The Montpelier governmental relations firm of MacLean, Meehan & Rice, LLC, announced today that Heidi Mohlman Tringe has become a partner in the firm.
“Heidi brings a vast amount of experience, energy and integrity to our team. She has a unique ability to solve difficult issues and excels at developing strong relationships with clients,” said firm president, Tim Meehan.
A native of Montpelier, Heidi joined the firm as an Associate in August, 2010. She was a member of Governor Jim Douglas’ senior staff from January, 2008 until July, 2010, where she served as his liaison with the National Governors Association, the Coalition of Northeastern Governors, the White House and federal agencies, Vermont’s Congressional delegation, and Vermont agencies and departments including the Agency of Human Services (AHS), the Department of Labor, the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration and the Lottery Commission. Before joining the Governor’s staff she worked for two years at AHS as Principal Assistant, responsible for policy development, legislative affairs and communications.
Heidi returned to Vermont in October, 2005, after serving in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Director of Legislative Affairs, where she worked on federal research and development policy, the President’s Moon-Mars Initiative and the confirmation of NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. From 2001 to February, 2004, Heidi was the Communications Director for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, helping to coordinate the Committee’s work on the investigations into the collapse of the World Trade Center towers and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, among other issues. From 1996 to 2001, she held a number of positions in the office of U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.), including Education Policy Research Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Press Secretary for his 2000 re-election campaign. Heidi graduated cum laude from Amherst College in 1996 with a degree in Geology. She lives in Montpelier with her husband and children.
MacLean, Meehan & Rice, LLC and its associated law firm, MacLean & Rice, LLC, provide governmental relations, communications and legal services to an extensive clientele before the Vermont legislature, administrative agencies and boards. In addition, Heidi’s experience and work has expanded the firm’s scope of practice to include matters of importance to clients before the National Governors Association, the Republican Governors Association, the Democratic Governors Association and the National Association of Medicaid Directors.