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Allison is a seasoned and solutions-oriented legal professional with a passion for driving positive change in the field of education. In her role as Vice President of Education, she combines strategic thinking with a profound understanding of educational systems, policy, and practice in order to design and implement solutions to address the evolving needs of … Continued

At S360, Sarah leads clients’ advocacy efforts with a passion for delivering long-lasting results. As Senior Director in Sacramento, she offers clients specific expertise navigating the complex healthcare landscape in the state, including policies impacting access to health care, community health, labor relations, worker’s compensation, public works, hospital and health care finance and infrastructure. Prior … Continued

Dyanna Volek brings over a decade of public policy and government relations experience to her role as S360’s Vice President for the Bay Area. She leads government relations, legislative advocacy, public policy, and community engagement in the innovative Bay Area region. With a focus on community and deep dedication to her hometown of San Francisco, … Continued

Michael Menjivar is the Vice President of Government Relations for Southern California. He brings over a decade of experience in campaigns, fundraising, and advocacy at both local and statewide levels. With a focus on education, housing, and labor issues, Michael has developed a strong reputation for building relationships across interests – aligning people and causes. … Continued

Jennifer is the Director of Operations and Client Services in the Strategies 360 Sacramento office. With expertise in data collection and analysis, writing and editing, and education, Jennifer supports the Sacramento office in a variety of areas. In her role, she organizes meetings with legislative offices, attends hearings and provides summaries for distribution to lobbyists … Continued

Bridging the gap between equality and equity has been at the heart of Rashad Johnson’s professional and personal work for his entire life. Originally from Sacramento, for nearly a decade Johnson has worked in local and state politics and government to help level the playing field for Black and Brown communities. As Vice President for … Continued

Theo is a third generation San Franciscan, with over a decade of experience using community engagement to drive public policy and address complex issues in urban spaces. In his role as the Vice President of Public Affairs and Community Relations, Theo combines his passion for organizing with experience in public, private, and non-profit organizations to work on … Continued

As Account Manager in the Strategies 360 San Diego office, Maria (she/her/ella) is responsible for working with the San Diego team to develop and implement communications and public affairs strategies on behalf of clients. She specializes in community engagement, government affairs, and international relations, and can offer clients impactful insights to support their outreach needs. … Continued

Jeremy Oberstein leads S360’s Los Angeles office. He is responsible for ensuring the success of client’s in the LA region by guiding a smart, dedicated team of government affairs, communications, policy and political specialists. With expertise in strategic communications, team building, management and leadership, Jeremy blends his skills to provide solutions-oriented problem solving for client’s … Continued

Katherine Field brings over 15 years’ worth of public policy, government relations, communications, and nonprofit experience to Strategies 360. As Vice President in the San Diego office, Katherine works with public and private sector clients to advance their strategic goals and drive impactful change. Before working with Strategies 360, Katherine served as Senior Director of … Continued

As Senior Associate, Ryan is responsible for managing day to day aspects of client needs. Clients benefit from Ryan’s range of experiences in political and corporate research, communications, public-private partnerships, climate policy, international development and community organizing. Most recently, Ryan was a research analyst for UNITE HERE! Local 30, San Diego’s hotel and hospitality workers … Continued

Strategies’ first new office of 2020 was opened under the leadership of Senior Vice President, Sid Voorakkara. With expertise in communications and messaging, business development, government affairs and advocacy strategy, Sid serves non-profits and private businesses looking for creative collaboration to address their unique challenges. This includes creating a resource website for California’s small-medium businesses looking … Continued

Alicia joined Strategies 360 after 16 years of state government affairs experience with expertise in energy and transportation policy. Prior to joining S360, Alicia was an advocate and State Government Affairs Manager for San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Sempra Energy’s two California regulated utilities. Prior to working for … Continued