Abigail serves as Gentry Locke’s Government Affairs Manager where she combines her love for public policy, data analysis, and writing to help support and deliver thoughtful legislative and communications strategies for clients. Before coming to Gentry Locke in 2019, Abigail served under Virginia Senator Frank Ruff where she aided the Senator and staff during the legislative session and assisted in coordinating his re-election campaign. Abigail currently serves as a mayoral appointee to the City of Richmond’s Sustainability & Resilience Commission and is a member of the Virginia Public Access Project’s Partners Board. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the College of William & Mary where she studied Government and Arabic and recently completed the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute Emerging Leaders Program.
Education
- College of William & Mary, Bachelor of Arts in Government and Arabic
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University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service: Sorensen Institute, Emerging Leaders Program
Experience
- Developed materials to advance major legislative strategies, including issue briefs, public testimony, research summaries, visualizations, and messaging documents.
- Led coalition building and grassroots advocacy efforts.
- Participated in numerous stakeholder roundtables and workgroups for renewable energy policy following the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA)
- Wrote and published op-eds to advance clients’ legislative and regulatory interests.
- Representation of clients in various regulatory work groups.
- Developed and executed multi-million dollar contribution plans for political action committees.
- Planned and organized fundraisers, legislative forums, and community events on behalf of clients.
- Developed marketing materials and presentations for regional business conferences.
- Created and maintained social media, newsletters, and web content for grassroots campaigns and legal blogs.
Affiliations
- Mayoral appointee to the City of Richmond’s Sustainability & Resilience Commission.
- Partners Board, Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP)
- Junior League of Richmond.
- Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance.
Published Work
- Author, Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: How Virginia’s Everchanging Politics Creates “Missed) Opportunities for Major Policy Decisions, Richmond Public Interest Law Review, 2023
- Author, A Legal Update on Environmental Justice in Virginia: Where are We Now?, University of Richmond Public Interest Law Review, 2022
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