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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) InnovAge

23) jawnt, Inc.

24) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.

25) Keystone College

26) King's College

27) Lubert Adler Partners

28) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

29) Michael Baker International

30) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC

31) NorthPoint Development

32) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

33) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

34) PA American Water Company

35) Pace-O-Matic

36) Pearson Education, Inc.

37) Pegasystems

38) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

39) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

40) Philadelphia Gun Club

41) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

42) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

43) Qualtrics

44) Rodale Institute

45) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

46) Steamfitters Local 420

47) Sunoco L.P.

48) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

49) Temple University Health System

50) Terpene Belt, Inc.

51) The Janus School

52) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

53) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

54) WGL Energy

55) WGL Energy Services

56) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

57) WinnDevelopment

58) 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 26, 2025