For Immediate Release: November 21, 2024
Contact: Andrew Rosenberg, (202) 247-6301 (arosenberg@thornrun.com)
Thorn Run Partners (TRP) announced today the addition of two highly experienced government relations specialists with decades of work representing some of the Nation’s largest municipalities and public entities. The addition of Victoria Cram and Pamela Welsh grows TRP’s roster of professionals to 52.
Having previously worked together for years, Cram and Welsh will add further depth and breadth to TRP’s sector-leading local government practice which currently represents nearly 50 municipalities and regional agencies.
New TRP Partner Vicki Cram will bring more than 25 years of federal advocacy experience representing local governments, as well as other public sector entities and nonprofit organizations with a substantive background in urban policy development. Until recently, she served as co-chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure & Local Government Public Policy Practice at her prior firm.
For her part, Pam Welsh has over 20 years of expertise in advocating on behalf of state and local governments, airports, institutions of higher education, transportation agencies, and nonprofits across a wide range of issue areas. She has a proven record of success in developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans, navigating the federal budget process to secure funding for client priorities, securing statutory changes to eliminate regulatory challenges, and engaging at all levels of government through political transitions.
“This is a big deal for our firm,” said Thorn Run Partners co-founder Andrew Rosenberg. “With the addition of Vicki and Pam, on top of our current strength in appropriations and municipal representation, I feel that our firm is now the clear leader in this important sector and expands the breadth of services we are able to offer our local government clients.”
Co-Founder Chris Lamond added, “In addition to their amazing track record of success for their clients, Vicki and Pam are phenomenal individuals and will make great teammates. We are very excited to welcome them to the firm.”
About Thorn Run Partners
Founded in January 2010 by veteran lobbyists Andrew Rosenberg and Chris Lamond, who previously served as staffers to Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Fred Thompson (R-TN), respectively, Thorn Run Partners is a full-service, 52-person government relations, policy and strategic communications firm with offices in Washington, DC, Portland, OR, and Los Angeles, CA. It has been recognized as a Top 10 lobbying firm by respected publications including Politico, The Hill, and Bloomberg that ranks among the nation’s most creative and effective government relations companies.