860-560-0000
287 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
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"My passion is working with a variety of clients from different industries, ranging from cities to the private sector to the not-for-profit world. It's all about finding wins for the client, and Sullivan & LeShane gives me the opportunity to do that on a daily basis."
3) Advanced Grow Labs Technologies, LLC
4) American Cleaning Institute
9) Churchill Downs Incorporated
10) City of Hartford
11) Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
12) Commercial Services Realty - BT2008 LLC
13) Connecticut Creditor Bar Association, Inc.
14) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
15) Connecticut Lodging Association
17) CT Coalition to End Homelessness
19) DXR Holdings 3 LLC DBA Theraplant
20) EdAdvance
21) Gaggle
22) GKN Aerospace New England, Inc
23) Global Kratom Coalition, Inc.
25) Johnson Controls
27) Kirchhoff Property Management, Inc.
29) Life Science Logistics, LLC
30) National Marine Manufacturers Association
31) NRG Energy, Inc.
33) Payactiv
34) Plastics Industry Association
35) Port Eastside
36) Revenue Based Finance Coalition
37) ROVAC
38) Specialty Equipment Market Association
39) The Children's Law Center of CT, Inc.
41) The Connecticut Project Action Fund
42) Town of Oxford
43) Town of Somers
44) Tri-S Environmental Services, Inc.
45) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
46) Water Sports Industry Association
47) West Wharf, LLC
49) Zillow, Inc
0-5 years
Past president of CT Conference of Municipalities
Recipient of Connecticut Magazine's "Forty under 40" award.
While serving as Mayor, passed municipal budgets, negotiated union contracts, deal with numerous crisis' and natural disasters.
Recognized on several fronts for achievements within the municipal sector. Also served as the Government Affairs Director for a multi-state waste and recycling company dealing with municipal and state policy.
Was elected as the youngest mayor in the state at age 22.
Served eight years in office as Mayor of the Town of Torrington.
Lindsay Jacobs developed her deep understanding of state public policy through previous roles with Connecticut's largest municipal trade association and in city government. She has worked on several campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels, giving her a strong knowledge of the interconnection between policy and politics.
0-5 years
Lindsay Jacobs has over 12 years of experience working in and building strong relationships at every level of government. Prior to joining the Sullivan & LeShane team, Lindsay served as Advocacy Manager for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, the state's largest municipal trade association, where she focused on a breadth of issues including education, environment, energy, and banking policy.
Lindsay gained her robust knowledge of municipal issues from her time as Government Affairs and Communications Advisor for the City of Danbury under Mayor Dean Esposito's administration, and her political work with now Commissioner Mark Boughton.
Lindsay holds a BA in International Studies and a minor in History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Upon graduation, Lindsay worked with former U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) in his first run for office, where she developed a deep understanding of the interconnection between policy and politics. Before moving to the Northeast in 2016, Lindsay served as the Political Affairs Manager for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, helping businesses navigate the role politics play in the legislative process.
As a member of the Sullivan & LeShane, Inc. team, Lindsay utilizes her deep knowledge of policy-making and solid statewide network to connect her clients with the right decision makers.
Lindsay currently lives in the Farmington Valley.
860-803-5103
17 Lincoln Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06102,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Education, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Transportation/Vehicles
Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.
2) American Investment Council
7) Connecticut Black and Brown Student Union/ A Better Way Foundation
8) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation
9) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
11) Critical Response Group, Inc.
12) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.
13) CT Network for Children & Youth
15) EarnIn
15-20 years
Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.
Liam's background involves a wide range of experience in government relations, public service, and politics. Liam has worked on both national and statewide campaigns, and lobbied on the local, state and national levels.
Prior to joining Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC in 2017, Liam served as the Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs at ConnCAN, the state's largest education advocacy organization. In that role, Liam coordinated and directed ConnCAN's diverse legislative agenda at the federal, state and local levels. Additionally, Liam worked in tandem with the organization's leadership and various coalitions to develop strategies that improved educational outcomes for Connecticut students.
Before Liam joined ConnCAN, Liam worked for former U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd in his district legislative office and Presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire. Liam also supported the Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore's office where he monitored the Majority's legislative proposals and worked on several key legislative campaigns. Additionally, Liam has worked with a wide range of clients from nonprofit organizations to major utility companies and has had several legislative victories ranging from helping pass the State's nationally recognized Minority Teacher Recruitment legislation, authorizing Electric Bikes in Connecticut and establishing the State's Hemp program.
Liam is a member of the Town Council in West Hartford. Liam is also a founding board member of Active City, a Hartford based non-profit group centered around getting 600+ kids in the area active in youth sports. Liam lives in West Hartford with his wife, Whitney and their children Rory and Claire.
860-716-4461
17 Lincoln Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06102,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Education, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Transportation/Vehicles
Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.
2) American Investment Council
7) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation
8) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
10) Critical Response Group, Inc.
11) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.
12) CT Network for Children & Youth
14) EarnIn
15-20 years
Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.
Chris, as the Founder and CEO of Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC (PLS), oversees government relations and strategic communications for his firms' multitude of clients. PLS specializes in providing its clients with streamlined and precise consultation for all of their public affairs and advocacy needs. The firm advises client interests before state legislatures around the country, specializing primarily in the Connecticut legislature while, for some clients, managing their day-to-day association operations and providing strategic communications counsel on how to manage press inquiries and crisis communications/public relations.
PLS, established by Chris in 2016, is a full service firm that is proud of the commitment and professionalism it provides its clients.
Before PLS' founding, Chris worked as the Director of Government Relations for Connecticut based company, TicketNetwork, overseeing and managing the company's government relations for all 50 states and the federal government. In concert with the company's legal department and C-Suite, Chris oversaw a robust consultation and travel budget while managing a network of nearly two dozen national government relations and public relations consultants and professionals.
Prior to joining TicketNetwork in 2015, Chris spent over twelve years with the government relations firm Tobin, Carberry, O'Malley, Riley and Salinger (TCORS) a Hartford, CT based firm that specializes in association management and government relations. In the role of Principal, Chris led daily legislative management for dozens of clients on wide ranging issues from environmental regulation to state budgetary issues, gambling issues to freedom of press matters before the Connecticut State Legislature.
Chris got his start in the political field nearly twenty years ago as a political and campaign consultant on numerous successful local and statewide races in Connecticut.
Chris has a B.S. in Political Science from Ohio Dominican University and currently lives in West Hartford, CT with his wife, Maureen, their son Jake and the family dog, Ripken. Chris is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan and believes that Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie.
21 Oak Street, Hartford, CT, 06103,
5) Connecticut Black and Brown Student Union/ A Better Way Foundation
6) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation
7) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
9) Critical Response Group, Inc.
10) CT Network for Children & Youth
12) EarnIn
78 Beaver Rd Suite 2A, Wethersfield, CT, 06109,