• 717-234-9909

  • NOVAK STRATEGIC ADVISORS500 NORTH SECOND STREET, 9th FLHARRISBURGPA17101

Novak Strategic Advisors offers comprehensive, strategic government affairs and grassroots solutions to real world business needs.Based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the firm's representation ranges from Fortune 500 companies to charitable organizations and small businesses. On their behalf, NSA has effectively secured procurement contracts, achieved legislative victories, educated leaders about clients' issues, and developed relationships with government entities.For NSA clients, success is directly related to unique, strategic government affairs and grassroots approaches that rely on consensus building, good relationships and creating cohesive coalitions. Firm professionals take the time to develop creative, direct approaches to navigating government. Their aim is to be responsive to their clients and proactive on the issues by bringing every asset to the table. As a result, their work has led to legislation and state regulatory changes in the areas of gaming, the environment, taxes and state regulated alcohol sales. At Novak Strategic Advisors, the number one goal is results.

15-20 years

Recognized by the Central Penn Business Journal, Forty Under 40

Recognized by Susquehanna Style, Women in Leadership

Pennsylvania Association for Government Relations
Women in Pennsylvania Government Relations
Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series, Class of 2008
Past Chair, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Central PA Chapter
Leadership Harrisburg Area Executive Program, Class of 2016
Founder and Former Co-Chair, Dickinson College Alumni Association for Central Pennsylvania
Board member, Keystone Human Services Partnership Board
Board member, D.R.E.A.M. Partnership,
Associate Board member, Members 1st FCU

Angela Leopold is a Senior Partner of Novak Strategic Advisors. A savvy businesswoman and an accomplished community leader, Angela knows people and gets results. At NSA, Angela directs top to bottom grassroots campaigns, earned and social media strategies, and coalition building activities. For the past 15 years, she has worked on state and national issues such as healthcare, taxation, and energy. Angela co-leads the Issue Advocacy division at Novak and oversees several of Novak’s government affairs clients as well.

Early in her career as a political fundraiser, Angela developed creative, direct approaches to navigating grassroots campaigns that included issue-based forums, consensus building, and reputation management. Today, she utilizes this experience and continues to cultivate her well-established relationships and strong, broad-based coalition networks. Angela has successfully managed several local races drawing on her impressive organizational skills and ability to mobilize grassroots armies at the local level. From circulating petitions to building relationships with local business and community leaders, Angela leveraged her connections in creative ways, which ultimately led her candidates to victory in these local elections.

Angela is the past board chair of the Central PA Chapter of the American Red Cross, and in 2016 graduated from the Leadership Harrisburg Area Executive program. When Angela is not pulling it all together at work, she is pulling together ways to support nonprofits, including the Midwest Food Bank, D.R.E.A.M. Partnership, and Keystone Human Services (Partnership Board). In 2021, Angela was recognized as a 40 Under 40 Leader by the Central Penn Business Journal as well as Women in Business 2021 issue in Susquehanna Style.

Angela is a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Angela lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband, Joe, and son, Mark.

  • 717-234-9909

  • NOVAK STRATEGIC ADVISORS500 NORTH SECOND STREET, 9TH FLHARRISBURGPA17101

JENNA EARLEY

(Pennsylvania)
Clients:

43) Kooth USA, LLC

44) Lion Health System

45) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

46) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.

47) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

48) Malibu Wellness Ranch

49) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

50) Martz Trailways

51) Messiah Lifeways

52) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

53) Misericordia University

54) Modern Treasury

55) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

56) Nlyten Corporation

57) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

58) PA Association for Justice

59) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

60) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

61) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

62) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition

63) Pennsylvania Principals Association

64) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

65) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

66) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

67) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

68) Philadelphia School District

69) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

70) Recycle the World, Inc.

71) Rikore, Inc.

72) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

73) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

74) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

75) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

76) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

77) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

78) Ticket Network

79) Total Security International LLC

80) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

81) Verified Voting.Org., Inc

82) Viatris Inc.

83) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

84) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

DAVID THOMAS

(Pennsylvania)
  • 717-961-5450

  • 600 North 3rd StreetSuite 101HarrisburgPA17101

Clients:

1) 1315 Investments, LP

2) ACE Cash Express

3) Age of Learning

4) Allen Real Estate LLC

5) Allied Services Integrated Health System

6) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates

7) AMLL Management Group

8) AMP Global Strategies

9) Antrim Investment Group, LLC

10) ARM Development LLC

11) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers

12) AT&T Inc.

13) Aviat Networks

14) Bounty Minerals

15) Byler Management

16) Caprice Management

17) Carey Holdings LLC

18) Casey Recovery, LLC

19) Catalight

20) Catapult Learning

21) Central Penn College

22) Chick-fil-A, Inc.

23) Child USA

24) Chobani

25) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg

26) Churchill Downs Incorporated

27) City of Philadelphia

28) CNX Gathering LLC

29) CNX Land LLC

30) Coalition for Community Solar Access

31) Coalition For Home Equity Partnership

32) College Board

33) Compass Learning

34) Concurrent Technologies Corporation

35) Critical Response Group

36) Crown Display Inc.

37) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair

38) Dallas Suites LLC

39) Deloitte Consulting LLP

40) Dillon Floral Corporation

41) Eco 1st Logistics

42) EduConsult Consulting

43) Effective School Solutions

44) Fairview West LLC

45) First National Bank of Pennsylvania

46) FMP Realty LLC

47) G&F Realty

48) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP

49) Greenview Development, Inc.

50) Hazel Health, Inc.

51) HeyTutor

52) Hidden Still Spirits

53) Higher Information Group

54) Hill Valley Healthcare

55) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange

56) Ibotta, Inc.

57) Inch & Co

58) Indo-American Community of Scranton

59) IUPAT District Council 21

60) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA

61) Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania

62) Keystone Seniors, Inc.

63) Kingsley Association

64) Kooth USA, LLC

65) Kyndryl, Inc.

66) Lackawanna College

67) Leading Youth For Excellence

68) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

69) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center

70) Malibu Wellness Ranch

71) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA

72) Martz Trailways

73) McCarthy Tire

74) Messiah Lifeways

75) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.

76) Misericordia University

77) Modern Treasury

78) Mountain Springs Lake Resort LLC

79) Mowery Entertainment

80) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544

81) Nlyten Corporation

82) NVNG Inc.

83) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County

84) PA Association for Justice

85) PA Parentage Coalition

86) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council

87) Patient Direct RX

88) Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

89) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals

90) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance

91) Pennsylvania Principals Association

92) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants

93) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association

94) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.

95) Phila Trial Lawyers Assn.

96) Philadelphia School District

97) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services

98) Recycle the World, Inc.

99) Red Horizon Global

100) Rikore, Inc.

101) Rutter's Holdings, Inc.

102) Sentiment AI

103) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19

104) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County

105) Sordoni Properties, LLC

106) Sugar Plum Chocolates

107) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC

108) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

109) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC

110) The Lands at Hillside Farms

111) Ticket Network

112) Total Security International LLC

113) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP

114) Viatris Inc.

115) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.

116) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.

117) Weidner Construction

118) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice

119) YourChoice