Government Relations 11/18/16
Date and Time
Friday Nov 18, 2016
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
7:00am
Location
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
101 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA
Fees/Admission
Government Relations Committee meetings are free and open to all members of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.
Description
Nicole Crain, Senior Vice President for Public Policy with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry will help us break down the election and what it means for the 2017 Iowa legislative session. Nicole will also talk about ABI's priorities and key issues.
Nicole Crain is Senior Vice President, Public Policy for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. She is recognized as one of Iowa's most effective lobbyists by her peers, lawmakers and ABI members. Her experience on both the federal and state level gives her a unique perspective in navigating the bureaucracies that ABI members face daily.
Nicole had previously been employed with ABI as Director, Government Relations. During that time and now, she is engaged in working on members' behalf on tough employment, environmental, and economic growth issues. She leads ABI's policy work in a number of areas, including administering ABI's Iowa Industry Political Action Committee.
Before returning to ABI in 2012, Nicole was President of the Iowa Taxpayers Association, a statewide business tax policy organization. She has also served as Director of Government Affairs for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa, where she worked closely with the national association to activate Iowans in the fight to defend Iowa's Right to Work law.
Nicole is a magna cum laude graduate of Simpson College, which recognized her as an outstanding alumnus in 2010. Following college, Nicole spent two years in Washington, DC with the firm of Lesher & Russell, where she worked on behalf of global agri-business companies on federal issues. She is also a former intern for U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley.
Nicole is a native of Blockton. She continues to be involved with her alma mater as a young alumni representative on the Board of Trustees and an associate member of the Presidents’ Society. She lives in Windsor Heights where she is active as a volunteer and civic leader.
Nicole Crain is Senior Vice President, Public Policy for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. She is recognized as one of Iowa's most effective lobbyists by her peers, lawmakers and ABI members. Her experience on both the federal and state level gives her a unique perspective in navigating the bureaucracies that ABI members face daily.
Nicole had previously been employed with ABI as Director, Government Relations. During that time and now, she is engaged in working on members' behalf on tough employment, environmental, and economic growth issues. She leads ABI's policy work in a number of areas, including administering ABI's Iowa Industry Political Action Committee.
Before returning to ABI in 2012, Nicole was President of the Iowa Taxpayers Association, a statewide business tax policy organization. She has also served as Director of Government Affairs for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa, where she worked closely with the national association to activate Iowans in the fight to defend Iowa's Right to Work law.
Nicole is a magna cum laude graduate of Simpson College, which recognized her as an outstanding alumnus in 2010. Following college, Nicole spent two years in Washington, DC with the firm of Lesher & Russell, where she worked on behalf of global agri-business companies on federal issues. She is also a former intern for U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley.
Nicole is a native of Blockton. She continues to be involved with her alma mater as a young alumni representative on the Board of Trustees and an associate member of the Presidents’ Society. She lives in Windsor Heights where she is active as a volunteer and civic leader.
