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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) Charlie Health, Inc.

5) Chime Capital, LLC

6) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

7) Diavac Biotech Company

8) DocuSign, Inc.

9) Duquesne Light Company

10) Elmwood Park Zoo

11) Energy Transfer L.P.

12) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

13) Google LLC and its Affiliates

14) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

15) Hazleton Area School District

16) Hazleton City Authority

17) HC Associates, Inc.

18) HealthShare Exchange of SE PA

19) Historic Philadelphia Inc

20) jawnt, Inc.

21) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

22) Keystone College

23) King's College

24) Lubert Adler Partners

25) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

26) Michael Baker International

27) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC

28) Noodle Partners, PBC

29) NorthPoint Development

30) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

31) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

32) PA American Water Company

33) Pearson Education, Inc.

34) Pegasystems

35) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

36) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

37) Philadelphia Gun Club

38) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

39) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

40) Qualtrics

41) Rodale Institute

42) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

43) Steamfitters Local 420

44) Sunoco L.P.

45) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

46) Temple University Health System

47) The Janus School

48) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

49) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

50) WGL Energy

51) WGL Energy Services

52) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

53) WinnDevelopment

54) 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 27, 2025