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Advocacy USA, LLC Formed to Provide Industry Link to Legislators

Organization will design, structure and activate advocacy programs, or redesign current programs.
May 13, 2020
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Washington, DC — Public policy professional Mark Riso has founded Advocacy, USA LLC, to provide a direct link to legislators for state and national associations, association management companies, organizations and firms seeking representation. These organizations are often challenged to deliver quality, valued advocacy and public policy services, while making difficult budget decisions that often involve cutting costs and staff in order to bring budgets under control. 

Riso has amassed more than three decades of proven, successful public policy experience, which he will leverage to provide what sources say is affordable and exceptional advocacy value at an affordable cost.

Advocacy USA LLC will design, structure and activate an organization's advocacy program,  or re-design, re-structure and activate an existing advocacy program (or a program component), then hand it back to the client, and get out of the way.

Or, if interested, Advocacy USA, LLC will act as a one-stop, comprehensive advocacy department with little to no ramp-up time and provide results for large or small clients or projects.

Advocacy, USA LLC provides state and national monitoring-tracking representation; customized advocacy communications; and customized grassroots network systems. 

Riso's experience includes serving as a legislative director to two senior members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC; a former legislative advisor on the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill representing the construction industry.

Mark Riso can be reached by phone at 202-257-6050; or email Mark at: [email protected].

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