Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Pattee announces new firm

 https://advocuspartners.com/









We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Advocus Partners, a public affairs firm made up of 8 firms: BGR Group, Capitol Advocacy, Capital City Consulting, The Herald Group, Hicks Partners, LLC, Hilltop Public Solutions Stateside Associates, and The Tarrance Group. Advocus Partners is a comprehensive advocacy company with a national footprint. We are fully

hashtagbipartisan, geographically diverse, and cover every aspect of public hashtagadvocacy.

Working together, we are excited to help clients drive impactful change and achieve success. Learn more about we can help you at advocuspartners.com


From his company bio:

CRAIG PATTEE Craig Pattee is the Managing Director of Advocus Partners, a national government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications firm based in Washington, DC. Craig’s background is in developing and managing integrated advocacy campaigns at all levels of government. Having served in the George HW Bush White House and the US Department of Education, Craig honed his expertise in helping companies manage political and policy risk across 50 states.

 He has served as an advisor to numerous governors, including Tommy Thompson (R-WI), Steve Merrill (R-NH) and Terry Branstad (R-IA) and served as the Washington representative for Governors Ed Schafer, John Hoeven (R-ND), and Governor Jim Douglas (R-VT). Craig remains active today with the national governors’ associations and other state and local groups. 

In the 2000s, Craig was an integral part of the team that built one of the largest and most successful international government and public affairs agencies in the country. As President of Dutko Worldwide, Craig helped pioneer innovative practices in education policy and advisory services and played a key role in launching Washington’s leading government markets and procurement practices. 

In his current position at Advocus Partners, Craig leads the integrated advocacy business, assembling a team of top professionals in the key disciplines of government and public affairs. Recognizing advocacy as a collaborative effort, his mission is to support and leverage the capabilities, expertise, influence, and talent of the member companies to benefit shared clients. 

With the tools of advocacy ever-evolving, Craig is committed to identifying and recruiting new talent to the team. He also spearheads the government markets and procurement business (Advocus Government Markets) while advising on public affairs, public relations, and advisory services. 

Craig is also personally engaged with various conservation and education initiatives. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Borana Conservancy in Kenya, dedicated to preserving critically endangered species in Africa, as well as the Grand Teton National Park Foundation in Wyoming. He also serves as a senior advisor to His Majesty King Abdullah II’s Kings’ Academy in Jordan and as a Board member of The Kearns Prize, a national education non-profit. 

Craig splits his time between Washington, DC and Jackson, WY

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Badenhausen Changes It Up

 From LinkedIn:









After nearly 13 years leading corporate communications at BlackRock, I’m transitioning this month to be a part-time Senior Advisor at the firm. Working with Larry Fink, his senior leadership team, and my amazing colleagues in BlackRock Corporate Communications has been the highlight of my career. Stepping back is bittersweet, but I’m looking forward to the next stage of life - consulting for BlackRock, while pursuing other interests outside the firm. Thank you to all my BlackRock colleagues who made this such an incredible journey.

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Some of NY's Finest

(LtoR) Doug Cruikshank, Jim Wilmott '82 and Doug Schmidt recently met in NYC to dispense sage college advice to Emma Wilmott '24, months before her halcyon days begin at Yale...