Leads the day-to-day operations and lobbying efforts of Platinum’s San Francisco office servicing a portfolio of clients at the State, Regional and Local level.

Manage and execute public policy agenda at the state and local level for the Western region - the companies most populous - including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and most prominently California, managing over ten external association partners in seven states and multiple contract lobbyists. Leverage field teams and Executives to prepare them to attend lobbying meetings at the Capitol and in legislators’ districts and as a key tool for advocacy goals. Using multi-tiered approach including my network, external association partners, contract lobbyists, internal Executives and media to drive enterprise results and promote the Target brand in priority markets including successfully rolling out small format urban stores in highly complex markets including San Francisco and Los Angeles. Consistently deliver on priority goals to support the companies enterprise wide strategic roadmap and drive results.

Manage state and local government affairs program including leadership positions in key trade associations, outreach to elected officials and coalition building with wide breadth of industry contacts. Identify emerging legislative trends impacting Gap Inc., develop strategic and organized approach for advocating company position and communicating to internal business partners on impacts. Organized and implemented multiple business coalitions to advocate industry position, resulting in significant annual savings for Gap Inc.

Managed and identified association agenda, served as key legislative analyst, tracking and monitoring trends and supporting strategic trade association engagement and coalition building.