Laura Marshall Schepis

• Lead established national non-partisan energy policy organization, increasing its clout and reach.

• Direct and serve as spokesperson for campaigns on renewables, competitive energy markets, and natural gas.

• Frequent author and public speaker, including testimony to legislative and regulatory bodies.

• Doubled website audience and social media impressions in six months.

• After leaving APPA to care for severely ill spouse, formed LLC to continue working with APPA, additional clients.

• Business development and strategic policy advice for homeland security firms.

• Developing market research for leading federal PAC.

• Coaching new federal lobbyists and lobby firm manager.

• Guiding new financial services trade association through formation, governance and legislative strategy.

• Recruited to lead twenty-five employees on three teams and increase the Association's political clout.

• Guided CEO and Board Members through Presidential transition and establishment of key contacts at agencies.

• Oversaw re-branding and streamlining of Association communications.

• Implemented complex Association strategic plan.

• Promoted by CEO and COO to lead Association efforts on national political mobilization.

• Managed budgets over $10 million, sixteen staff and array of public relations, digital and political consultants.

• Leader of campaign to deliver 1.2 million public comments and build grassroots army to 500,000 people.

• Launched successful independent expenditure program and $4 million political activities fund.

• Quadrupled PAC dollars raised for Members of Congress (from $100k to $400k) in one year.

• Rebuilt political market research and polling program to improve co-op messaging.

• Led state and federal political strategy on climate change, solar, and 2016 presidential campaigns.

• Recruited to rejoin NRECA as federal lobbyist and manager of political teams.

• Rebuilt Association lobbying and media efforts on FEMA and telecommunications.

• Created first-ever cybersecurity legislative program and protected utilities from additional regulations.

• Planned and produced seven national legislative conferences of 2,000 attendees.

• Lead counsel at FERC and CFTC, representing 450 municipal gas utilities.

• Liaison to Committee of Chief Risk Officers and lead on commodity issues.

• Spokesperson for Association in national and trade media.

• Developed new foundation, ensured compliance with federal grants and contracts rules.

• Represented Association in national coalitions and with state elected officials.

• Federal lobbyist on natural gas supply and commodity trading.

• State government relations lead and liaison to bipartisan Congressional Rural Caucus.

• Federal lobbyist for local economic development commissions in 40 states.

• Coordinated campaign to introduce NADO to U.S. Senate and broaden support for annual appropriations.

• Guided initial implementation of new federal entity (Delta Regional Authority).

• Trial attorney with heavy civil and criminal caseloads in metro Atlanta region.

• Corporate litigation for banks, insurance companies, horse farms and large landowners.

• Co-counsel for defense on homicide case.

• Managed full civil and criminal docket for Chief Judge.

• Authored all opinions and rulings; eliminated years of backlog in 18 months.

• Created intern program and family law seminar.

Concentrated on municipal and local government law. Internships in criminal and environmental law. Ran Environmental Law Students' Association and hosted/produced annual conference sponsored by grant funding and working with volunteers whose activities I coordinated and led.