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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) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance

4) BIG Investment Holdings, LLC

5) Button Holdings Inc

6) Capstone Studios Corp

7) Charlie Health, Inc.

8) Comcast Corporation

9) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

10) Diavac Biotech Company

11) DocuSign, Inc.

12) Duquesne Light Company

13) Energy Transfer L.P.

14) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

15) Goodwill Keystone Area

16) Google LLC and its Affiliates

17) Guidehouse Inc.

18) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

19) Hazleton Area School District

20) Hazleton City Authority

21) HC Associates, Inc.

22) Historic Philadelphia Inc

23) Hull Street Energy

24) InnovAge

25) jawnt, Inc.

26) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

27) Keystone College

28) King's College

29) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

30) Lubert Adler Partners

31) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

32) NorthPoint Development

33) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

34) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

35) PA American Water Company

36) Pace-O-Matic

37) Pearson Education, Inc.

38) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

39) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

40) PMI Global Services Inc. and Affiliates

41) Prologis

42) Qualtrics

43) Rodale Institute

44) Seatgeek, Inc.

45) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

46) Steamfitters Local 420

47) SUN CENTER STUDIOS CORP

48) Sunoco L.P.

49) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

50) Temple University Health System

51) Terpene Belt, Inc.

52) The Janus School

53) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

54) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

55) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

56) WinnDevelopment

57) 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: April 28, 2024