Ann T. Ciekot is a founding partner of Public Policy Partners. Ann has more than 25 years of experience in government relations and public policy work in Maryland. She is widely regarded as a public policy expert on substance use disorder treatment and recovery, social services, and civil rights issues. Over the course of a quarter century, she has worked to carefully nurture relationships with public officials across the political spectrum and state and local agency personnel. Ann also has significant experience in managing and advocating for nonprofit service provider, advocacy and consumer organizations, and she has developed expertise in training people to become advocates for themselves and others.
1) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
2) Association of Community Services of Howard County
4) Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate
5) Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition
6) Bard College
7) Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition
9) Community Development Network of MD
14) KABOOM!
15) Maryland Addictions Directors Council
16) Maryland Association of Area Agencies on Aging
17) Maryland Association of Youth Services Bureaus
18) Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.
19) MD Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
20) Moveable Feast
21) National Association of Social Workers, MD Chapter
22) National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Maryland Chapter
20+ years
Champion of Recovery by Maryland Recovery Organization Connecting Communities, 2013
Achievement Award BY Maryland Association of Community Services in 2011 for leadership in securing passage of legislation to increase the alcohol tax that provides funding for services to people with developmental disabilities and other health care needs
Innovator of the Year for the Leadership in Disabilities Policy, Daily Record, 2010
Fighting the Opioid Overdose Crisis -- Passage of several pieces of legislation that address the opioid overdose crisis and other addiction treatment and recovery services, including funding for treatment providers, the removal of prior authorizations for certain medication, funding for behavioral health crisis services, guidance on opioid prescribing practices, education requirements in public school systems, and harm reduction measures;
Support for People with Disabilities -- Passage of legislation to provide significant increases to public assistance support to people with disabilities;
Prenatal and Newborn Services -- Passage of legislation establishing the Thrive by Three fund to support services to low income families and newborns;
Workforce Development -- Passage of legislation making changes to the social worker licensing law to promote and support the workforce;
Homelessness Prevention -- Defeat of legislation putting low income tenants at greater risk of unjust evictions; and
Delinquency Prevention -- Protected funding for services to at-risk youth and their families
Ann has relationships with the 188 members of the Maryland General Assembly and their staff, with strong ties to those on the health, judicial and budgetary committees. This includes relationships with staff in the Senate President's and House Speaker's offices. Ann has relationships with many people in the executive branch, including staff in the Governor's office; staff in many of the state agencies, including Health, Human Services, Juvenile Services, Public Safety and Correctional Services, Legislative Services, and Labor, Licensing and Regulation; and staff in many executive bodies, including the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention, the Human Relations Commission, and the Governor's Office for Children.
Ann T. Ciekot is a founding partner of Public Policy Partners. Ann has more than 25 years of experience in government relations and public policy work in Maryland. Ann started in this field working for 10 years in statewide nonprofit advocacy organizations working on policy issues regarding affordable housing, homelessness and eviction prevention, public assistance programs, substance use disorder treatment and recovery, and funding for programs in each of these areas. In 2002, Ann became a founding partner of Binderman and Ciekot, a lobbying firm representing health and social justice issues. Since 2006, Ann has been part of Public Policy Partners, a firm growing in size and scope of work. Ann conducts regular trainings for organizations and both graduate and undergraduate school classes on aspects of Maryland government and how to effectively influence policy makers. Ann is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland and is a life-long resident of the state.
410-268-0990
15 School Street, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
Robyn Elliott is one of the most effective health care advocates in Maryland. She has helped clients realize cutting-edge policy achievements, often leading Maryland to become the first state in the country to implement innovative health care access policies. She is also an expert in the State budget process, and she has supported clients in leading successful funding initiatives.
1) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
2) Bard College
3) Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition
4) CareForth
6) CSL Behring
8) Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland
9) Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc. (MDAPA)
10) Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwive
12) Maryland Community Health System
13) Maryland Dental Action Coalition
14) Maryland Naturopathic Doctors Association
15) Maryland Nurses Association
16) Maryland Occupational Therapy Association
17) Maryland School Counselor Association
18) Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence
19) Moveable Feast
15-20 years
Charlotte Ellertson Innovation Award - American Society for Emergency Contraception
Choice Advocate Award - NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland
"Locking Down Our Patient's Privacy" - Planned Parenthood of Maryland
Advocate of the Year - Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reform
Innovator of the Year - The Daily Record
Former Director of Governmental Affairs - Maryland State Department of Health
With over 20 years in the policy advocacy field, Robyn S. Elliott has been a strong and successful advocate for community health providers primarily focused on ensuring increasing funding for health services, expanding health benefits, and ensuring that the regulatory environment allows providers to operate efficiently and effectively. Prior to this, Robyn worked for both the legislative and executive branches, where she spent almost ten years advocating for health care funding and policy priorities within State government. This included three years as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Maryland Department of Health, where she was responsible for the broadest legislative package of any State agency; and two years in the Department as an advisor to the Secretary and Chief Financial Officer on how to advocate for funding priorities. Before her tenure at the Department of Health, Robyn worked with the Maryland General Assembly for three years as a budget analyst. She was responsible for advising the legislature about the budgets and policies of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Aging. Robyn came to the General Assembly with several years of experience in health care finance, where she managed the budget for a State cancer-screening grant program and oversaw the budget process for a large hospital department. She has a master's degree in health care administration from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
410-274-7003
15 School St Suite 300, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Retail, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
1) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists
2) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
3) Association of Community Services of Howard County
6) Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland
7) Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants, Inc. (MDAPA)
8) Maryland Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwive
0-5 years
I have legislative experience in a variety of issues affecting the insurance industry and related sectors, including health insurance, property and casualty insurance and regulatory reform. Prior to joining Public Policy Partners, I was the Director of Government Relations for the Maryland Hospital Association. I also served as the Director of Government Relations for the Maryland Insurance Administration. I have a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore and a Bachelor's of Science from Salisbury University.
301-254-0072
15 School Street, Suite 300, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
410-268-0990
15 School street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
