Eve M. O'Toole is a senior policy advisor in the Public Policy & Regulation Group in the Washington, D.C., office of Holland & Knight.
Ms. O'Toole brings more than 20 years of federal lobbying experience, with expertise in local government/public sector advocacy, regulatory, appropriations and policy development, and in establishing and executing local public-private partnerships. With close working ties to Congress, the California delegation, and the Executive Branch, Ms. O'Toole has a strong record of advancing a wide range of interests covering transportation and infrastructure, energy, environment, water, community and economic development, public safety, housing, health and human services, workforce, education, telecommunications and technology, homeland security, defense and base reuse, and public finance.
Among other key local government/public agency and public-private partnerships, Ms. O'Toole currently represents cities from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., San Francisco International Airport, Port of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission, the Columbus, OH, Partnership (public-private partnership), San Mateo County's transportation agencies, and the 480-member League of California Cities, where she previously served as head of its Washington, D.C., office.
Ms. O'Toole previously served as senior vice president and director of the Intergovernmental Group practice of the federal relations consulting firm MARC Associates and as government affairs representative with another large law firm, serving as Federal Representative for Los Angeles County. She serves on the Board of the California State Society and has served on the Board of the Women's Campaign Fund and as vice president for development and treasurer for MANA, A National Latina Organization.