Former Capitol Hill Staffers Establish National Consulting Firm
January 31st, 2006 - Washington, DC

Kyle T. Mulroy…and Michelle B. Vogel announced today the creation of Washington Strategic Consulting, LLC (WSC). With its headquarters in Washington, DC, WSC will provide a broad array of federal and state government relations consulting services to its diverse group of clients, many of which operate in the health care industry.

WSC's partners specialize in: the federal budget process; grant opportunities; public policy advocacy; Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement; coalition building; grassroots advocacy; government contracts; regulatory process; business development; patient services; and industry relations.

"The opportunity for the three of us to collaborate is very exciting; both in terms of the unique skills and experience we will provide our existing clients, and the potential for building new practice areas." said Kyle Mulroy.

Kyle T. Mulroy, a WSC founding member and partner, has spent the past 10 years working in Washington, DC as a Capitol Hill staffer and lobbyist. Kyle came to WSC from Holt, Mulroy & Germann Public Affairs, LLC, where, as a partner, he provided government-relations consulting to a diverse group of clients that included national non-profit advocacy organizations, corporations, and health systems. Previously, Kyle spent nearly six years working in government at both the state and federal level, including more than four years as a senior staff member for former Senator Robert Torricelli (D-NJ).

Michelle B. Vogel, a WSC founding member and partner, spent the last two years as Vice President of Government Affairs and Reimbursement Services for the Immune Deficiency Foundation devoting most of her time advocating for increased reimbursement for intravenous immune globulin therapy (IVIG) under the Medicare program. During the past 17 years, Michelle has focused her career on health care policy and reimbursement issues. As a health care lobbyist, she has represented academic medical centers, specialty hospitals, blood centers, patient groups, medical societies, and health insurance companies. Michelle started her career working for New York Congressman Benjamin Gilman as Senior Legislative Assistant, and also served as the Federal Liaison for the State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.

WSC's contact information is as follows:
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 216
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 333-5750
(202) 333-4310 (fax)
www.washingtonstrategic.com