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Vicki L. Iseman

Born 1967
Homer City, Pennsylvania
Residence Washington, D.C.
Education Bachelor's degree in Elementary education (IUP)
Occupation Lobbyist (Alcalde & Fay)

Vicki L. Iseman (born 1967) is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist working for the firm Alcalde & Fay.[1] She gained national media attention in February, 2008, due to her involvement in the John McCain lobbyist controversy.[2]

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[edit] Personal

A native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Vicki Iseman graduated in 1985 from the Homer-Center High School,[3] where she was a cheerleader and a member of the student council.[4] She went on to attend the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 1990.[5] In 2006, she delivered the commencement address at her old high school,[4] and would lobby for both that school and her alma mater during her career.[6] Her family still lives in Indiana County, where Ms. Iseman is recalled as a "hometown girl who made good".[4]

[edit] Career

Within months of graduation, Iseman joined a friend in Washington, D.C. and initially got a job as a receptionist at Alcalde & Fay. After a few months, she approached the president of Alcalde & Fay and said "I’m a college graduate and I’d like you to consider me for a secretarial or an administrative position." The president agreed to a three-month trial and within a year she became his special assistant.[5]

From this position, Iseman learned about lobbying from the firm's president, and soon became a lobbyist in her own right. Eight years later, she became the youngest partner in the history of Alcalde & Fay.[5]

[edit] Clients

Her clients have most notably been broadcasters who were interested in the regulation of cable television. Her most prominent broadcast clients from 1998 through 2006 have included PAX Network (and its corporate parent, Paxson Communications), CanWest Global Communications, Religious Voices in Broadcasting, ION Media Networks, Click Radio, i2 Telecom International, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Total Living Network, Jovan Broadcasting, Saga Communications, Capstar Broadcasting Partners, Telemundo, and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (purchased in 2003 by Univision Communications, Inc. and renamed Univision Radio).[5][7] She is also known for her work for the telecommunications industry,[6] including her lobbying for BearingPoint and the Computer Sciences Corporation.[7]

Some of her other prominent clients have been PricewaterhouseCoopers, Carnival Cruise Lines (and the family trust of owner Micky Arison), AstraZeneca, CACI, FCCLA, American Medical Facilities Management, Marin County and Tulare County, California, Hillsborough County, Florida, and the cities of Miami, Florida, and Palm Springs, California.[7] She also lobbied for some charitable personal causes, including her aforementioned efforts for her former high school and university.[6]

[edit] Lobbying activities

On behalf of these clients, she lobbied both the House Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee.[8] In the course of hearings on communications bills in 1992 and 1996 which eventually led to the Telecommunications Act of 1996, she argued that cable TV should have to carry broadcast television.[8] She also represented her clients' interests with respect to the upcoming conversion to digital television; satellite reception; and telecommunications ownership provisions.

Her other activities as a lobbyist included public organizing on behalf of clients interested in the allocation of Federal Highway Administration trust funds, assisting clients interested in securing government contracts and government appropriations, and participating in political fundraising.[8]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Cindi Lash, Dan Majors. "Indiana County shows pride in Iseman", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Friday, February 22, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 
  2. ^ Jim Rutenberg, Marilyn W. Thompson, David D. Kirkpatrick, Stephen Labaton. "For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk", The New York Times, February 21, 2008. 
  3. ^ Jeff Himler. "Board expedites support for baseball field", The Dispatch, October 21, 2005. 
  4. ^ a b c "Lobbyist Linked To John McCain In Paper Is From Western Pa.", WTAE-TV, February 21, 2008. 
  5. ^ a b c d Bruce Dries. "A View from the Top", IUP Magazine, Fall 2002. 
  6. ^ a b c Cindi Lash, Dan Majors. "Indiana County shows pride in Iseman", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2008. 
  7. ^ a b c Career Client List, 1998 - 2006. Open Secrets. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
  8. ^ a b c Vicki Iseman. Alcalde & Fay. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.

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NAME Iseman, Vicki L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iseman, Vicki
SHORT DESCRIPTION Washington, D.C. lobbyist
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Homer City, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH