Advocacy Advice from Shaun Lumachi
Shaun Lumachi
President and Founder
Chamber Advocacy
Shaun is a regular contributor to the Policy Clearinghouse Blog. His entries cover the fundamentals of chamber advocacy and are a terrific asset for anyone who is starting up or ramping up a government affairs program.
Chamber Advocacy, a California based consulting firm that specializes in building government affairs programs. Chamber Advocacy is part of the ACCE Consultants on Demand Program. Prior to founding Chamber Advocacy, Shaun was Vice President of Government Affairs at the Long Beach Area (CA) Chamber of Commerce. Shaun is a graduate of California State University Sacramento and is also a baseball umpire.
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Links to some of Shaun's blog entries are listed below:
- How To Make Your Government Affairs Committee Work (Oct 24, 2008)
- Five Years Later: LongBeachAdvocacy.biz Still Helping Business Do Politics (Sept 23, 2008)
- Make Your Newsletter Matter (June 17, 2008)
- Stop Hugging Elected Officials. Start Holding Them Accountable (May 18, 2008)
- Chamber Government Affairs Program that Work (May 2, 2008)
- The Future of Chamber of Commerce Advocacy Efforts (April 15, 2008)