August / September 2010 Bottled Water Reporter - 6

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IBWA STAFF NEWS

IBWA INTRODUCES NEW VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
IBWA is proud to announce that Dan Felton, who was hired by the association in 2007 and formerly held its director of government relations position, has been promoted to vice president of government relations. Felton’s responsibilities include IBWA’s government affairs work at the state and federal levels, working with Dan Felton legislators, IBWA members, and allies to shape sound legislation, regulations, and public policy for the bottled water industry. Before joining IBWA, Felton served as the coalition manager for the National Card Coalition (NCC), where for six years he served as the coalition’s legislative manager and analyst in support of the credit card industry’s legislative, regulatory, and public policy activities in all 50 states. Prior to working for the NCC, Felton was employed with Dun & Bradstreet in its Washington, D.C., federal government affairs office. In addition to his government affairs work, Felton has been involved with the Commission on Presidential Debates since 2000 in support of its presidential and vice presidential debate cycles, dealing with ticketing, seating, and security issues. Felton graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. He replaces former IBWA Vice President of Government Relations Pat Donoho, who left IBWA to become the president of the Maryland Retailers Association in Annapolis, Maryland. Felton can be contacted by phone at 703.647.4618 or email at dfelton@bottledwater.org. IBWA is also proud to announce that Sarah Lashford has joined IBWA as director of government relations. In her new position, Lashford will promote bottled water industry government affairs issues at the state level, educating legislators about the bottled water industry and shaping regulations and public policies that affect Sarah Lashford the bottled water industry. She will work closely with Felton, IBWA’s newly appointed vice president of government relations. Lashford comes to IBWA after serving nearly three years as the manager of legislative affairs for Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company to Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey, Feld Motorsports, and Disney on Ice. In that capacity, she handled legislative and regulatory activities at the federal, state, and local levels focusing on animal welfare, tax, and labor issues. Prior to her work for Feld, Lashford spent three years as a policy advisor for Her Majesty’s Government at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., working on trade, agriculture, and biopharmaceutical policy. Lashford began her career in Washington as a Capitol Hill staffer for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY). She holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and a BA from Boston College. Lashford can be reached by phone at 703.647.4616 or email at slashford@ bottledwater.org.

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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010

August / September 2010 Bottled Water Reporter

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