ABOUT US
Our goal is your success.
The FOCUS consulting group consists of highly-skilled, experienced professionals with decades of government relations and association management experience. Every day, we help government affairs professionals meet their business and public policy objectives.
We understand what government affairs professionals need and are constantly innovating to ensure they succeed. That’s why we take a “client first” approach. We’re dedicated to our clients, to the work we do for them and to the tools and services we provide.
Our Team
Leif Johnson20210513153257
Leif Johnson
President & Partner, FOCUS CEO & Managing Director, The Advocacy Group (TAG)
Shannon Wheeler20210513154238
Shannon Wheeler
Director, The Advocacy Group
Robyn Schnaible20210513175423
Robyn Schnaible
Director of FOCUS
Scott Mackey20210513175726
Scott Mackey
Partner
Jeremiah Johnson20210513175834
Jeremiah Johnson
Director of Information Technology
Tammy Cota20210513180118
Tammy Cota
Director of Policy
Justin Chapman20210513180559
Justin Chapman
Director of Business Development
Ann Brazier20210513180809
Ann Brazier
Administration & Technology
Anastasia Douglas20210513181125
Anastasia Douglas
Staff Director & Senior Policy Analyst
Austin Young20210513181133
Austin Young
Senior Policy Analyst
Jennifer Estivill20210513181300
Jennifer Estivill
Director of Research & Analysis
Alexis Sly20210611180406
Alexis Sly
Senior Policy Analyst
Will Beacom20210716143404
Will Beacom
Senior Policy Analyst
Alexis Caswell20210716144003
Alexis Caswell
Association Services Manager and Policy Analyst
Kiera Casey20210716145313
Kiera Casey
Policy Analyst
Jordan White20210814150246
Jordan White
Consultant
Scott Baer20210820233213
Scott Baer
IT Manager I Web Designer
Bruce Cubit20210820235719
Bruce Cubit
Lead Developer
Lexie Murray20220502151335
Lexie Murray
Policy Analyst
Elsa Nygard20220505134637
Elsa Nygard
Policy Analyst
Haley Degon20230710163126
Haley Degon
Policy Analyst
Tom O’Connor20240207170754
Tom O’Connor
Policy Analyst
Maggie Craggs20241007164405
Maggie Craggs
Policy Analyst
Our team is your team.
While most of our senior team has been with FOCUS for well over a decade, our analysts’ average tenure of 7 years leads the tracking industry. Since launching our tracking service in 2002, FOCUS has been responsible for developing the database features and tracking tools now considered standard and essential industry-wide. We know what features and tools you need and why having accurate data is important, because our database is not just software for others -- we rely on it to do our jobs every day.
Our team understands the state-by-state quirks in legislative processes and relishes the challenge of managing vast amounts data and identifying priority policy proposals for our clients each day. We also consider ourselves the luckiest team in the industry, enjoying the fast-paced work of 50-state advocacy while based all over the country.
