Principal
Aurora Consulting - Serving Nonprofit Organizations
Washington D.C.
Client Management, Government Relations Strategist, Strategic Planning, Mediation, Conference & Event Planning, Advocacy, Outreach, Issue & Political Campaign Strategy & Implementation, Membership Coordination, Project Management, Professional Communications - written, oral, media: press releases, action alerts, newsletters, congressional testimony, tv appearances, letters to editor, grant proposals. Direct management and operation of business. Served on teams that worked to achieve passage of The Oceans Act, B.E.A.C.H. Act, maintain ocean protection provisions in CARA and prevented passage of anti-environmental riders on various appropriations bills. Specialized in securing federal funding for conservation. Directed campaign activities for Save Our Everglades Campaign for Palm Beach, Broward, Dade and Monroe counties. Won 2 of 3 referendum items on Florida's constitution: polluter pays and a forever fund for the Everglades.