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Jodie A. Curtis is a government relations director in the Washington, D.C., office. Jodie has considerable experience in government, health care policy and representing and advancing the legislative and regulatory interests of nonprofit, advocacy and health organizations. Her particular strengths are: planning and executing Capitol Hill advocacy days for hundreds of participants, organizing successful and creative grassroots campaigns, working the federal appropriations and authorization processes, building coalitions, developing public policies and setting organization priorities and fostering relationships with Congressional Members and staff. She has conducted dozens of training programs to teach citizens about their government and train them to be effective advocates at the local, state and federal levels and has lectured about health policy at numerous conferences and round tables. Jodie focuses on health care advocacy and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Jodie was an assistant director with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), where she directed and managed the organization's federal government relations program. She also possesses substantial political experience having acted as Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Representative Thomas M. Barrett (current Mayor of the City of Milwaukee), as executive assistant for U.S. Representatives Lynn Rivers and Peter Barca, and as district director/legislative assistant for Wisconsin State Senator Barbara Ulichny.
* Jodie is not an attorney. | 