Hannah Garagiola has over 25 years of legislative, lobbying, and advocacy experience at the federal, state and local levels of government. As a former staffer to the Senate President, she has strong relationships with the House and Senate leadership of the Maryland General Assembly as well as Hogan Administration officials. In addition, she has experience lobbying in many Maryland local jurisdictions.

Hannah has been awarded Leading Women Awards by The Daily Record as well as a Very Important Professional (VIP) Award. She has also been awarded Annapolis' Finest Under 40 award.

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Hannah Powers Garagiola is the President and CEO of Compass Government Relations which was founded in 2018. Hannah has been a private sector lobbyist for 13 years advocating for fortune 500 businesses, major energy developers, infrastructure companies and major trade associations. At the helm of Compass Government Relations, Hannah directs a bipartisan team with a proven track record of commonsense solutions to business matters before the Maryland General Assembly, Maryland State House and local governments across Maryland. Hannah's practice also includes lobbying before the D.C. City Council and Mayor's Office. Known for her political savvy, understanding of policy issues, and energetic approach, Hannah's clients are afforded access at the highest levels to meet their organization's needs.

As Deputy Chief of Staff to the Maryland Senate President, Hannah's public sector role gave her the experience, institutional knowledge and concrete relationships with decision-makers to be effective for clients seeking results. During her tenure for the Senate President Hannah's issues of focus included energy, business regulatory, finance and healthcare. In addition, she has vast experience interacting with the executive branch and supporting agencies for procurement-related matters as her role in the public sector demanded a close working relationship with the Governor's office. As a veteran on statewide and national campaigns, Hannah understands the political realities that inevitably factor into government relations solutions and can therefore navigate those often-complicated dynamics.

Under Hannah's leadership, Compass was the leading firm on the Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019, a bill that substantially improved Maryland's Renewable Energy Portfolio which has set the stage to include major offshore wind projects and large utility scale solar projects. This legislation was lauded as a major victory for the participating industries and her work was reported on in The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun. Hannah is familiar with passing bills for large publicly traded companies and working to amend or defeat legislation that is harmful to clients.

Hannah is married to former State Senator Rob Garagiola and they have 2 young children together and a Jack Russell named Oyster. A former collegiate sailor, Hannah can be found cruising the Severn River with her family when she isn't working. She also enjoys cooking, entertaining and travel.