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| Laura Chambers |
Laura Chambers, who oversaw external affairs and social performance at the Alcoa Corporation, joins bipartisan lobbying, public relations and communications firm Lot Sixteen as an SVP.
Before joining Alcoa in 2023, Chambers was head of federal government relations for LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world’s largest plastics and chemicals companies. She was previously director, legislative affairs at the National Association of Chemical Distributors; director, government affairs at The Fertilizer Institute; and an energy and environment policy advisor to former U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV).
In her new post, Chambers will become a member of Lot Sixteen’s leadership team and help lead work for a wide variety of clients. She works alongside a team that includes Annie Gayman, who was legislative director to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Ashley McManus, who served as Republican staff director for the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources; and Allison Smith, who worked on international trade negotiations in both the Biden and Trump administrations.
“Laura is elite at what she does. She’s built integrated government relations and communications programs for major corporations and trade associations, and now she’ll do the same for our clients,” said Lot Sixteen co-founder and former Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee staff director Colin Hayes.
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