Dianne Blumer, principal of the company, is a homegrown Alaskan with 28 years of executive and legislative experience. She brings an array of professional experience with executive and legislative branches of state government. In addition to her recent experience as Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Adviser with the Alaska State Legislature, she served as the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development managing issues including Alaska labor laws, Workers Compensation, vocational rehabilitation and workforce development.
0-5 years
In a remote state like Alaska, reputation and relationships are everything.
Miles Baker Alaska, LLC is a network of experienced, knowledgeable and influential friends, partners and associates built over decades of work in government, public policy and the private sector. Professionals that can be activated as needed to offer targeted advice, advocacy assistance or support with strategy planning or execution.
20+ years
Professional Highlights
Legislative Director to Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, responsible for leading the administration's legislative and public policy agenda
Infrastructure Investment Coordinator, managing Alaska's implementation of the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
AVP Government Relations for the University of Alaska, managing federal, state, and local affairs
VP External Affairs & Government Relations for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation
State Director for U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and policy advisor in her Washington D.C office
Senior budget and appropriations staff for the Alaska Senate Finance Committee
Chief of Staff to State Senator Bert Stedman
Six-Sigma Black Belt at NBC Entertainment
National Director of Sales and Marketing at Sony-BMG Music
U.S. Marine Corps logistics officer
Research partner with the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) at UAF's International Arctic Research Center
Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Alaska Anchorage, College of Business and Public Policy
B.S. in Ocean Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management
Miles Baker has 20-plus years of experience living and working in Alaska with a record of success in an incredibly diverse set of industries and environments. He has worked in public policy, strategic communications, business development, government relations and external affairs. Miles is an expert at helping organizations navigate his home state, where he has served in leadership roles in the executive, legislative and congressional branches of government, and successfully managed complex policy initiatives through a range of public and legislative processes.
907-632-1268
PO Box 91337, Anchorage , Alaska, 99509,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website, TAG Profile
20+ years
Dell Sales & Government Affairs Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology Public Service Award
BICKFORD PACIFIC GROUP (BPG) has over 25 years experience specializing in all aspects of government, legislative, state administration and local assembly/city council. BPG has been recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 lobbyists with a client list that includes Fortune Top 500 companies. BPG clients benefit from our trusted bipartisan relationships that have resulted in successful outcomes.
Whether you are seeking to enact or defeat legislation on a state or local level, BPG has a proven success record.
Firm Specialties:
Lobbying local & state
Digital/social media advocacy
Grassroots/grasstops
Strategist specialist
Communications/public relations
Crisis management
FRANK BICKFORD, before becoming a lobbyist was a staffer in the early 80's for then U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski, Former State Senator Fritz Pettyjohn and managed Congressman Don Young's campaign in 1984. Frank has been a state lobbyist since the year 2000, with a host of clients and excellent reputation among Democrat, Republican and Independent elected officials.
THE ADVOCACY GROUP
(50 states, Federal and DC, )703-597-4276
1201 Wilson Blvd., 27th Floor, Arlington, VA, 22209,
Subjects: All Subjects
TAG is a one-stop, results-oriented network for clients with needs in a single state or multiple jurisdictions. The TAG network consists of one top firm per jurisdiction or specialty. Collectively we are 60+ firms including lobbyists across the US, public affairs specialists in various countries (Australia, Canada, Mexico, Russia, CIS, Central Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Turkey, Israel, United Kingdom and the European Union) and specialty services (50-state legislative and regulatory tracking, grassroots, jury selection, market entry strategy and social enterprise business development).
Each TAG member offers its clients a tailored strategy that will provide them with a solution. Our TAG members are an integrated team, both near and far throughout the world, yet offering insight within each location.
The TAG network consists of the top lobbying firms across the US, public affairs specialists in various countries and specialty services.
US Members:
50-States
DC Council
US Congress
International:
Profile Consulting (Aust) Pty Ltd (Australia)
Tactix (Canada)
Monarch Global Strategies (Mexico, Central & South America)
Kesarev (Russia, CIS, Central Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Turkey & Israel)
Instinctif Partners (United Kingdom & the European Union)
Specialty members:
Five Corners Strategies (Grassroots Advocacy & Public Affairs)
FOCUS, a Leonine Business (50-State Legislative & Regulatory Tracking & Analysis)
Select Litigation (Jury Selection)
Bullpen, LLC (Market Entry Strategy)
The Virtuous Cycle Collaboratory (Social Enterprise Business Development)
Law Offices of Mitchell D. Gravo, Inc. (Specialty Member)
