Summit Strategies Government Affairs Expands Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Geoffrey Urbach

Office: 202.638.3307

E-mail: geoffreyu@summitstrategies.us

Summit Strategies Government Affairs Expands Team

Washington, D.C. – August 12, 2015 – Summit Strategies Government Affairs, LLC announced today the opening of a permanent office in Portland, Oregon, as the firm continues to expand its presence in the Pacific Northwest and grow its state operations.

Kristine Phillips Evertz, who joins Summit Strategies’ growing West Coast office brings with her over 15 years of legislative, campaign development, and finance experience in the public and private sector. Most recently serving as Government Relations Representative for Knowledge Universe, Ms. Evertz coordinated grassroots and direct lobbying in 17 western states on child care and early childhood education issues. Ms. Evertz’s professional portfolio will focus primarily on the Oregon state legislature, and local and regional projects.

“Kristine’s addition lends considerable lobbying depth and experience to our team. Her expansive network, strong relationships, and reputation throughout the West Coast is an asset to our practice. With Kristine on board, Summit Strategies can provide a full range of representation to its Pacific Northwest clients.” says Michelle Giguere, a founding partner at Summit Strategies.

Ms. Evertz is an Executive Board Member of Children First for Oregon, and has served on the Public Policy Advisory Committee of Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) in Portland, Oregon. She holds a MA in American Government from the School of Public Affairs at American University, Washington, D.C. and a BA in Political Science from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Summit Strategies Government Affairs LLC

Summit Strategies was founded in February, 2015 by Jim Beall, Mark Dedrick, Hal Hiemstra, Michelle Giguere, and Jim Kolb, all of whom had previously been associated with the government affairs practice of Ball Janik LLP.  With more than 150 years of government and government affairs experience among the partners, Summit Strategies launched as an experienced practice with years of success. Partners and professionals based in both Portland and Washington, DC have worked extensively on federal and state matters involving transportation, natural resources, energy, the environment, tax policy, trade, labor, economic development, healthcare, education, and defense.  Summit Strategies represents business clients, trade associations and a wide range of municipal and county governments.  Summit Strategies’ Partners have helped client’s secure significant contracts and federal funding for their projects and shaped favorable federal and state policies that advance their objectives. The foundation of the firm’s success centers on its professionals’ ability to think strategically, establish alliances, and work effectively with politically diverse interests on behalf of its clients.