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  • Government relations for research, health care & education

    Lewis-Burke Associates LLC is a leading full service government relations firm specializing in advocating for the public policy interests of institutions of higher education and other research and education organizations.

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  • Government relations for research, health care & education

    Lewis-Burke Associates LLC is a leading full service government relations firm specializing in advocating for the public policy interests of institutions of higher education and other research and education organizations.

    Learn More
  • Government relations for research, health care & education

    Lewis-Burke Associates LLC is a leading full service government relations firm specializing in advocating for the public policy interests of institutions of higher education and other research and education organizations.

    Learn More

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Strategy Development

Designing a game plan to capitalize on current and future opportunities

Advocacy

Helping clients achieve their desired public policy outcomes

Coalition Building

The additional strength of allies

Program & Project Support

Protecting high risk, innovative and successful projects

Positioning

Strategically enhancing the client's visibility

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Positioning

Navigating USDA Research Reorganization and Administration

Congressional action to reorganize the extramural research program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) coincided with the election of President Obama and a significant shift in priorities for that Department.  Lewis-Burke assisted its clients by providing timely information as the new leadership team worked to elevate USDA as a science agency.  Direct contact with program officers during the internal agency process to establish the new National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) helped prepare Lewis-Burke clients for new priority areas and issues within the competitive extramural research program – the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).  Lewis-Burke provided detailed information to its clients on the reorientation of the research program into expanded and specific themes, including climate change, bioenergy, global food security, preventing childhood obesity, and food safety to better position them to be successful in applying for funding.  Lewis-Burke is part of the ongoing dialog with USDA on the next funding opportunity through AFRI, and works with a coalition of agriculture and related groups to successfully advocate for continued funding increases for AFRI research.

Our Team

  • April L. Burke
    Founder
  • Michael L. Ledford
    President
  • Aaron Kiesler
  • Jesse Poon
  • Rebecca Adler Miserendino, Ph.D.
  • Jack Goodman
  • Deborah Wells
  • Amber Cassady
  • Victoria Haber
  • Beeta Rasouli
  • Miriam Quintal
  • Christina Laridaen
  • Nick Saab
  • Bridget Krieger
  • Naomi Webber Ph.D.
  • Otto Katt
  • Eve Granatosky, Ph.D.
  • Ben Kallen
  • Laura Uttley
  • Paula Trimble
  • Amanda Bruno
  • Elizabeth O'Hare, Ph.D.
  • Emily Durham
  • Nicole Parker, Ph.D.
  • Hunter Gronlund
  • Emily Durham
  • Reed Skaggs, Ph.D.
  • Kari McCarron
  • Ashton Lum
  • William Ruch
  • Eliana Perlmutter
  • Andrew Herrin
  • Leland Cogliani
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Our Clients

  • University of Rochester
  • Northeastern University
  • Tufts University
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Saint Louis University
  • Boston University
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
  • University of Virginia
  • Association of Independent Research Institutes
  • Entomological Society of America
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • University of New Hampshire
  • Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
  • American Society of Plant Biologists
  • State University System of Florida
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • University of Colorado Boulder
  • Long Island University
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Cincinnati
  • American Society of Human Genetics
  • New Mexico State University
  • Purdue University
  • MxD
  • University of Illinois System
  • South Dakota Science and Technology Authority
  • Tulane University
  • Rutgers University
  • American Society For Engineering Education
  • University of Minnesota
  • Texas Tech University System
  • California Institute of Technology
  • US Ignite
  • Council on Social Work Education
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Phone: 202-289-7475

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