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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Created and oversee legislative and regulatory issues in government relations targeting third parties like think tanks, trade associations, patient advocacy organizations, 24 coalitions, policy experts, other.
• Guide issue communications, message development, talking points, policy positions, and briefings with main lobbying team.
• Expanded association influence by building a presence in coalitions from zero to 24 via networking and collaboration.
• Advise headquarters executives on regulatory policy and prepare them for White House and Congressional meetings.
• Recruit, train, evaluate, and develop three government affairs staff and indirectly guide internal message alignment.
• Manage $5M annual grasstops, coalitions, events, and staffing advocacy budget. Select Accomplishments

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed DC office (Chicago HQ) federal government affairs, legislative advocacy, regulatory compliance, industry relations, coalitions, message development, earned and paid media, events, PAC, member services, $2M.
• Oversaw successful strategy and implementation of legislative advocacy on Medicare, Children’s Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES), Breast Cancer Patient Education Act (BCPEA), and many other.
• Enabled removal of cosmetic surgery tax provision within the Affordable Care Act by rapidly discovering the issue, creating a plan, organizing allied organizations, raising funds, rallying member physicians and.
• Directed Political Action Committee (PAC) strategy, operations, and initiatives to advocate for organization's interests.
• Increased congressional attendance for the annual fly-in summit by directing the event and impactful legislative outreach.
• Increased member engagement, retention, and the value of membership by creating goals and executing new resources.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Supervised the advancement of legislative priorities by collaborating with association leaders, federal government executive branch, agencies, legislative branch officials, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders to.
• Managed Medicare, quality measures reporting, health information technology, stroke, ICD-10, electronic prescribing grants, patient safety organizations (PSOs), and other health care policy issues.
• Boosted association decision-making by writing insightful reports, policy analyses, comment letters, issue briefs and articles.
• Chaired Alliance for Specialty Medicine political action committee (PAC) workgroup.
• Enabled Senate passage of STOP Stroke Act via leadership roles in Patient Access, STOP Stroke, and several other coalitions.
• Developed and executed PAC fundraising strategies, resulting in significant increases in contributions.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led legislative strategy for Medicare physician payment, Medicare pay for performance, health information technology, uninsured patients, medical liability reform, and other priority public policy issues for internal.
• Managed PAC and coalition strategy, operations, fundraising, collaboration, and advocacy implementation.
• Directed successful Congressional fly-In events, legislative scheduling, talking points, participant logistics, and budget.
• Represented positions to Congressional staff, government officials, coalition partners, and grassroots stakeholders.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Supported governmental affairs strategy and implementation of advocacy programs to support key business objectives.
• Negotiated, influenced, and lobbied for the organization's state and national regulatory interests.
• Coordinated elected officials, policy influencers, and stakeholders to establish strong relationships and drive policy agenda.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government, Cum Laude

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations And Affairs