The former lawmaker and Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure will serve as Senior Advisor with Strategies 360’s British Columbia practice.

Vancouver, B.C. — Claire Trevena has joined Strategies 360 in British Columbia after nearly two decades in public service as an elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for the province. Trevena brings a wealth of political and communications experience to her new role as Senior Advisor.

“Claire’s body of work on behalf of the people of British Columbia is extraordinary,” said Michael Gardiner. “She has the ability to work across political interests and with innovative ideas to effectively move projects in our province forward.”

Trevena’s successes as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure include introducing ride hail to British Columbia; developing and implementing the province’s first active transportation strategy; and developing a framework for project for labour agreements.

As an MLA in the New Democratic Party (NDP), Trevena represented the large rural constituency of North Island. Her legislative career included a broad range of Shadow cabinet posts during NDP’s opposition party status.

In these roles, she addressed issues from women’s rights through childcare to social development and, of course, transportation and infrastructure. She spent time working on Legislative committees for Children and Families, Finance, and Sustainable Aquaculture. Trevena also served a term as a Deputy Speaker of the BC Legislature.

“Our clients can trust Claire’s ability to see the big picture and blend social and community focused needs with policy and business to create win-win-win outcomes,” said Ron Dotzauer, Founder and CEO of Strategies 360. “We are thrilled to have her on board to share her expertise, ideas and passion for creating positive change.” 

Prior to entering electoral politics, Trevena worked as a lead on strategic communications projects both domestically and internationally. She was a spokesperson with the UN, was the Chief Communications Officer in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mission in Kosovo as well as in Canadian and US sponsored missions abroad. She has also worked on voter access for Iraq, corporate governance in Macedonia and projects from Guatemala to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her roots are in journalism where she was a reporter, producer and editor for the BBC, The Guardian (UK), and the CBC among other organizations.

Get to know more about Claire Trevena here.

About S360
With offices in 13 western U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Ontario, and Vancouver, B.C., Strategies 360 is a leading public affairs, communications, research, and marketing firm. The firm also owns and operates its own in-house creative design and marketing practice. With experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, quantitative and qualitative research, advertising, marketing, and design, S360 crafts and executes the winning strategies that help clients succeed in shaping policy and business across western North America.

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Albert (Al) Gerow, former elected Chief of the Burns Lake Band, brings three decades of knowledge, collaboration and relationships to his role as Senior Advisor with S360 Canada.

Vancouver, B.C. — Albert (Al) Gerow has joined Strategies 360 as a Senior Advisor in the firm’s Vancouver, B.C. office. Al has over 30 years of experience and leadership across multiple sectors, with expertise in forestry and natural resources, human resources management, governance, education, and community economic development.

“Al approaches his work with a deep commitment to building collaborative relationships with government at all levels, First Nations, business and industry, and community-based organizations,” said Michael Gardiner, President of S360 Canada. “This scale of engagement, with so many different interests, is what sets Al apart as an effective strategist for our clients.”

Born and raised in Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada, Al is a member of the Carrier/Sekani Nation and former elected Chief of the Burns Lake Band. During his term as Chief, Al focused on education, economic development, financial stability, and employment opportunities for band members.

In previous roles, Al has built strong working relationships with First Nations bands, industry, and all levels of government. He also has deep roots in forestry, from harvesting to finishing, including an understanding of nano/nano crystalline fibre research. With experience in the public, private and community sectors, Al has a unique depth of knowledge which he has drawn on throughout his varied career, including as a business owner, college instructor, economic development and elected school board trustee, and municipal councillor.

“We are so glad to have Al bringing his depth of knowledge to enhance our team,” said Ron Dotzauer, Founder and CEO of Strategies 360. “His body of work and relationships are an incredible asset to our clients, as is his ability to build consensus to get big things done.”  

Al holds a diploma in Business Administration from the University of Victoria. He is also a certified Lead Auditor in ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems, a certified Employment Counselor, and certified in Emergency Spill Response. Al graduated from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy in 1979.

More information about Al can be found here.

About S360

With offices in 13 western U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Ontario, and Vancouver, B.C., Strategies 360 is a leading public affairs, communications, research, and marketing firm. The firm also owns and operates its own in-house creative design and marketing practice. With experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, quantitative and qualitative research, advertising, marketing, and design, S360 crafts and executes the winning strategies that help clients succeed in shaping policy and business across western North America.

Raj Sihota and Lise Fenton join S360 after serving the BC New Democratic Party strengthening the firm’s leadership in BC government relations.

Vancouver, BC – Veteran BC New Democrat Raj Sihota, who ran the BC NDP as Party Director through its successful 2017 and 2020 campaigns, has joined Strategies 360 in BC as Vice President. Former New Democrat organizer and digital lead Lise Fenton has joined the BC team as Senior Public Affairs Manager. 

“Raj Sihota has been at the forefront of New Democrat leadership in BC since her time as a senior aid to then Deputy Premier Joy MacPhail, and then as Director of Outreach to then BC NDP leader Carole James,” said Strategies 360 Canada president Michael Gardiner. “Sihota’s decades of experience and relationships, along with her deep knowledge of BC politics and her strategic mind, will give S360 clients top level guidance and advocacy.” 

Fenton is also an experienced political strategist and campaigner with expertise in communications, digital strategy, fundraising, and organizing. Prior to joining Strategies 360, Fenton held roles in  the Manitoba Health Minister’s office, as Deputy Digital Director for Canada’s NDP, and most recently, as Candidate Recruitment and Nominations Organizer for the BC NDP, where she drove the recruitment of BC NDP candidates for the 2020 election. 

“Lise Fenton is a top-notch organizer and communicator,” said Gardiner. “Her experience in government and politics, combined with her superb communications knowledge, builds trusting relationships with the public and decision-makers alike. Lise delivers strategies and messaging that get results for clients.”  

Sihota and Fenton join the experienced leadership team of Gardiner, and Vice President Stephen Howard who previously worked as Chief of Staff to Adrian Dix and as a senior aide to Attorney General David Eby. 

“Together, our British Columbia team brings decades of experience in BC politics.” said Strategies 360 CEO Ron Dotzauer. “Their expansive knowledge of regional issues and industries, the NDP, and the decision-makers at the tablehelp clients achieve their goals and drive lasting change.”  

Strategies 360 is the largest integrated public affairs firm in the west, with offices in thirteen states, Washington DC, and Vancouver, Canada. Strategies 360’s Washington, DC practice recently received a major boost with Patrick Baskette, former special assistant to then Senator Joe Biden, joining S360’s already impressive U.S. federal team.  

Learn more about Raj Sihota here

Learn more about Lise Fenton here

Seattle, WA – After a summer of impressive growth across the firm’s western footprint, Strategies 360 is pleased to announce an expansion of its digital marketing team with the addition of Digital Director Ryan Bush and Digital Analyst Will Badenhausen.

This exciting new move positions S360’s well-established digital advertising and communications practice for continued growth and success across the West. The move also provides S360’s existing client base with more team members and cutting-edge services to help overcome obstacles and achieve the win.

“Strategies 360 is building one of the best digital marketing practices you’ll find in the West and we’re thrilled to welcome Ryan and Will to the team,” said Strategies 360 CEO Ron Dotzauer. “Digital media is inextricably intertwined with everything S360 does in the communications world, hence the hiring investments. With Ryan and Will on board, we’re looking forward to offering the most sophisticated, targeted and data-driven digital communications services in the country.”  

As Digital Director, Ryan Bush will oversee campaign strategy and execution on S360’s biggest and most complex accounts. He comes to the firm as former marketing manager for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, bringing nearly a decade of experience in digital and traditional advertising, events, media planning, branding, campaign strategy, and execution. In a further expansion of S360’s digital marketing services, the firm is also pleased to welcome Digital Analyst Will Badenhausen. Will is joining S360 after working for a Salt Lake City-based advertising agency and will work to analyze and optimize the performance of S360’s digital campaigns.

The new hires also highlight the unprecedented growth seen by S360 over the course of the last year. In 2018 alone, the firm has made significant investments to strengthen its service capabilities by adding new teams, broaden its footprint with major expansions in California and Hawaii, and deepened its network of unmatched professionals with 38 net new hires across the West.

With 20 offices in 12 Western states and Washington, D.C., Strategies 360 is the leading public affairs, communications, research, and marketing firm in the west. The firm also owns and operates its own in-house creative design and marketing practice, The Hilt. With experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, quantitative and qualitative research, advertising, marketing and design, S360 crafts and executes the strategies that help clients succeed.

Award-winning journalist and former Disney manager to lead communications practice in Los Angeles

Former TechNet VP to lead S360’s office in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO – Strategies 360, recognized as the leading public affairs firm in the western United States, is thrilled to announce today the hiring of Andrea Deveau, who will lead the firm’s growing practice in Sacramento.

Andrea joins the Sacramento team as a well-known and highly effective advocacy veteran with deep expertise in energy and technology policy. Andrea most recently served as Vice President of State Policy and Politics for TechNet, where she led the group’s state lobbying efforts since 2016. Under Andrea’s leadership, TechNet’s 50-state advocacy program achieved numerous wins on advanced energy, privacy, security, future of work, and education. Last year alone, Andrea oversaw efforts on 490 bills in 47 state houses, achieving a 92 percent success rate.

“Andrea has truly transformed our state program and cemented TechNet’s standing as a lobbying and political powerhouse in state capitals across the country, especially in Sacramento, California,” said Linda Moore, President, and CEO of TechNet. “Without Andrea’s leadership, our state program would not be what it is today — the tech sector’s preeminent policy and advocacy group on the state level.”

Click here for more on Andrea’s background and biography.

Andrea’s addition to S360 builds on the firm’s rapidly expanding practice in Sacramento, which has coupled highly-skilled government affairs professionals with S360’s well-established public opinion and marketing services in California.

“Strategies 360 is built around providing our clients with the best and the brightest, and there isn’t a better person in the world to lead our growth in Sacramento,” said Strategies 360 Co-founder and CEO, Ron Dotzauer.“Andrea Deveau has a proven track record and an unmatched ability to secure advocacy wins in any environment. We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome her to the team.”

Andrea will be leading the S360 team in Sacramento, which includes Vice President Greg Hayes, Vice President of Policy and Communications David Richey, and Director of Government and Public Affairs Tatiana Stewart. The firm also expanded its practice in Los Angles in early 2018 with the hiring of Senior Vice President Larry Chung and Senior Director Nella McOsker.

With offices in 12 Western states and Washington, D.C., Strategies 360 is the leading public affairs, communications, research, and marketing firm in the west. With experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, quantitative and qualitative research, advertising, marketing and creative design, S360 crafts and executes the strategies that help clients succeed.

POLL COMES BEFORE COUNCIL VOTE, SHOWS “STUNNING NUMBERS” THROUGHOUT SEATTLE

With the City of Seattle embroiled in a debate over the City Council’s proposed employee head tax plan, Strategies 360 teamed up with KIRO 7 News to find out how Seattle voters are responding.

The exclusive poll came as the first piece of publicly released opinion research into the issue that has dominated the city’s news cycle and produced what S360 Co-founder and CEO, Ron Dotzauer called some “stunning numbers.”

The survey found the proposal to charge Seattle businesses that earn more than $20 million a year with an employee head tax entirely underwater, with 54% of Seattle voters opposed to the plan, compared to 38% in support:

“This is a vote that Seattle doesn’t want,” Dotzauer told KIRO 7 News when analyzing the poll results. “The biggest surprise of this poll is the intensity of the opposition – usually you get a little more balance. Clearly, there are some very strong feelings about the head tax in Seattle.”

When asked at what dollar amount voters might support a head tax, the poll showed strong opposition across the board:

Compounding the clear public sentiment opposing a head tax in any form was a strong distrust of Seattle government to manage the money raised by a potential head tax wisely:

The live telephone poll of 400 registered voters in Seattle was released by KIRO 7 on Monday morning, ahead of the Seattle City Council’s full vote on the proposed $500-per-worker head tax on some Seattle businesses.

View the full survey results here, and read the full coverage and analysis by KIRO 7 here.

Statement on Methodology:

In partnership with KIRO 7 News, Strategies 360 conducted a survey among 400 registered voters in the city of Seattle. The survey was conducted by live professional interviewers between May 11^th and 13^th, 2018. A combination of landline and mobile phones were called to ensure greater coverage of the population sampled.

The margin of error for a survey of 400 interviews is ±4.9% at the 95% confidence interval. The margin of error is higher for subsamples. Other sources of error not accounted for by the stated statistical margin of error include, but are not limited to, question wording, question order, coverage bias, and response bias.

The sample for this survey was drawn randomly from a list of registered voters and stratified by Seattle City Council District. Quotas were assigned to reflect the actual contribution of these areas to the total electorate. The sample reflects the demographic composition of the Seattle electorate per data from the U.S. Census Bureau, King County Elections, and several distinct voter files.

SACRAMENTO – Strategies 360 (S360), recognized as the top, leading-edge public affairs firm in the western United States, announced today the opening of its Sacramento office to join its offices in 12 western states, and the addition of a veteran strategist to lead its existing Los Angeles office.

Leading the Sacramento office is well-known legislative and public affairs consultant Justin Fanslau, joined by long-time communications consultant Greg Hayes and experienced legislative advocate Alicia Priego. S360 also announced that one of Southern California’s top public affairs advisors, Larry Chung, has joined the team to lead its Los Angeles office. S360 is the first public affairs and lobbying firm to offer a complete in-house digital and communications practice and will be combining that with its new team members’ experience to offer a first-of-its-kind public affairs resource for clients seeking to impact California policy and regulation.
Fanslau has carved a niche in the technology sector assisting many startups navigate the legislative and regulatory environment in Sacramento. He is the principal outside advocate for TechNet, which is the bipartisan network of technology CEOs that promotes growth in the innovation economy. Fanslau’s political experience includes work both inside and outside of the Capitol. He served as Legislative Director for Senate President pro Tempore-elect Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and as Campaign Manager for Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced). His background also involves experience with housing and the environment, and consulting with California’s building and construction trades unions.

Joining Fanslau is Greg Hayes, who has a diverse business, public and governmental affairs background. Hayes has been lobbying in recent years for a variety of private sector clients in the entertainment, financial services, natural resources, and technology

sectors. Prior to that, he served as Communications Director for Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles). Hayes also was an entrepreneur in the green technology and financial service spaces, helping to commercialize the nation’s first high-solid organic waste-to-energy system. Early in his career Hayes worked in the California Senate and most notably as Press Secretary to Senator Art Torres (D-Los Angeles) both in the Capitol and in Torres run for California Insurance Commissioner.

Rounding out the new Sacramento team is lobbyist Alicia Priego. Priego joins Strategies 360 with 15 years of state government affairs experience with expertise in energy and transportation policy. She most recently worked for Sempra Energy and previously served as Legislative Director for Senator Jim Beall (D-San Jose). Priego also serves on the board of California Women in Energy.

Chung, who will be leading S360’s Los Angeles and Southern California offices, specializes in public affairs and government relations. Prior to joining the team, Chung spent several years consulting in technology, entertainment, and telecommunications to Fortune 10 companies. He also served as a senior aide to California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez providing strategic counsel and coordinating all communications between internal and external stakeholders for the administration. He currently serves as an appointee of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on the California State Bar Lawyer Assistance Oversight Committee and as an officer and board member for the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles.

S360’s expansion in California builds on the firm’s existing footprint in the Golden State, bringing highly-skilled government affairs capabilities to S360’s well-established public opinion research and marketing services in California. The four new hires will be joining the existing S360 team in California, including Senior Vice President of Research, Drew Lieberman, who leads the firm’s top-flight public opinion research practice out of San Diego, CA.

With offices in 12 Western states and Washington, D.C., Strategies 360 is the leading public affairs, communications, research, and marketing firm in the west. With experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, quantitative and qualitative research, advertising, marketing and creative design, S360 crafts and executes the strategies that help clients succeed.

In early 2017, Strategies 360 and The Hilt – S360’s in-house design and marketing firm – set out to construct an annual report for client-partner, Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC). The result of this work was a publication as unique and engaging as the history of BBNC, and ultimate winner of the American Marketing Association Alaska Prism Award for Best Annual Report in 2017.

Take a closer look at the report here, and read about S360’s other awards won for Best Radio Ad and Newsletter at the 2017 Alaska Prism Awards here