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Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown, New Jersey

OREXO PHARMACEUTICALS, Morristown, New Jersey September 2013 - PresentState Government Executive – Managed Markets• Serves as leading account manager in Medicaid Fee For Service (FFS) and Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) nationwide on behalf of Zubsolv – a medication used in the treatment of opioid dependency.• Provides legislative and regulatory lobbying services nationwide• Provides policy strategy and political forecasting for Orexo on a wide variety of issues. • Designated point person on several criminal justice initiatives.

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RECKITT BENCKISER PHARMACEUTICALS, Richmond, Virginia, 2007 – PresentState Government Manager - Public Sector Division• Served as leading lobbyist in eight states to advance the use of Buprenorphine in the public sector and secures treatment funding at state and local levels. Successfully achieves goals by influencing policy makers and acquiring the support of strategic allies to influence decision makers. • Researched, developed and advanced legislative initiatives in multiple states. • Developed and negotiated multi-Medicaid state contracts. • Developed and serves as advocate for the company’s legislative initiatives while functioning as team leader in sales. Selected Accomplishments:• Secured Medicaid Formulary status for medication in every state while mitigating generic erosion.• Successfully lobbied:o Special rate structure to facilitate the utilization of the medication in clinics o Special grant program to expand access to medication in NYC o Legislation that streamlined licensing requirement in Connecticut o Repeal of UPPL laws in New York• Jointly negotiated contracts with six states for the medication securing significant gross sales. As a result, territory grew nearly 600% in four years, which represented over 40% of the company's entire Medicaid market.• Lobbied for implementation of Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Codes for Medicaid in three states (NY, NJ and CT) which facilitated greater opportunity to identify potential patients moving forward.• Lobbied to defeat a variety of legislative and regulatory proposals that would undermine access.

Albany

• Directed and coordinated Association's advocacy and legislative efforts as lobbyist, facilitating ongoing communications between Association members, key legislators and policy makers. • Facilitated internal member consensus and developed strategic plans for meeting objectives. • Conducted in-depth research on health care and pharmacy issues.• Monitored and analyzed legislation that impacted nearly 30 health plans in New York and authored a highly regarded political forecast for state elections. • Identified critical legislation and wrote Association's legislative memoranda to address proposals.• Directly lobbied key lawmakers on a broad number of health and insurance issues. • Managed Political Action Committee, raising and disbursing more than $1.5 million. • Developed coalition partners to assist advocacy in legislature. • Served as Director of Association's pharmacy committee and Secretary to the Association's Government Affairs Committee. Selected Accomplishments:• Raised over $2 million dollars for the PAC and negotiated several key legislative victories for the Association.• Implemented new systems designed to keep membership information regarding updates on legislation, sharing of legislative memorandum which provided an important political component to the operation regarding necessary support.

Albany, New York

Assistant Director, Research Division (Governor Appointment)• Served as Legislative Director for Agency and lobbied legislators and policy makers.• Researched and analyzed key proposals by stakeholders and authored agency memorandum on passed legislation coming before the Governor. • Facilitated passage of legislation that codified state labor agreements impacting 180,000 individuals. • Created Council of Public Employers, a cadre of key stakeholders focused on advocating proposals which served as counterweight to public employee union interests.• Provided ongoing briefings related to employment issues for Governor.• Prepared and executed management presentation at contract negotiations sessions.• Researched and compiled data on comparable compensation and benefit package in preparation for collective negotiations.• Provided special expertise in the New York State pension and civil service systems.

New York, New York

Assistant Director - Political Action Department• Directed Union's legislative and budgetary lobbying effort before the New York City Council and Board of Estimate while serving as chief lobbyist to City Hall for country's largest municipal labor union.• Provided testimony at appropriate legislative public hearings and communicated with each of union's 57 locals and divisions related to legislative and political activities. • Led communication regarding facilitating passage of legislation on issues to include pensions, health and welfare, safety and social justice. • Coordinated Union's extensive political campaign operations and managed four interns.

Brooklyn, New York

Co-Director, Community Office/Congressional Aide• Acted community liaison to community and constituents, managing local press relations and supervising three employees.

Course Work Towards, Master Public Administration, 3.5

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government/American History, 3.5

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