{"id":7629,"date":"2021-06-14T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T17:33:01","slug":"greater-louisville-inc-welcomes-new-director-of-government-affairs-and-public-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/press-releases\/greater-louisville-inc-welcomes-new-director-of-government-affairs-and-public-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Louisville Inc. Welcomes New Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Louisville, Ky.<\/strong> (June 14, 2021) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) announced the expansion of its advocacy team with the addition of <strong>Liz McQuillen<\/strong>, who will serve as Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy. McQuillen will oversee GLI\u2019s six issue committees, work with GLI\u2019s Public Policy Council to create local, state, and federal agendas, build relationships with elected officials and pursue pro-business policies.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, McQuillen served as a Legislative Aide for Louisville Metro Councilman Rick Blackwell where she served as a liaison between the Councilman and the 12<sup>th<\/sup> district for over nine years. She managed all constituent relationships, drafted local ordinance language and built consensus among Metro Council members on key priorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liz-headshot-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7630 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liz-headshot-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><em>Liz McQuillen, GLI\u2019s Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdvocacy is one of our core functions as an organization. The talent and determination of our advocacy team has allowed GLI to secure countless wins at all levels of government on behalf of the business community,\u201d said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, President and CEO of GLI. \u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Liz to our team and are confident her vast experience with local government will be a tremendous asset to our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, GLI advocates for a wide-range of policies and takes positions on community issues to ensure continued economic growth for the 15-county Greater Louisville region. Recently, GLI also announced the hire of Shelby Williams, Vice President of Government Affairs and Communications, to lead and oversee GLI\u2019s advocacy work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;GLI has a long history of success in advocating for our region\u2019s businesses and I am excited to bring my experience in public policy with local government in support of that mission,\u201d said McQuillen. &#8220;I look forward to working with GLI Investors, the Public Policy Council, and elected officials to advocate for policies that strengthen our regional businesses and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisville, Ky. (June 14, 2021) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. (GLI) announced the expansion of its advocacy team with the addition of Liz McQuillen, who will serve as Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy. 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