Sally Bergeron has more than 15 years of specialized experience in government relations with a focus on disaster response. She expertly monitors legislative changes, FEMA updates, and public assistance program guidelines, ensuring that our company policies and disaster response protocols remain fully compliant and up to date.
Sally plays a critical role in keeping management teams informed of evolving regulations and fosters seamless communication with clients and partners to support key operational transitions. She is highly skilled at building and maintaining strong relationships with government officials and agencies, influencing policy and legislation that directly impact disaster response operations.
During active disaster events, Sally provides an additional layer of quality control to ensure strict adherence to FEMA and public assistance program requirements. Her contributions have been pivotal to the success of numerous response efforts, including major activations for Hurricanes Michael, Irma, and Matthew.
- Monitoring and Analyzing Legislation: Tracking and analyzing proposed and enacted laws and regulations to understand their potential impact on the organization.
- Developing and Maintaining Relationships: Establishing and nurturing relationships with government officials, agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Advocacy and Lobbying: Working to influence legislation and policy through various means, including direct communication with officials, building coalitions, and engaging in grassroots efforts.
- Compliance: Ensuring the organization complies with all applicable laws and regulations, including lobbying regulations and reporting requirements.
- Communication and Outreach: Preparing and delivering presentations, testimony, and other communications to convey the organization’s position on relevant issues.
- Strategic Planning: Developing and implementing comprehensive government relations strategies to achieve the organization’s objectives.
- Relationship-Building Skills: Establishes and maintains strong relationships with government officials and other stakeholders
- Policy Understanding: Demonstrates strong understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and policy issues
- Leads and manages the organization’s government relations efforts, developing and implementing strategies, and overseeing the team.
Bergeron Emergency Services Team