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Holland & Knight, Ms. Hettinger served as staff director for the Senate Environment and Public <br />Works Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member George <br />Voinovich, R-Ohio. <br />Kathryn Lehman, House Republican Liaison <br />A 15-year veteran of Capitol Hill, Ms. Lehman has significant and wide-ranging <br />experience, having worked closely with the White House, administrative agencies, <br />House and Senate leadership and committees, political committees and other key <br />r members of government. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Lehman served as <br />i r 1 chief of staff for the House Republican Conference. Her career began as counsel on <br />the House Judiciary Committee Staff. She later served as special assistant to then-Speaker Newt <br />Gingrich, R-Ga., as policy director to House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and director of <br />coalitions and outreach for Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-111. <br />Lisa Barkovic, Public Safety Liaison <br />Providing grant support to the City will be Public Affairs Advisor Lisa Barkovic. <br />Her close ties in DOJ and DHS' Grants Programs Directorate continue to provide <br />clients with unique access opportunities, advanced notice of new DOJ, DHS and <br />T3 FEMA funding opportunities as well as opportunities to give early input on the <br />department's development of proposed regulations for new grant solicitations. In <br />addition, she works closely with USCM, NLC and National Association of Counties <br />(NACo) in advocating for full funding in annual appropriations for DOJ, DHS and FEMA local <br />government grant programs. <br />Scope Of Services <br />A. Consultant will act as a Washington Representative to the City in Washington, D.C. <br />To achieve success in Washington, the City of Santa Ana needs an aggressive, experienced and <br />results-oriented team of strategists and advocates to serve on the City's behalf. Holland & Knight <br />understands your federal issues and funding priorities and stands ready to assist. <br />We are fully committed to helping the City achieve its federal objectives. We have a long and <br />successful track record in advocating on behalf of municipal governments on a broad range of <br />issues. These include multi-modal transportation; water and sewer infrastructure; sustainable <br />community revitalization; affordable and low-income housing; economic development; energy <br />conservation and greening program implementation; public safety, homeland security and <br />workforce development. <br />Our experienced team will use our strong working relationships with the Santa Ana and greater <br />California delegation, House and Senate committees, the White House and key federal departments <br />and agencies. We will work on all fronts to advance the City's federal priority projects and issues in <br />a fast, highly partisan legislative environment. <br />B. The Consultant will confer with the City Manager and such other City personnel as he may designate <br />at the times and places mutually agreed to by the City and the Consultant on all organizational <br />planning and program activity which has a bearing on the ability of the City to utilize federal <br />programs. <br />Holland & Knight Confidential Presentation for the City of Santa Ana i 3 <br />25A-16