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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois

Illinois

• Establish and maintain relationships with elected and appointed government officials at the state, county, and municipal level, to ensure that the company is properly and effectively positioned with stakeholders, and.
• Maintain relationships with environmental groups, labor leaders, and consumer rights organizations to oversee sustainable energy initiatives, clean energy policy, state government policy and regulatory structures.
• Supervise contract lobbyists and public affairs consultants, to ensure legislative and regulatory goals are met.
• Manage the company’s political action committee. Develop and implement a budget and strategy for fundraising and contributions. Increased the amount of contributions to the PAC by 80% in eighteen months.

• Manage the Illinois Office of Business Development, the state’s primary resource to retain and recruit business.
• Manage a staff of 20 employees to administer several grant and tax programs offered by the Department, including the EDGE Tax Credit, Large Business Development Program, Enterprise Zone program, and the High Impact.
• Encourage business growth and job creation by providing job training incentives, and low cost loans for businesses locating and hiring workers in Illinois.
• Negotiate, award and oversee contracts with dozens of companies to relocate business to Illinois, facilitating billions of dollars in economic growth and thousands of new jobs that would have otherwise located outside.

Chicago

• Lead state’s primary regulatory agency with 550 employees and a budget in excess of $120 million.
• Develop relationships with key influencers, including elected officials, industry leaders, and consumer advocates.
• Manage legislative staff, track legislation and regulatory proceedings, and provide oral and written testimony.
• Direct human resources, including determining the agency’s staffing needs, conducting interviews, hiring staff, and terminating employees.

Greater Chicago Area

• Manage policy efforts for the Department, including drafting legislation, negotiating with lobbyist and community representatives, and implementing laws and rules.
• Serve as Special Counsel and senior adviser to the Secretary of the Department, providing legal and policy guidance regarding complicated management, labor, personnel, and legislative issues.
• Build and maintain relations with state representatives, community leaders, industry representatives, lobbyists, and labor officials.

• Partnered with state legislative leaders, industry representatives and consumer advocates to draft legislation aimed at preventing the improper incarceration of consumer debtors.
• Serve as a chief of staff to the Director, handling day-to-day operations of the Division and providing strategic counsel and planning.
• Oversee the regulation, including licensing and discipline, of all consumer lenders, currency exchanges, credit unions, and title companies in the State of Illinois.

• Work extensively on complex consumer litigation at both the state and federal level, including individual claims and class actions dealing with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.
• Review legislation, provide clients with analysis of potential pending regulations, and attend government agency hearings on their behalf.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed, managed, and implemented public relations and public affairs strategies at the local, regional and national level for a wide range of clients.
• Produced marketing materials, wrote speeches and provided media trainings for clients, including a Fortune 15 company and large, international law firms.
• Coordinated strategies with government relations professionals and contract lobbyists.

• Managed full-time staff of seven and a budget of more than $2 million.
• Managed consultants including pollsters, opposition researchers, and media strategists.
• Developed and implemented earned media strategy to media outlets across Illinois, and nationally.
• Built strategic alliances with government officials, including members of Congress, governors, legislators and executive branch officials.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

• Directed full-time staff, volunteers, and a budget of over $300,000.
• Developed, executed, and oversaw all aspects of campaign strategy, including opposition research, media strategy, and field operations.
• Served as the official spokesperson for the campaign to international, national, and local media outlets.

• Responsible for writing press materials, memos and talking points.
• Advanced press sites and organized interviews.
• Maintained and developed relationships with local and national media outlets through press releases and direct personal contact.

Jd, Cum Laude, Law

Associate Editor, International Law Review Associate Editor, Public Interest Law Reporter Member, Corporate Law Moot Court Team CALI Award.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science