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Achievements

City and State's "40 Under 40 State Leaders" in 2022

PoliticsPA's "Top PA Political Operatives" in 2014

Clients

1) AES Clean Energy

2) Alvernia university

3) Avenues Recovery Medical Center at Valley Forge, LLC

4) Capstone Studios Corp

5) Charlie Health, Inc.

6) Chime Capital, LLC

7) Comcast Corporation

8) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

9) Diavac Biotech Company

10) DocuSign, Inc.

11) Duquesne Light Company

12) Energy Transfer L.P.

13) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

14) Google LLC and its Affiliates

15) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

16) Hazleton Area School District

17) Hazleton City Authority

18) HC Associates, Inc.

19) HealthShare Exchange of SE PA

20) Historic Philadelphia Inc

21) Hull Street Energy

22) jawnt, Inc.

23) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

24) Keystone College

25) King's College

26) Lubert Adler Partners

27) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

28) Michael Baker International

29) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC

30) NorthPoint Development

31) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

32) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

33) PA American Water Company

34) Pearson Education, Inc.

35) Pegasystems

36) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

37) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

38) Philadelphia Gun Club

39) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

40) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

41) Qualtrics

42) Rodale Institute

43) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

44) Steamfitters Local 420

45) Sunoco L.P.

46) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

47) Temple University Health System

48) The Janus School

49) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

50) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

51) WGL Energy

52) WGL Energy Services

53) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

54) WinnDevelopment

55) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

Number of Years as a Lobbyist

0-5 years

Relationships

Board Member on the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Biography

Elena has significant experience coordinating and advancing legislative initiatives in Harrisburg. As former Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of Governor Tom Wolf, she oversaw operations of 24 executive agencies, led the planning and implementation of the Governor's strategic plan and worked closely with the General Assembly to advance budgetary, investment, tax reform, election reform, public health and economic goals. Among numerous major initiatives that Elena helped guide from development to completion include the 2022-23 $45 billion budget process, Pennsylvania's largest tax credit package for energy and advanced manufacturing development, COVID vaccine distribution, Pennsylvania's Broadband Authority, regional economic hub development and business recruitment, and the regulatory and executive action agenda for equal rights policies across various industries. She also oversaw the development of risk management, process improvements and data management structures across state agencies. Having served as a liaison between various cabinet agencies, nonprofit organizations and public and private leaders, Elena understands how to collaborate to achieve a common objective.

Elena also has a depth of strategic knowledge about the organization and coordination of political and field programs for key caucus operations and races. Prior to her senior advisory career in the Governor's Office, Elena held executive leadership roles in the Democratic Party and election organizations. She was Executive Director for Campaign for a Fresh Start, which coordinated gubernatorial campaign and other Democratic campaign efforts; served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party; and was Political Director for the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee.

Last Updated: July 24, 2025