Director Of Government Relations And Communications
CurrentLead federal government relations and strategic communications efforts for the firm. Primary responsibilities include building and guiding government relations strategies and plans for AGG clients. We also develop customized communications strategies and plans – to include crisis communications.Most recently, our team worked with affordable housing officials – at all levels of government – stakeholders and constituent groups to secure important protections in appropriations law benefiting residents, PHAs and property owners. Whether the objective is to help preserve affordable housing supply or bring federal disaster assistance and recovery funds to a region in need, my job is to work closely with key lawmakers in Congress – and their senior staff – to produce effective results. Some of those outcomes include: • Working closely with AGG's Affordable Housing team leaders, advises multiple public housing agencies (nonprofits) on federal appropriations strategies. The work is reflected in current fiscal year appropriations law and is ongoing with major initiatives underway in the current fiscal year process.• Working closely with AGG's Affordable Housing team leaders, advises multiple Public Housing Authorities with specific interests connected to Utility Allowances and federal policy in this area. This work is ongoing and includes both appropriations and authorizing lawmakers and senior staff (in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate).• Developed and executed successful government relations strategy to work with the White House office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") to grant waivers for a major Georgia business that was at risk of closing down as a result of extensive trade and tariff disputes with a major U.S. trade partner.
