Served as lead internal and external state policy representative and business client advocate. • Partnered with operations teams to identify and develop legislative policy strategies, including drafting legislation, developing model legislation, and legal research. • Evaluated the impact of state public policy proposals on AT&T and communications impact with business clients. • Developed strategies to influence positive business results while managing internal and external resources and activities. • Directed relationships with all key business stakeholder groups, working closely with bill sponsors, committees, and staff. • Actively participated in the company's efforts to enhance positive outcomes in the public sector.

Managed all state and local transactional tax matters for wireless operations, including research and planning, audit management and merger and acquisition support. Supervised staff of 5.

Directed all change management, communications, and integration activities for a project team of 200 professionals designing and launching a new shares services company, bringing together all of BellSouth’s domestic operating companies onto a common transactional processing platform.

Directed state tax legislative activities on behalf of BellSouth Affiliate Companies, including developing, drafting, sponsoring, and introducing legislation. Prepared legislative fiscal analysis impact studies and directed review by the Barents Group, Washington, DC, Stennis Institute, Starkville, MS, University of Alabama, GA State University, and University of Tennessee Fiscal Policy Groups.