If strong advocacy is the defining mission for associations, then the staff lobbyists who make it their priority deserve to be front and center. Each year, CEO Update highlights a selection of those advocacy achievers. With a combination of strategy, skill and experience, here are some who have made a mark this year. Sometimes in tandem with a CEO or outside lobby shop, often with a team in-house, these GR execs make sure members' messages are heard—in the federal arena and around the U.S. Despite continued congressional gridlock, association lobbyists had a few legislative victories such as those related to sequestration. Intense advocacy before regulators implemented… Read More