Jeff Janas * 19047 N.

91st Way * Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 * (703) 919-7099 * jj

541e4e@westpost.net

* CAREER PROFILE
Senior Government and Public Affairs and Relations Professional
* Federal, State and Local Government Experience * Political and Legislative Pro
ficiency * Communications Background * Public Policy and Public Relations Experi
ence * Logistics and Project Management
* Senior government and public policy professional -- Eighteen years combined fe
deral, state and local government experience; worked with high-ranking governmen
t officials, senior staff and industry executives to implement policy and legisl
ative initiatives
* Veteran team project leader -- Directed and negotiated $250 million authorizat
ion program providing biennial operational funding for committees of the U.S. Ho
use of Representatives
* Seasoned event planner -- Directed staff over three Congresses to plan and imp
lement orientation program for over 150 newly-elected members of Congress.
* Senior public relations manager -- Developed strategic planning and key messag
ing for clients; managed media relations
* PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
December 2008 - Current
Owner and President -- Western Sky Consulting Group, L.L.C.
Community and Public Relations/Political/Business Consultant
* Provide consulting services for Falcon Field Airport and the City of Mesa rela
ted to community and public relations, public outreach/awareness campaigns and g
rassroots political outreach efforts;
develop and implement strategic community and public relations plans; use tradit
ional and social media strategies and tactics to proactively and re-actively add
ress issues that shape public opinion;
interact with public officials, community groups/organizations and the media to
address client issues.
* Deployed as a member of a non-partisan team on behalf of the American Coalitio
n for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) as part of a national public awareness camp
aign to initiate and maintain grassroots' support to achieve a political goal fo
r the client.
* Partner with the Green Cast Services to market and sell patented energy-effici
ent lighting systems to businesses.
* Coordinate with principals of Efficiency Technologies, Inc. to market and sell
Efftrack, an energy efficient optimization tool for industrial chillers.
* Arranged marketing and sales relationship between Green Cast Services and Effi
ciency Technologies, Inc.
June 2007 - November 2008
Senior Account Executive -- Denise Resnik & Associates, Phoenix, Arizona
Key Achievements:
Manager of Client Portfolio
* Developed and executed the client's strategic community and media relations pl
an associated with the development of a 3,200-acre site expected to bring millio
ns of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs to Phoenix's Southeast Valley. T
he plan successfully assisted the client with passing ten measures brought befor
e the Mesa City Council that included entitlements, zoning, annexation and tax i
ncentive issues, allowing for the development of a $1 billion convention center
and a 1,200-room hotel/resort by a leading hospitality and entertainment company
.
General Responsibilities:
Responsible for overall management of assigned clients, including all client bil
lings; developed and managed client's overall strategic community and media rela
tions plan; developed messaging and tactics to implement and support plans often
under tight deadlines; provide written copy for internal and public documents;
interacted with client and their consultants, media outlets, government and comm
unity leaders and staff, as well as local businesses and organizations to promot
e client's agenda. Clients: DMB and Associates; Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa.
February 2001 - January 2007
Director of Committee Operations -- Committee on House Administration, U.S. Hous
e of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Key Achievements:
Manager of New Member Orientation Program 108th -110th Congresses
* Directed organization and execution of the bi-partisan program for newly-elect
ed Members of the U.S House of Representatives; developed and organized issue-ba
sed seminars with the Congressional Research Service (CRS) for Members and their
families; provided advice to Harvard University personnel from the John F. Kenn
edy School of Government, Institute of Politics, on developing their issues-base
d program for newly-elected members and attended program; advised Heritage Found
ation and Johns Hopkins University personnel on their new member programs.
Manager of Committee Funding Program
* Directed the committee funding process, authorizing over $200 million in bienn
ial funding for every committee of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 107
th -109th Congresses; wrote significant portions of committee report associated
with the funding legislation; managed highly-contentious and politicized process
and passed bi-partisan resolution authorizing over $250 million by voice vote o
n House floor in the 109th Congress; successfully passed the first bi-partisan c
ommittee funding bill in over a decade.
General Responsibilities: Served as liaison to each committee in the U.S. House
of Representatives; directed logistics associated with official committee proce
edings; managed and advised committee staff on the financial and administrative
needs of committees related to official spending and reporting of expenditures a
nd issues related to committee operations within the framework of existing laws,
House rules and committee regulations.
February 1996 -- February 2001
Senior Legislative Assistant -- Office of Congressman Bob Ney (OH-18), Washingto
n, D.C.
Key Achievements:
Represent Member on Committee Implementing U.S. Transportation Policy
* Served as Congressman's representative on the Transportation Conference Commit
tee responsible for formulating final draft of the $218 billion Transportation E
quity Act (TEA-21). Coordinated with staff of the House Transportation Committee
, staff from the House and Senate, and private sector groups to include importan
t initiatives and authorizations in the conference report affecting U.S. transpo
rtation policy for 7 years and also for projects within the Congressman's distri
ct.
General Responsibilities
Monitored, tracked and advised the Member on various issues pending before Congr
ess; responsible for handling over 20 issue areas as well as the work of the Mem
ber's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; prepared reports and briefs f
or Member; prepared communications and conducted briefings to disseminate inform
ation to congressional offices; responded to correspondence from constituents; c
ommunicated with representatives of the private sector, governmental agencies an
d the general public regarding pending legislation.
January 1991 - June 1995
Public Information Officer/Special Assistant to the Director, Ohio Department of
Insurance, Columbus, Ohio (political appointee of Governor George V. Voinovich)
General Responsibilities
Managed all constituent inquiries directed to the Department from the Office of
the Governor and Lt. Governor, Members of Congress and Ohio General Assembly; tr
acked and monitored legislation and attended legislative hearings; coordinated s
pecial projects on behalf of the Director; assisted in preparation for annual bu
dget hearings; managed and trained participants in the Department's internship p
rogram.
* EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
September 1986 - July 1990