Michael Behm Reelected Vice President Of NCSL Foundation

Online, August 11, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Stateside Associates is pleased to announce the reelection of Michael Behm as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Foundation for State Legislatures.

Behm, Senior Vice President of Stateside Associates, was nominated Monday by the NCSL Foundation and approved by the Executive Committee during the 2011 NCSL Legislative Summit in San Antonio, Texas. This will be Behm's fifth consecutive term as Vice President. "I am excited to continue in this leadership role with the NCSL Foundation, supporting its fundraising and NCSL programming," said Michael Behm.

In his role as Vice President, Behm has raised the profile of the Foundation and has worked with the Board to increase fundraising efforts. He has fostered public-private interaction and discussion of major state issues. Behm continues to ensure that the Foundation, as a part of NCSL, work with businesses, national associations and unions seeking to improve the state legislative process and enhance the services NCSL provides.

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies.

As Senior Vice President at Stateside Associates, Behm advises private sector and federal agency clients on a broad range of state and local issue management needs, by developing outreach and engagement programs to state and local policymakers and their representative groups, through government affairs planning and lobbyist management. He may be contacted at mjb@stateside.com or at 703-525-7466.

Stateside Associates is the proven leader in state and local government relations. Since 1988, Stateside Associates has offered clients state, federal and local Issue Management, Legislative Monitoring, Regulatory Forecasting, Groups Program Management and Lobbyist Management, all of which are grounded in first-hand knowledge geared towards serving each client's unique political needs.

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