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Sandy Rinck
Special Advisor to Secretary Riley
101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
sandy.rinck@nelsonmullins.com
Sandy serves as Special Advisor to former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. She represents Secretary Riley on public education and other matters in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country. She also is a policy advisor with the firm's Government Relations and EducationCounsel teams on behalf of clients.
Sandy serves as Special Advisor to former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. She represents Secretary Riley on public education and other matters in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country. She also is a policy advisor with the firm's Government Relations and EducationCounsel teams on behalf of clients.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Networks with professional connections throughout the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government, school systems, colleges and universities, unions, associations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other entities
- Serves clients who are seeking information and access to government programs, policies, procedures and personnel
- Serves clients who are seeking to improve public education for our nation's students
Previous Professional Experience
- On Capitol Hill, worked in several U. S. House of Representatives offices in casework, legislative, press, administrative and staff leadership positions
- Private–sector service includes lobbying Congress on a variety of issues for clients of a professional corporation
- Nonprofit service with a national association seeking federal legislative and regulatory changes to benefit its membership
- U. S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration, working on all policy issues coming before the Secretary, as well as Congressional affairs and internal Education Department programs and other matters
Education
- University of Maryland
Areas of Focus
Industries
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Networks with professional connections throughout the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government, school systems, colleges and universities, unions, associations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other entities
- Serves clients who are seeking information and access to government programs, policies, procedures and personnel
- Serves clients who are seeking to improve public education for our nation's students
Previous Professional Experience
- On Capitol Hill, worked in several U. S. House of Representatives offices in casework, legislative, press, administrative and staff leadership positions
- Private–sector service includes lobbying Congress on a variety of issues for clients of a professional corporation
- Nonprofit service with a national association seeking federal legislative and regulatory changes to benefit its membership
- U. S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration, working on all policy issues coming before the Secretary, as well as Congressional affairs and internal Education Department programs and other matters
Sandy serves as Special Advisor to former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. She represents Secretary Riley on public education and other matters in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere in the country. She also is a policy advisor with the firm's Government Relations and EducationCounsel teams on behalf of clients.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Networks with professional connections throughout the Legislative and Executive branches of the federal government, school systems, colleges and universities, unions, associations, foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other entities
- Serves clients who are seeking information and access to government programs, policies, procedures and personnel
- Serves clients who are seeking to improve public education for our nation's students
Previous Professional Experience
- On Capitol Hill, worked in several U. S. House of Representatives offices in casework, legislative, press, administrative and staff leadership positions
- Private–sector service includes lobbying Congress on a variety of issues for clients of a professional corporation
- Nonprofit service with a national association seeking federal legislative and regulatory changes to benefit its membership
- U. S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration, working on all policy issues coming before the Secretary, as well as Congressional affairs and internal Education Department programs and other matters
Education
- University of Maryland
Areas of Focus
- Economic Development EducationCounsel LLC
- Government Relations Strategies
- Higher Education
- State & Local Government Relations
Industries
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