Anne Deseta Darconte, Cae Email & Phone Number

North Fort Myers, FL, US

Washington D.C.

Develop and execute project specific and on-going federal and state advocacy initiatives for clients in the residential design and construction, financial services, and travel and tourism industries. Team-focused strategic and tactical activities for associations include federal and state lobbying, government relations program assessment, and member.

Washington D.C.

Responsible for all aspects of this boutique advocacy and public affairs firm supporting associations, including branding and marketing, business development, project strategy and implementation, financial and operations management, and vendor relationships as well as contracted client projects and subcontractor oversight. Proficiency and ease in managing.

Mclean, VA

Virtual management of a fifty-state financial services coalition with operational responsibilities for legislative and regulatory monitoring and reporting, issue research, policy projects, outreach priorities, relationships with national and state-based organizations, and support for ad hoc state government relations initiatives. Also available to existing.

Washington, DC

Created and executed this one-of-a-kind, two-day educational and networking event under the banner that, “when women have a seat at the public policy table, everyone benefits.” Even as a start-up venture, leading organizations in the advocacy space supported the endeavor with sponsorships and registrations, resulting in 200 – 250 attendees, to network with.

Washington D.C.

• Established and executed start-up outreach program, including kick-off event, messaging, marketing, targeted advertising, recruitment and education of member company liaisons, and technology integration and database.
• Organizational Branding and Strategic Plan – Identified need, provided strategic counsel, vendor selection and oversight, and on-going implementation resulting in organization’s first ever strategic plan as well as.

Washington D.C.

• Client Development – Met with prospective clients, provided program design guidance and wrote proposals.
• Grassroots Program Management – Provided strategic counsel and implemented program components for association and corporate clients.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responsible for all aspects of industry’s grassroots and Get Out The Vote Impact Chemistry program including strategy, branding, website and online tools, communications, training, campaigns, and budget that supported.
• Political Involvement Strategy – Developed and implemented 2008 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) communications strategy that resulted in web traffic increases of 94.5 percent and 103.5 percent over ACC’s 2006 and 2004 GOTV.
• Activist Training – Designed and implemented Washington, D.C. Advocacy Days with participation by over 40 member companies whose participants provided exceptional feedback on their experience.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Selected assignments include:Senior Public Affairs Consultant, Howard Consulting Group
• Event Planning – Promoted the Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) Benefit Program and educated citizens by organizing logistics and crowd-building activities in three states, including dozens of local community health.
• Strategic Communications – Updated Web content to conform to revised web page design, maintain all web content including issue briefings, grassroots activations and biweekly electronic newsletter. Utilized Get Active®.

Washington D.C.

• Responsible for strategic direction & daily management of Capital Club employee/retiree grassroots program, federal lobbying, association/coalition liaison on assigned issues, & strategic communications to further GR.
• Benchmarking Survey – BASF’s grassroots efforts were found to be one of two factors most attributable to the D.C. Office’s success in this survey benchmarking BASF's GR resources to other similar corporations.
• Grassroots Program Management – BASF Capital Club recognized as best-in-class by chemical industry trade association & Public Affairs Council.
• Branding & Technology – Utilized creative, cost-effective technology to: recruit a 30+ percent program membership rate from an available pool of 22,000 U.S. employees and retirees; provide issue education & legislative.
• Strategic Communications – Developed & executed communications strategy that successfully established a cooperative relationship with BASF Corporate Communications resulting in consistent, internal communications.
• Political Engagement Strategy – Developed and implemented Get Out the Vote (GOTV) program that resulted in Web page traffic increases exceeding 550 percent of the anticipated goals, based on recommended BIPAC.

Washington D.C.

• Client Retention – Enhanced business relationships with clients by assessing product and service satisfaction, responding to client needs and implementing PAC and grassroots practices designed to maximize product use.
• Business Operations – Reduced company’s outstanding accounts receivable and improved accounts payable by establishing effective procedures for managing and tracking new and existing client account. Developed company.
• Professional Training – Improved client services by designing and instituting a formalized software training program for new and existing clients. Established an in-house training classroom, created and maintained.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Tallahassee, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Graduate Studies

Ba