Stateside Associates
Vielka Chandler is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in office management and operations. Currently serving as the Director of Office Operations at Stateside Associates since March 2022, Vielka has been with the company since May 2015 as an Office Manager, overseeing office maintenance, human resources administration, and front desk responsibilities. Previous roles include Office Manager at AirPlus International, where responsibilities involved managing a regional office for Canada and Latin America, and Finance Manager/Office Manager at the Textile Rental Services Association, handling accounts payable and receivable processing. Vielka began their career as an Administrative Assistant at Persits Software, gaining foundational experience in a technical environment. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Business Administration with focuses in Accounting and Business Management from the University of Panama.
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Stateside Associates
Stateside Associates is the largest state and local government affairs firm. Since 1988, the Stateside team has worked across the 50 states and in many local governments on behalf of dozens of companies, trade associations and government and non-profit clients. Long regarded as the industry leader in State and Local Government Affairs, Stateside Associates helps its clients recognize more success from their programs by contributing experience, nationwide relationships and well-honed skills as issue managers. The staff includes former state legislature staff members, attorneys and issue managers with a combined 90 years of state and local government experience. From state government affairs program design to execution, there are experienced Stateside professionals available to help. Whether the task is issue monitoring, retaining lobbyists, developing strategic plans, budgeting, working with Groups or integrating grasstops into your program, the experienced team at Stateside can assist. On a daily basis, Stateside team members help clients untie the knots of state legislation and regulations – identifying problems and opportunities and developing sophisticated government affairs programs that are both effective and budget-conscious. One key to success is Stateside’s commitment to treat all clients as “clients of the firm.” That enables clients to access the full array of partner, manager and staff resources seamlessly.