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Joann Payne has 30 years of experience in Washington, DC as the founder and president of a business-trade association, executive director of a single-issue transportation industry advocacy group, president of a municipality advocacy firm, and as a government teacher. Her background includes extensive legislative knowledge in the areas of transportation, environment, energy and natural resources, economic development, appropriations, finance, government contracting, state and local-government, and regulation reform. She is a strong leader and influential coalition builder, an effective and aggressive advocate with a solid reputation.

Ms. Payne is founder and president of two of the most effective lobbying organizations in Washington, DC. She established PSA and Women First in 1985 and has developed a well-respected bipartisan lobbying organization on both national and state levels. She represents a number of diverse clients such as state agencies, cities and municipalities, small businesses, associations, general highway contractors, Fortune 500 companies, Presidential campaigns, and civil rights groups. PSA is listed in the National Journal's "Who's Who" of government lobbying and consultant firms.

PSA also has a strong working relationship with both Republican and Democratic leadership, including the Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, the Speaker Circle, the current Secretary of Transportation, the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, and Senate Majority and House Minority leadership (Senator Tom Daschle and Representative Nancy Pelosi).

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