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ABC-VA KICKOFF WITH PATRICK DEAN (ABC-VA PRESIDENT) AND JULIA HAMMOND (LOBBYIST FOR ABC-VA) **This event is closed.** Wednesday, February 21, 2024  |  5:00PM - 7:00PM Patrick Dean, ABC-VA President and Julia Hammond, ABC-VA Lobbyist, will lead the discussion of why ABC membership is not only a benefit, but also a necessity. KEY TOPICS - ABC's National and Local Impact - ABC's STEP Program; Developing and Maintaining a "Safety First" Culture - ABC's Workforce Development Efforts - The "Elephant in the Room" that is Politics: How the Results of the 2023 Election Will Affect Our Industry - Preparation Tactics for the 2024 Election ABOUT JULIA HAMMOND Julia Hammond is ABC-VA's lobbyist continually pushing the legislative needs that benefit ABC-VA members in addition to her role as Government Relations Principal for Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies. Julia is practiced in leading a gubernatorial legislative team with extensive experience identifying emerging issues, developing and implementing high-level policy initiatives, and securing passage of a variety of measures and key reforms before the Virginia General Assembly. Julia served as the director of legislative affairs and policy to Governor Robert F. McDonnell from 2011-2013. Julia led the McDonnell administration’s legislative strategy, developed the governor’s policy agenda, and […]