Jack Brown III recently attended an event in Florida hosted by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. Learn about advocacy opportunities through ACA in our March 1 Hot Topic. Editor’s note: This article is available for members only.
2/25/2021 9:00
Continuing ACA International’s advocacy in 2021, Jack Brown III, an ACA board member and president of Gulf Coast Collection Bureau, met with U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., at a recent event for U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.
Emmer, chair of othe National Republican Congressional Committee, was a special guest at the event.
Buchanan shared updates on consideration of President Joe Biden’s proposed stimulus package and Brown was able to discuss industry issues such as text message blocking and Operation Choke Point with members of Congress at the event as well.
Are you interested in learning more about similar advocacy opportunities with ACA?
ACA’s Women in Collections Resource Council (WICRC) is presenting a new Hot Topic webinar, “An Advocacy Primer for Current and Future Leaders in Collections,” at 2 p.m. CST, Monday, March 1.
Leah Dempsey, ACA’s vice president and senior counsel of federal advocacy, and Fran Fisher, business development manager at Payscout and chair of the WICRC, will lead an introductory-level presentation to familiarize attendees with ways to get involved in advocacy efforts in support of the collection industry, as well as other business and personal issues that are important to them.
The material in this webinar will focus on the process of initiating and maintaining relationships with elected and regulatory officials and candidates at the local, state and federal levels.
Fisher and Dempsey will draw on their experiences as well as those of other members, provide resources and answer questions about advocacy from the audience.
“Besides talking about the process, we'll hear from several members about how they got started in advocacy,” Fisher said. “I hope any member who is even a little curious about the process will sign up.”
The goal of this session is to spark interest in advocacy by demonstrating the benefits that attendees can gain through participation and to help them feel more comfortable when they consider participating in their state unit advocacy efforts or attending ACA events like the Washington Insights Virtual Fly-In.
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