Independent Advocacy/Healthcare Consultant at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council (PPLC/Council) (2021-12 – Present)
- Advise Executive Director on legislative outreach, policymaker engagement, public affairs, and stakeholder alignment.
- Lead statewide psychiatric workforce workgroups informing priorities on behavioral health access, recruitment, retention, training pipeline, and workforce development.
- Organize Continuing Medical Education programs that strengthen physician knowledge of psychiatric care and emerging healthcare issues.
- Represent Council in advisory forums within Department of Human Services and Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Independent Advocacy Consultant/Registered Lobbyist at Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society (PRS), Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS), Recovery InSight, Inc. (2021-12 – 2023-12)
- Built national/state partnerships to strengthen PRS stakeholder influence/representation on priority issues.
- Developed county-focused outreach strategy for Recovery InSight that doubled stakeholder engagement databases.
- Directed PRS outreach and member communications, increasing constituent engagement by more than 50% across two legislative sessions.
- Expanded Recovery InSight's community reach through mental health fairs, stakeholder meetings, and targeted engagement initiatives.
- Facilitated POFPS strategic planning and SWOT analysis to align organizational priorities with long-term advocacy and policy goals.
- Revamped PRS Advisory Committee, tripling membership and strengthening collaboration on cost containment and healthcare access.
Registered Lobbyist/Ethics Specialist at Pennsylvania Medical Society's Total Excellence in Association Management Department (TEAM), Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (PAO-HNS), Pennsylvania Psychiatry Society (PaPS), Pennsylvania Rheumatology Society (PRS) (2020-07 – 2021-11)
- Coordinated committees, external stakeholders, lobbyists, and physician leaders to advance association priorities.
- Created issue briefs and member advocacy messages translating patient care concerns into actionable communications for consumer advocates and legislators.
- Managed multiple client initiatives with attention to advocacy outcomes, deliverables, and timelines.
- Prepared narratives, policy briefs, position papers, and testimonies used to brief association executives, board leaders, executive branch members, and lawmakers.
- Represented specialty physician clients in advisory councils, healthcare decision making forums, regulatory discussions, and stakeholder workgroups.
Senior Executive Director/Registered Lobbyist at Pennsylvania Medical Society's TEAM, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society (PaPS/Society) (2006-09 – 2020-07)
- Analyzed PAMED policy resolutions with partners to align client positions with broader medical society priorities.
- Developed sustainability/engagement policies, including corporate sponsorship, membership initiatives, PAC promotion, and research procedures.
- Directed PaPS policy/medical economics priorities, aligning physician leadership, board goals, and PAMED advocacy strategy.
- Facilitated transition to retainer contracts by revising deliverables with PAMED and PaPS boards.
- Led six staff members/supported 1,500+ member physician association, providing executive-level operational and advocacy leadership.
- Oversaw operations for six regional chapters, including annual budgets, board coordination, and contract administration.
- Served as senior liaison to PAMED Government Relations/Medical Economics staff, representing specialty clients in recurring strategy meetings.
- Strengthened member engagement through advocacy/education campaigns supporting policy awareness and grassroots participation.
