VICKI A. MAY Director, Coalitions and Grassroots Phone: (202) 662-3748 E-mail: may@wexlerwalker.com Download VCard

A specialist in grassroots and coalition development, Vicki May has been instrumental in building national and state-level coalitions for a diverse range of Wexler & Walker clients. Ms. May has developed coalitions on issues ranging from international trade, energy, transportation and legal reform to science research, crime victim rights and support for mental health services. Ms. May’s areas of expertise include issue development, legislative strategy, coalition outreach, grassroots management and strategic planning.

Ms. May has extensive political experience at the federal and state levels and on Capitol Hill. She served as a Reagan Administration appointee at the US Department of Justice, where she worked closely with the criminal justice and crime victim groups during the establishment of the first Office for Victims of Crime. Ms. May was a staff assistant to Senator Connie Mack during his tenure in the US House of Representatives.

A native of Ohio, Ms. May served as Legislative Liaison for the Ohio Department of Mental Health. She was instrumental in the movement that split the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation into separate cabinet-level agencies and the legislation that created the state’s community mental health and retardation boards.