• Develop and maintain deep relationships with Federal agencies; Department of Energy, USDA,Treasury, Commerce, and other Federal Agencies.• Work with U.S. business development team to identify key strategic state partnerships to helpdeepen Nature Energy’s pipeline in states of greatest financial importance.• Negotiate and close agreements at federal and state levels to support Nature Energy projectsand target IRR.• Build an extensive pipeline of projects that strategically fit into the Nature Energy portfolio ofRNG (Renewable Natural Gas) producing biogas plants.• Work in close cooperation with the Finance team to identify and pitch financial institutions tohelp fund Nature Energy projects (SPVs with 50-70% leverage).• Work in close cooperation with Trading & Innovation and Strategy & M&A colleagues.• Examine and prioritize project opportunities in U.S. with policy input and key fundingmechanisms, e.g. the DOE Loan Program Office.• Identify and examine ideal locations, partners, and opportunities providing both generalbusiness input and specific guidance on the interaction between locations and support schemes.• Investigate project and market potentials in the U.S.• Help build and manage relationships with potential project partners and stakeholders in the U.S.• Where interests overlap, work with others to leverage their influence to deliver Nature Energyobjectives.• Evaluate the political, environmental, and agricultural interest for biogas projects in specificgeographical areas of the U.S.• Handle challenges through the entire project development process in cooperation with otherdepartments and outside consultants.• Maintain responsibility for major government partners and collaborate with finance on securingbank deals.

• Lead Democrat lobbyist for both the House of Representatives and the Senate, working closely with leadership on the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and House Financial Services Committees.• Additionally manage and maintain GOP relationships with Sen. Scott, Sen. Corker, Sen. Rounds, Rep. McCarthy, Rep. Royce, and Rep. Duffy.• Directly oversee issue portfolio for GSE Reform, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, National Flood Insurance Program, Risk Based Capital, Underserved Communities, and Member Business Lending.• Work closely with Senate and House Democratic offices on key legislation: S.1310 - Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act and S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.• Analyze current legislation and work with internal NAFCU teams to collaboratively create a legislative strategy to secure passage, rewriting, or blockage of key legislation. • Actively work with coalitions and the financial services community to advance legislative priorities important to NAFCU.• Prepared 12 witnesses to testify before Congress: wrote written and oral testimony and conducted question and answer prep.• Drafted over 50 pieces of correspondence to Members of Congress, and monitored over 30 hearings of importance to NAFCU members to ensure that their priorities are being considered.• Play a strategic role in the execution of NAFCU's annual fly-in. In 2017 I personally scheduled over 200 legislative meetings and created an online app to track those meetings.• Work closely with NAFCU's PAC Director to create a strategic giving plan for Democratic Members of Congress. Increased NAFCU's political footprint through hosting over 30 events for legislators and raising nearly $500,000.

• Lobbyist on government relations team, responsible for oversight of state affairs team of three lobbyists with an annual budget of $1,500,000.• Engage in lobbying efforts for federal groups: DCCC, DSCC, DNC, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, NewDem Coalition, Blue Dog Coalition, and Center Forward.• Drive offensive legislative advocacy in several states to pass legislation that is favorable to the industry.• Direct relationships with third party national political groups and serve as chief point of contact with: DGA, RGA, NGA, DAGA, RAGA, NAAG, SLLF, NCSL, NewDEAL, DMO, NCDM, and SGAC.• Align work with and drive legislative strategy for fifty state restaurant association government relations directors, ensuring parallel efforts with national policy trends and federal advocacy.• Manage the Association Board of Directors for the Restaurant Advocacy Fund Committee.• Work cross-functionally in a shared services environment with communications, research, and member services to accomplish association goals.• Lead outside lobbyists and consultants to help drive issue advocacy and public awareness of industry issues.• Key member of association issue management team, helping to lead proactive five year strategic advocacy plan.

• Registered lobbyist and government relations adviser for a diverse portfolio of clients: financial services, insurance, telecommunications, energy, transportation/infrastructure, medical devices, and airlines.• Lead efforts to ensure passage of the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.• Advocated for the defeat of two detrimental yet popular amendments to the FARRM Bill that would have been destabilizing to the crop and agriculture insurance market.• Lead client activity on TRIA legislation and managed all client work for CIAT coalition.• Worked with congressional offices to draft letters to the Administration and agencies urging a delay in implementing harmful new regulations, the most recent garnering signatures from over 75% of Congress.• Crafted and executed a legislative plan to allow a nutrition client’s product to be included in USDA guidelines for SNAP.• Managed client coalition activity: BuildStrong Coalition, Electronic Payments Coalition, and Food Research Action Center.• Coordinated with congressional staff to draft legislation, floor statements, dear colleague letters, and hearing testimony.• Maintained relationships with congressional offices and within key executive branch agencies on behalf of clients.

• Engaged in Government Relations and Public Affairs projects. Current clients include financial services companies, technology and energy startups, and political candidates.• Organizational and High Value Donor/Fundraising Consultant: Trust for the National Mall, Public Leadership Education Network• Field & Campaign Management Consultant: DCCC Field Services, DNC, Organizing for America, U.S. Reps. Alan Grayson, Bart Gordon, John Boccieri, Charlie Melancon, Beth Krom for Congress. Jeff Green for Senate (managed $1.4MM grassroots communications budget).• Washington Fundraising Consultant: Rudy Moise for Congress, Tommy Sowers for Congress.• Work with corporate and non-profit groups on fundraising, political positioning, and legislative issue advocacy; building strategies for innovative advocacy and maximizing PAC effectiveness.

• Served as Lobbyist and government relations advisor to a broad range of clients, specifically targeting legislation and utilizing relationships with the House Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation committees and their Senate counterparts.• Worked with client executives, counsel, and government affairs teams to identify strategic needs and develop a presence and brand on Capitol Hill and the public arena.• Led advocacy to reach bank/merchant/consumer compromises and solutions in the Dodd-Frank financial reform act, SAFETEA-LU, Member Business Lending Act, and Interchange Legislation.• Successfully worked with the FCC on the Connect America Fund Order and reform of USF/ICC for broadband.• Managed $2.8MM in public affairs and political advocacy budgets, including four full time staff, during the 2010 cycle as well as $600,000 in corporate/non-profit political communications budgets; provided strategy and support on a total of 37 advocacy and issue campaigns.• Provided strategic plans for influencing policy, policy briefs and legislative analysis, hearing summaries, in addition to daily/weekly/monthly briefings on congressional actions.• Represented clients at coalition/association meetings, prepared clients for meetings with elected and administration officials, planned Capitol Hill fly-ins, annual meetings, and policy briefings.

• Worked closely with Fortune 500 and non-profit clients on best practices for PAC and grassroots administration.• Developed strategic PAC and grassroots plans for clients, positioning legislative initiatives against effectiveness of Congressional giving and grasstops advocacy efforts.• Assisted clients in managing PAC fundraising and grassroots campaigns for clients. Outlining optimal uses and implementations of DDC software and maximizing ROI.• Assisted clients with use of compliance software to maintain PAC and grassroots databases and ensure proper reporting with the FEC.• Worked closely with senior management on business development strategies for both corporate and non-profit clients, focused on outreach to Democratic groups, coalitions, and elected officials.

• Responsible for cultivating and managing relationships with government relations teams within Fortune 500 companies and large associations; providing counsel on best practices for monitoring, tracking, and influencing legislation on both a state and federal level. • Maintained close relationships with Congressional staff on a daily basis.• Coordinated and attended large conferences and seminars in order to educate our clientele and government relations departments how best to track and process legislation.

• Founded an educational services company aimed at the affluent Orange County, CA market.• Oversaw eight instructors and managed all day to day operations of a small growing business with a very demanding clientele; including all P&L, forecasting, budgeting, and marketing.• Authored proprietary and innovative tutoring material aimed specifically at working with students and parents with high performance standards. Eventually grew to 150 clients and revenue of $500,000.