Sr. Account Executive Government Affairs
ahamilton@azhighground.com

Anne Hamilton, Sr Account Executive Government Affairs, joined the firm in October of 1999 after serving for many years in the public sector at both the state and federal government levels.

Anne Hamilton has successfully represented several high profile clients at the Arizona legislature including the Arizona Association of Realtors, Salt River Project, the Fiesta Bowl, the City of Yuma, the Arizona Homebuilders Association, and the Arizona Cardinals Football Team. Ms. Hamilton is highly effective in developing support from key elected and appointed officials at the Arizona legislature on a wide variety of issues.

Previously, Ms. Hamilton was on staff at Senator John McCain's office from December 1996 to June 1999. While on staff, Anne executed dual roles: one as the Scheduler/Coordinator for AZ Press & Media Relations and the other as the Community and Business Liaison for the Senator. Prior to working for Senator McCain, Hamilton first served in Governor Fife Symington's Administration as Community Relations Liaison, then Director of Boards and Commissions. In that role, Ms. Hamilton executed the Governor's political appointments of over 3,000 Arizonan's representing nearly every community in Arizona to hundreds of volunteer and professional positions throughout State government.

Ms. Hamilton's skills at developing coalition support have recently been highlighted by her consulting with the Arizona Association of Realtors. At the beginning of 2000, the HighGround team launched the "Growing Smarter" grassroots involvement campaign for the Arizona Association of Realtors. Ms. Hamilton and the firm have run campaigns in every community in Arizona and are capable of identifying grassroots, organizational assistance, and support elements in each and every Arizona City, Town, or County.

Anne Hamilton is a fifth-generation Arizonan, her family having settled in the East Valley in the early 1880's, and is the youngest member to serve on the Board of the East Valley Partnership.

She is married to Richard Bark, an environmental attorney with Gallagher & Kennedy in Phoenix. Anne, her husband, and their son Spencer and daughter Eliza currently reside in Mesa.