A former high-ranking aide to Governor Peter Shumlin, who currently works with Jay Peak Resort, has joined a top Montpelier lobbying firm. KSE Partners, LLP, a leading government affairs, strategic communications and research firm, announced today that Alexandra MacLean will join the firm as a partner.
“We are thrilled that Alex will be joining our firm,” Managing Partner Scott Mackey said. “Alex has played a critical role in Vermont politics and policy development over the past several years, managing Governor Peter Shumlin’s successful 2010 and 2012 campaigns and serving as his Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs. She is a seasoned political operative and an expert in strategic communications. She will head our strategic communications practice and be intimately involved in all areas of the firm.”
KSE has seen tremendous growth since it was founded in 1987. With more than 35 employees and offices in Montpelier, Minneapolis and Washington, DC, KSE describes itself as the preeminent public affairs firm in Vermont. KSE FOCUS is the nation’s leading 50-state legislative and regulatory research firm.
MacLean said: “I am incredibly excited to become a part of KSE. I am looking forward to leading the strategic communications practice and working with the other talented partners and employees at KSE to further grow the firm.”
Over the past couple of years MacLean has owned and operated her own successful public affairs firm, ASM Strategies. In this capacity she helped manage Jay Peak’s Northeast Kingdom Economic Development Initiative, a $500 million program designed to bring economic opportunities to Vermonters. As Partner at KSE, MacLean will continue to work closely with Jay Peak.
MacLean, 31, is a Vermont native, lives in the Northeast Kingdom and is a 2005 graduate of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Alex will join the partnership in January 2015.