressive coordinated energy policy campaign • Managed five-person press office and executed proactive national press and outreach strategy

• Elevated Member profile as national leader on National Guard, identity theft and methamphetamine policy• Drafted speeches, press releases, statements, briefing materials and staffed Congresswoman Hooley at public events