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The Santa Maria GroupPresident
Apr. 2003550 South Hope Street, Suite 1910 Los Angeles, CA 90071James Santa Maria founded the Santa Maria Group (SMG), a leading government relations, public affairs, and political campaigns consulting firm in 2003. SMG possesses a full array of consulting services to help companies successfully navigate the halls of government and public agencies. SMG has established a reputation for delivering timely solutions in the most critical phases for high profile issues and projects. SMG has over two decades of government and public sector experience and a proven track record of advocacy and project results. SMG offers trusted, expert advice and advocacy for government issues, public private partnerships, local and international business affairs, real estate development, energy and technology. The Santa Maria Group specializes in local government, focusing on the City and County of Los Angeles as well as other municipalities and public agencies throughout California. SMG also has an expertise in working with international companies and helping them with their business endeavors both in the US and abroad.
City of Los AngelesChief of Staff
Aug. 1999 - Apr. 2003City of Los Angeles - Councilmember Nick Pacheco, 14th Council District- Senior Political Advisor to the Councilmember. - Staff to the Councilmember as Chair of the City's Budget and Finance Committee. - Staff to the Councilmember as Chair of the City's Housing and Community Economic Development (HCED) Committee. - Staff to the Councilmember as a member of the City's Executive Employee Relations Committee (EERC) responsible for negotiating with the City's Unions on contracts and issues. - Worked with developers and business owners on several private and public land use and development projects in Downtown Los Angeles and East/Northeas Los Angeles. - Oversaw the Councilmember's Legislative Team and crafted several major City policy and budget inititatives. - Collaborated with neighborhood and community leaders on issues related to providing vital City Services to all constituents within Council District 14. - Advised on several political campaigns and local initiatives for other Councilmembers and political candidates.
City of Los Angeles Councilmember Rudy Svorinich, Jr., 15th Council DistrictDeputy Chief of Staff
Sep. 1994 - Aug. 1999City of Los Angeles- Senior Political Advisor to the Councilmember - Staff member in charge of the legislation and policy unit for all Council District and Citywide issues. - Staffed the Councilmeber on the Housing and Community and Economic Development Committee (HCED) which oversaw the Housing Department, the Housing Authority, Community Redevelopment Agency and the Community Development Department. - Deputy in charge of high profile Districtwide Projects including working with developers on Housing, Commercial and Industrial developments in San Pedro, Wilmington and Watts. - Worked on Port of Los Angeles (POLA) projects and initiatives.
Office of City of Los Angeles Mayor Richard RiordanMayoral Deputy
Jan. 1993 - Sep. 1994Community and Constituent Services Representative Community Affairs Representative for LA Citywide Departments
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