Membership
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We have a great team of women professionals from all walks of life. NLWL is a non-partisan professional league for female lobbyists, with a vision and mission to create a cohort of high-powered female advocates for the purposes of building connections, extending business opportunities, and breaking down barriers.
Aimee Grmoljez
Montana
Aimee is a Partner and chairs the firm’s Government Affairs Department. Since 2001, she has advocated for clients in matters of governmental affairs and litigation. Aimee joined the Crowley Fleck law firm in 2009 and as a partner specializes in lobbying, procurement and grassroots lobbying. She is a member of the State Bars of Montana...
Nicole G. Nystrom
Known for her strong business sense, legislative strategy development, and regulatory and lobbying successes, Nicole G. Nystrom is the founder and president of Midwest Strategy Group. She previously served as Director of the Government Policy Department for Dykema Gossett PLLC. In this position, Nicole lobbied before the Michigan Legislature, regulatory agencies, and the Executive Office...
Karyn Inzinna Thornhill
NLWL Board Member
Born and raised in Memphis, TN,holds a marketing degree from the University of Memphis. She began her professional career there with RJR Nabisco, representing the Planters Division in the Southern Region. Later she worked for NYNEX, an IBM subsidiary, selling networking systems to Fortune 500 Companies. In 1993 Karyn moved to Jackson, MS. She quickly...
Angelia Smith Owens
Kelley, McCain & Smith Owens, LLC offers over 40 years of experience in the field of public policy, with unique experience and relationships with key decision makers built on knowledge and trust. KMSO has earned an unmatched reputation for accomplishing the goals of our clients. Angelia Smith Owens is President of KMSO. She offers over...
Claudia Davant
NLWL Board Member
President and Founder of Adams St. Advocates Claudia has extensive, in-depth experience in both government & private sectors. Claudia has been serving clients and working in the government affairs industry for over 25 years. Prior to Adams St. Advocates, Claudia was on the national business development team for Accenture, a global information technology firm, where...
Colleen Kopp
Colleen Kopp, who joined the firm’s lobbying practice as Senior Associate in April 2012, has nearly twenty years of state government and public policy experience. She began her career in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives working for the Democratic Whip where she quickly advanced to serve as chief of staff. Citing her insight of state...
Kate Wood Hall
Treasurer / Secretary
Kate Wood Hall has worked in Kentucky politics and government for over 12 years and has been a member of the Commonwealth Alliances team for over two years. Prior to joining Commonwealth Alliances, she served as former Governor Steve Beshear’s Legislative Liaison and Director of the Governor’s Office of Legislative Services. During her time in...
Kelsey Lundy
NLWL Board Member
Kelsey Lundy has over 25 years of government relations experience at all levels of government. She has successfully navigated her clients through difficult and controversial legislative and regulatory issues relating to banking and finance, state budgeting, health insurance, labor issues, healthcare and healthcare professions, and public pension systems. Her practice areas include health insurance, healthcare,...
Lacee Anderson
Lacee Bjork Anderson received her Law Degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 2004. Since working her first political campaign nearly twenty years ago, Lacee has put her relational and legal acumen to work for her clients. She returned to her home state of North Dakota in 2013 and went to work for the...
Loren Furman
Loren is the Principal of Furman Political Strategies, and brings over 21 years of experience in government, public and regulatory affairs. Her expertise in a diverse number of policy issues includes: energy and environment, taxation, health care, labor and employment, tort reform, manufacturing, economic development, telecommunications, insurance and business regulation. Since 2008, she has worked...
Rachel Coffman
Rachel Coffman is the President and Founder of Coffman Collaborative LLC. With over a decade experience in public relations and public policy strategic execution, Rachel has proven to set expectations and deliver results. She has experience representing a myriad of issues ranging from manufacturing, economic development, environmental regulations, logistics/transportation, tax reform, healthcare, and public health....
Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh is a government affairs professional with over 20 years of experience representing corporations, trade associations, and nonprofit organizations before federal, state, and local government. Sarah works closely with Leon & Walsh’s clients to develop lobbying strategies, engage elected officials, and build advocacy coalitions. Prior to founding Leon & Walsh, Sarah represented a variety...
Sherry Doctorian
Vice-President
Sherry Doctorian offers individuals, companies and trade associations effective and reputable regulatory representation and lobbying on matters pending before the state legislature and a wide variety of Missouri administrative agencies. By advocating for or against pending legislation, she helps clients achieve their public policy objectives and recognizes that regulatory laws, administrative rules and policy decisions...
Sherry Dudley Nickerson
NLWL President | Maryland
Sherry Dudley Nickerson is an experienced lobbyist and policy advisor with an extensive background advancing client interests and shaping policy positions while developing relationships with federal and state government officials. As Government Affairs Director for Old Line, she supports existing clients and develops new relationships to extend the firm’s commitment to providing a high level...
Sonnie Elliott
Sonnie brings decades of experience working with clients, lawmakers, elected officials, key staff, and coalitions at the local, state, and federal level. As Vice President of Taft’s Public Affairs Strategies Group, Sonnie develops creative government solutions for clients to meet their goals and ambitions. She enjoys strong relationships with colleagues and engages a broad network...
Suzanne Budge
NLWL Board Member
“Suzanne Budge comes from a pioneer family with deep political roots in Idaho. Her commitment to Idaho policy and politics stems from a four-generation family history of public service which includes a Supreme Court justice, a congressman, and a father who as a long-time Idaho Republican State Senator served as Senate President Pro Tem, and...
Whitney Campbell Christensen
Whitney represents clients before the North Carolina General Assembly, where for more than a decade she has evaluated, drafted, supported, amended, and opposed legislation in accordance with client needs. She serves as the Raleigh office’s Geographic Team Co-Leader and heads the firm’s state legislative efforts. Whitney is also the Co-Chair of the firm’s Professional Licensing...
Becky Barnes Campbell
Prior to establishing Campbell Ward, Becky was Director of Operations at Noble Strategies, a full-service public affairs firm that represented Fortune 500 companies, federal and state associations, universities, and other businesses. Becky has also been the Special Events Coordinator at the Arkansas Foodbank, where she built events benefiting the Foodbank and managed the related fundraising...
Haley Faulkenberry
As a partner at A&A Advocates, Haley Faulkenberry excels in the area of Executive Lobbying. Haley has extensive experience working with Oklahoma’s state agencies and a strong understanding of the unique relationship between agencies and the Oklahoma legislature. Over the course of her career, Haley has worked with various state agencies in a multitude of...
Garin Vorthmann
Garin began her political career in Washington D.C. working for Senator Wayne Allard and ran the government affairs department at Colorado Farm Bureau before joining Colorado Legislative Services in 2007. She became partner at CLS in 2012 and effective January 1, 2023, she will become co-owner of CLS alongside Melanie Layton. Garin has dedicated the...
Holly McDaniel
I tell my clients that in government relations, as in any area of business, hope is not a strategy. I work to organize complex client issues into a cohesive strategy that either resolves the matter or begins the long-term process for issue management. Primary Practice: Holly McDaniel lobbies at the Tennessee General Assembly to facilitate...
Mindy Westrick Brown
Mindy Westrick Brown collaborates with clients to manage and respond to opportunities and challenges at all levels of government, including legislative and administrative developments. Mindy’s experience includes advocating for clients at the Indiana General Assembly and before executive branch agencies and cities and towns. In addition to advocating on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits,...
Mary Kay Roberts
Mary Kay Roberts is a Partner in the Firm who specializes in government affairs. She works with a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, banking, insurance, education, technology, telecommunications, and utilities. She also recently formed a coalition of the state’s blood banks. Both a lawyer and a lobbyist, Mary Kay manages the Firm’s office in...
Kim Willson
Kim Willson has been interested in politics for as long as she can remember and comes to Ruggerio Willson & Associates with extensive experience. Her diverse background, which covers statewide and Senatorial campaigns, local community organizations and work in the non-profit sector as well as Fortune 500 companies positions her as an immediate contributor to...
Carrie Robin Brunder
After completing a competitive debate journey and graduate school at Western Kentucky University, Carrie Robin Brunder started her career as the Director of Government Affairs and Policy at Albuquerque Public Schools – New Mexico’s largest school district and the 33rd largest school district in the country. She’s a New Mexican native who has made a commitment...
Becky Barnes Campbell
Prior to establishing Campbell Ward, Becky was Director of Operations at Noble Strategies, a full-service public affairs firm that represented Fortune 500 companies, federal and state associations, universities, and other businesses. Becky has also been the Special Events Coordinator at the Arkansas Foodbank, where she built events benefiting the Foodbank and managed the related fundraising...
Amy Kellogg
As Government Affairs practice group leader and partner in charge of the firm’s Albany office, Amy’s law practice focuses on representing a variety of New York State professional associations, businesses, and not-for-profits before New York State Government, including the State Legislature, Governor’s Office, and State Agencies. Amy is a former Legislative Aide to New York Assemblywoman...
Gina Tucker Dearborn
My clients view me as their problem-solver in a wide variety of government relations matters. I am dedicated to their success and apply my years of experience in this field to any and all of their needs. Primary Practice: Gina Dearborn represents a variety of clients before the Alabama legislature and executive branch — everything...
Hannah Duke
I received my J.D. & Comparative Law Degree from LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Shortly after passing the Louisiana Bar, I opened my own law firm focusing on Estate Planning, Business Transactions, & Manufacture Housing law. In addition to my legal experience, I have years of experience working in governmental relations in both the...
Jodi Hack
Jodi Hack is an American politician from Oregon. She was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2014 in District 19, which covers parts of Salem. She originally sought an interim appointment to the seat after the resignation of Kevin Cameron in 2014, but Cameron’s chief of staff Denyc Boles was appointed after confirming she would not run for a full term....