P.O. BOX *****

BBATON ROUGE, LA *****-****

225-***-****

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Organized, visionary leader in developing organizational goals and assisting volunteer boards of directors to achieve their organizational goals. Adept at interfacing with all levels of government, legislative bill tracking and lobbying. In-depth knowledge of the legislative process. Highly effective advocate in the legislative and regulatory arenas. Strong analytical skills and ability to condense complex, technical issues into understandable format for end-users. Experienced in all facets of association management, especially membership retention and recruitment. Strong communication skills and an accomplished technical writer of trade journals, newsletters, speeches, policy and position statements, press announcements, legislative and regulatory action alerts. Skilled at event planning, coordination and management.

Checkmate Strategies, President and CEO

February 1, 1995 – Present

Established Checkmate Strategies in 1995 as a lobbying and association management firm headquartered in Baton Rouge Louisiana

Registered with the Louisiana Board of Ethics

Clients include:

Louisiana Orthopaedic Association

Louisiana Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Child Care Association of Louisiana

Louisiana Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

Louisiana Meat Processors Association

Louisiana Society of Hearing Aid Specialists

Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association

Major legislative accomplishments include securing funding for early childhood education, school based health centers, securing over $2 million in Capital Outlay funding for the Lighthouse for the Blind, enacted a statewide law to ban public smoking in restaurants, enacting a primary seat belt law, enacted the child passenger safety legislation, required health insurers to cover osteoporosis screenings under certain circumstances, strengthened the concealed weapons permitting and training requirements, supported legislation to ensure quality of health care for consumers and convincing former Governor Foster to amend of the charity hospital supervision legislation so that the Open Meetings law, the Public Records Law and the Louisiana Procurement Code applies to charity hospitals operated by the state of Louisiana.

Louisiana Dental Association (1981 – 1995)

Acting Executive Director (1993-1994)

Director of Governmental Affairs (1990-1994)

Director of Communications (1985-90);

Senior Assistant to the Executive Director (1981-84)

GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS EXPERIENCE

Administration of Political Action Committees and Political Fundraising

Drafting, Reviewing, Monitoring and Tracking Legislation

Developing Testimony and Communications, Testifying at Public Hearings

Grassroots Coalition Building and Mobilizing Grassroots Efforts

Lobbying, Developing Strategy and Coordinating Lobbying Efforts

Legislative and Regulatory Education for Self-advocacy

Organizing Press Conferences and Handling Media relations

Political Campaigns (Fundraising, Media Relations, Get Out the Vote)

Organizing political and educational legislative events

Adept at influencing desired outcomes in the regulatory and administrative rule-making process. Maintain frequent interaction with the Louisiana Patients’ Compensation Fund Oversight Board, the State Boards of Dentistry, Medical Examiners, Nurses, and Pharmacy, the Louisiana Health Care Authority, the Louisiana Health Care Commission. Also work closely with state agencies including the Departments of Insurance, Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Louisiana Workforce Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Office of the Governor, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana State Police

COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE

Experienced in all facets of media relations, working with both print and electronic outlets

Development and dissemination of press releases, public service announcements

Organizing press conferences and press events

Organized, co-produced and moderated Gubernatorial Forum ‘95 for the Louisiana Junior Chamber of Commerce. This one-hour program was televised by Fox Television

Organized ninety-day media tour for statewide lieutenant governor candidate Chris John

ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Adept at working with volunteer leaders and membership organizations

Adept at membership development and recruitment, convention, and meeting planning

Management of insurance benefit programs, and promotion of other membership services

Strategic planning, Budgeting and Fiscal management

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science

Earned a degree from Loyola University of the South in 1991 after completing seven years of evening course work, while working full-time.

Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science

Earned an Associates of Science Degree from Phillips Junior College, New Orleans, Louisiana in 1981. Major courses of study included computer science, journalism, accounting, business administration, marketing, management, philosophy, logic and reasoning.

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