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Lead the Georgia Chamber’s government affairs efforts in representing over 4,000businesses of all sizes and across all industry sectors in the public policy arenaActively lobby Georgia Congressional Delegation, General Assembly and state regulatoryagencies on behalf of the statewide business communitySpearhead strategy development for implementing the organization’s legislative prioritiesin the areas of economic development, education, energy, health care, judiciary, taxationand transportation among othersManage organization’s Government Affairs Council, made up of 400 public affairsprofessionals, whose role is to establish positions on legislative initiatives on an annualbasisEstablished the organization’s division of federal affairs to serve as a liaison between thebusiness community and federal elected officials and regulatorsPromote enhanced accountability for elected officials through the creation of annuallegislative scorecard and state political action committeeActively grown and managed grassroots network of over 100,000 businesses, employeesand citizens, engaging members through phone banking and email advocacy campaignsSpearhead fundraising activities benefitting state political action committee in excess of$100,000 resulting in the election of pro-business candidates for state officeManage independent expenditure fund activities as an additional resource for candidate andissue-based advocacy efforts

Represented nearly 11,000 of Georgia’s small and independent business owners in thepublic policy arenaActively lobbied Georgia General Assembly and various regulatory agencies to promoteand protect entrepreneurship as a key driver of continued economic vitality statewideSpearheaded strategy development for policy initiatives positively impacting the small andindependent business communityPerformed legislative research and analysis in areas of tax policy, workers’ compensation,health care and insurance among othersServed as media spokesperson for all issues impacting the organization’s constituencyServed as the liaison between the NFIB public policy office and the sales force providingleverage for membership growth and retentionManaged constituent service efforts by assisting small and independent business ownersovercome barriers to conducting business efficiently throughout the stateDeveloped state reports including, but not limited to, voting records, state ballots, quarterlynewsletters and weekly member updatesActively managed grassroots advocacy efforts including, but not limited to, town hallmeetings, phone banking, web page and fax alertsEffectively managed state political action committee fundraising efforts as well asdisbursements to supporters of the small and independent business communityMaintained 100% win rate for endorsed candidates in 2006 and 2008 election cycles

Served the State Senate Majority Leader as chief legislative advisorAssisted in the management of the Senate Republican Caucus by maintaining regularcorrespondence with members, surveying members’ legislative intentions for policydevelopment as well as promoting information sharing efforts between Senate leadershipand other elected officialsSpearheaded strategy development for influencing the passage of public policy consistentwith the Senate Republican Caucus agendaMaintained whip counts and status reports of all legislation before the State Senate duringGeorgia’s Legislative SessionServed as a liaison between the Majority Office and the lobbying community focusing on abroad array of issues including health care, education, transportation and economicdevelopment among othersServed as the point of contact for all state regulatory agencies in the Senate Majority OfficeServed as a liaison between Majority Office and the Capitol Press Corps with the goal ofmaintaining excellent media relationsPrepared press releases, advisories and briefings on behalf of the Senate Majority Leaderunderscoring noteworthy legislative actionSpearheaded constituent service efforts both statewide as well as district specificManaged an office of four during the legislative session including aides, interns and anadministrative assistantMaintained open communication with Georgia’s Congressional Delegation by keeping staffapprised of political activities on the state level

Worked as a liaison between Georgia physicians and state and federal governmentalentitiesActively lobbied Georgia General Assembly, Congressional Delegation and health-relatedstate regulatory agencies to promote quality health care through the implementation ofpublic policySpearheaded efforts to pass legislation positively impacting public and private sector healthcare entitiesPerformed legislative research and analysis in the areas of Medicare, Medicaid,appropriations, managed care reform, medical liability reform and scope of practiceServed as a liaison between the physician community and the pharmaceutical industrywithin state legislative and regulatory arenasManaged various grassroots activities including web page, blast fax alerts, phone banks andpatient advocacyAssisted in the strategy development and execution of patient grassroots campaignincluding polling, direct mail and phone bankingManaged state political action committee budget of $500,000Planned, developed and executed campaign fundraisers for statewide, state House andSenate candidatesReceived 3/3 National PAC Awards for

Worked as a contract lobbyist with the independent governmental affairs team whose clientbase included Eastman Kodak, Eastman Chemical, Eli Lilly and Company and PhillipMorris Companies, Inc. among othersServed as a liaison between the Georgia State Legislature and the business community byeffectively advancing clients’ initiatives through the legislative processDuties included legislative monitoring and tracking for clients, development andimplementation of strategies for clients’ needs and interests in addition to creating weeklystatus reports on various initiatives sought throughout the legislative session.Ultimately gained a better overall understanding of businesses throughout several industriesby playing an integral role in their external affairs within the state of Georgia

Bachelor Of Science, Business

Education record

Bachelor Of Science, Business; Marketing