Joe Gregorich to Lead AeA’s Public Policy Efforts in California

Washington, DC (March 5, 2008) – One day after appointing Roxanne Gould to lead AeA’s state government affairs efforts, Christopher Hansen, AeA’s President and CEO, has named six regional policy directors to support member companies in State Capitols across the country. Joe Gregorich, who is based in AeA’s Sacramento office, was chosen to lead public policy efforts on issues in California.

“To assure consistency and effectiveness in providing our members with a greater presence across the country, I have assigned staff to focus on specific policy areas that our members have established as top priorities for the high-tech industry,” said Christopher Hansen. “This new structure will streamline the communication process and enable quick and efficient action on state policy matters.”

Joe Gregorich joined AeA in March 2006. Prior to AeA, Gregorich served as Press Secretary for State Senator Roy Ashburn. While serving in this capacity for Senator Ashburn, Gregorich was responsible for developing and implementing the Senator’s overall media strategy and serving as an advisor to the Senator assisting in developing his policy direction.
 
He holds Bachelors Degrees from the University of California Santa Cruz in Economics and Legal Studies.

Each of the six regional policy directors will be responsible for tracking overall state legislative activity in their respective regions. The other regional policy directors are:

• Midwest - Ed Longanecker (Oakbrook Terrace, IL)
• Northeast – Justin Wright (Albany, NY)
• Northwest - Jim Craven (Lake Oswego, OR)
• Southeast - Ben Aderson (Washington, DC)
• Southern - Jeff Clark (Austin, TX)

For more information about AeA’s State Government Affairs program, and to see a detailed map for each region, please visit www.aeanet.org/SGAmap.

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This page was last updated on 03/05/08.