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Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Accomplished, results-oriented federal and state government relations professional with a 22 year proven success record in building relationships and alliances to support business objectives and improve business results. I have a proven track record as a motivated and collaborative healthcare industry executive with extensive lobby, policy, advocacy and communications campaign experience for multiple healthcare businesses.-Led regular briefings, PAC events and site visits between senior management and members of Congress to raise company's engagement with government and policy key opinion leaders.-Elected by industry peers to chair various industry and stakeholder public affairs committees and work groups.Specialties: Federal and state government relations, public affairs, public policy, alliance development, political communications, coalition building, compliance, public policy campaigns, PAC's, communications skills, strategic planning, business planning, and public speaking.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

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Washinton, Dc

Led government relations, advocacy, policy, communications, PAC, and industry relations for the Consumer Care, Medical Care and Animal Health Divisions. Position included overseeing the division’s federal government relations business goals, strategies and objectives. Responsible for advancing favorable legislative, regulatory and policy issues important to the businesses. Lobbied federal agencies, Congress, staff and key committees with jurisdiction over the FDA, EPA and USDA. Strategically worked with national and global businesses to leverage their expertise on issues of mutual concern.Selected accomplishments: -Initiated a legislative strategic plan to propose the company reconsider a legislative policy position for the business. Plan was accepted. Led the strategy which resulted in $13 million benefit over two years.-Identified a need and created a plan to increase and maintain high level management involvement in legislative and regulatory activities. Formed and led an internal public policy group to help set annual federal office priorities, policies and positions on business matters relative to government, regulatory, communication and legal issues. Group serves to educate and engage Congress and stakeholders during site visits.-Led strategic planning activities in support of legislation favorable to the business. Designed, drafted and built legislative and stakeholder coalitions to support a bill recognizing business and industry economic value to the state and nation. Overcame legislative obstacles to ensure bill’s passage.

Responsible For Pa, Nj, Oh, Mi, De, Md, Va,Dc

Managed Bayer Health Care's pharmaceutical state government strategy for seven states and the District of Columbia. Responsibilities included managing the government relations business priorities for the pharmaceutical, consumer care, animal health, biological, and the corporation and achieving government relations results. Strategically positioned the company on healthcare industry initiatives, which encompassed monitoring and responding to legislation impacting the healthcare business. Successfully managed legislative issues, activities and alliances with state legislators, advocacy/patient groups, industry leaders, and healthcare policy key opinion leaders for positive business results.

Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: -Delta Delta Delta Sorority -All Maine Women Honorary SocietyBachelors Degree

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