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Scott M. Lindsay
Senior Advisor

Scott M. Lindsay brings over 15 years of expertise in government affairs with experience at the federal, state, county and local levels.

He founded SML Consulting in 2003 to offer strategic marketing and government relations consulting to the energy, telecommunications and technology industries. He has been working with SMI since then offering advisory and support services.

Over the last few years, he has helped form, advise and provide government relations support for two national trade associations: the Rural Broadband Coalition (RBC) and the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC). He is a co-founder and President of RBC — a Washington, DC based association, focused on helping rural communities obtain high-speed, high-capacity access to the Internet (broadband). He is also a founding organizer and staff member of OREC – a Washington, DC based association, focused on promoting the marine renewable energy industry.

Prior to forming SML Consulting, he served as the director of government & member relations for the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA). He joined NWPPA after three years of consulting for the Association from Morgan Meguire, where he was vice president. While with this Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, Scott served as a legislative consultant for NWPPA and other energy and technology clients. Mr. Lindsay also spent five years in the office of Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn as a legislative aide and outreach coordinator focusing on energy, information technology, defense, transportation, commerce, banking, foreign affairs, and veterans' issues.

Mr. Lindsay is a Washington State native and graduated from the University of Portland before moving to Washington, D.C. He now resides in Vancouver, Wash.

scott@strategicmi.com

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