Stacey provides clients with a unique blend of public policy, public affairs and campaign experience. Stacey’s approach to solving complex problems is to turn conventional wisdom on its side in search of innovative solutions. She works with corporate and trade association clients to forge longstanding relationships and build federal advocacy efforts that yield bipartisan results.
Barry has decades of experience in politics, lobbying and integrated advocacy. His work is focused across a range of issues, with particular emphasis on the technology and telecommunications sectors. Prior to joining Avoq in 2009, Barry served as director of federal government affairs at Microsoft Corporation. In that capacity, he managed the company’s strategic, legislative
Rebecca’s experience advising Republican members of Congress across the political spectrum has honed her expertise in member decision-making and communications as well as her passion for achieving stakeholder goals. Her legislative work — on issues ranging from financial services to agriculture to education and workforce development — contributes to Avoq’s ability to deliver versatile integrated
Cedric specializes in House Democratic Leadership outreach as well as the Congressional Black Caucus. He develops and executes strategic policy advocacy across a range of areas for corporate and nonprofit clients, including healthcare, financial services, appropriations, tech and sports & entertainment. Additionally, Cedric cultivates third-party validators to support corporate policy that drives growth strategies and
Sandra is a skilled lobbyist on Avoq’s government relations team. Most recently she served as the chief of staff for Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas). She brings a unique scientific perspective to her work, having a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Minnesota. Sandra has nearly 20 years of experience both as a senior congressional
Steve is widely recognized as one of Washington, D.C.,’s preeminent political and legislative strategists. With a career on Capitol Hill and in politics spanning more than 30 years, Steve’s tenure in Washington has been grounded in daily interaction with the White House, administration officials, senators, members of Congress, and leading interest groups on the front
With deep expertise in government relations, issue advocacy and strategic counsel, Jimmy specializes in the development of policymaker engagement playbooks on a customized basis for corporations, trade associations and nonprofits. His areas of expertise are Senate Democratic leadership decision-making and financial services legislative and regulatory policymaking. Jimmy successfully helped a client win approval for undertaking
Claire leads Avoq’s research team, working to help clients across a wide range of industries reach their policy and advocacy goals. She develops in-depth research products and engages in political and policy analysis. Before joining Avoq, Claire worked on a number of battleground House, Senate and gubernatorial campaigns in the 2020 and 2022 cycles. She
Matt specializes in policy analysis in a variety of sectors, most notably in AI and technology policy. Before joining Avoq, Matt interned for Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and the International Federation for Human Rights in Brussels, Belgium. He also served as a research fellow at the Commonwealth Foundation in Harrisburg, PA, where he focused on