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Profile, Continued J <br />Ashley Setoudeh, Senior Associate, works closely with clients to identify funding <br />opportunities, monitor legislation, and advocate for their interests with the <br />Legislature and the Administration. Ashley is a policy expert on the issues of <br />education, housing, economic development, and sustainable communities, and she <br />aggressively pursues funding opportunities from those relevant agencies on behalf <br />of clients. <br />Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Sacramento, CA <br />Senior Associate July 2009 — Present <br />As a Senior Associate in the Sacramento office, serves as an integral part of the Sacramento <br />Client Service and Legislative Team. Provides supports and manages public agency and non- <br />profit organizations developing and implementing legislative and funding strategies. Client <br />service work includes researching funding opportunities, developing advocacy plans, drafting <br />legislative language, relationship building, grant writing, and monitoring overall political climate. <br />Legislative work includes monitoring all introduced legislation that may affect clients, drafting <br />and submitting letters of opposition or support for priority bills, and attending and reporting on all <br />relevant legislative hearings. <br />Maintains relationships with many state and federal agencies, and an expertise in their funding <br />programs including: California Department of Education, California Department of Housing and <br />Community Development, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California <br />Department of Toxic Substance Control, California Department of Transportation, California <br />Natural Resource Agency, California Strategic Growth Council, California Energy Commission, <br />California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, United States Economic Development <br />Administration, and Federal Emergency Maintenance Agency. <br />Education <br />California State University, Sacramento <br />Bachelor of Arts, Government <br />SII• <br />0 Proposal for State Legislative Advocacy Services I City of San Leandro Page 8 <br />