PAIGE N. DECKER
Washington D.C.,DC
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Staff Director
House Budget Committee
01.2023 - Current
- Leads a staff of more than 30 professionals to drive high-impact policy development, while executing comprehensive implementation and communication strategies to shape federal budget priorities.
- Implemented cross-collaboration strategies with senior legislators in the House, Senate, and Administration officials, in coordination with external stakeholders, while managing complex legislative workflows that translates intricate budget policy into actionable legislative proposals.
- Oversaw the orchestration of Budget Committee history by shepherding the first ever House Budget Committee bill to become law with unanimous support from Congress; favorably advanced two budget resolutions out of committee, one of which ahead of the President's budget for first time in over a decade, and the second time in history; in addition to the favorable advancement of 17 budget process reform bills.
- Supervises all personnel decision-making, committee funding and budgetary decisions, and strategic coordination with members and staff.
Deputy Staff Director
U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee-Ranking Member Brady
07.2018 - 01.2023
- Mobilized stakeholders inside and outside of Washington, DC, to advance the priorities of Ways and Means Committee members and the Republican Conference.
- Lead the Committee's bipartisan, bicameral engagement with members, Leadership, and policy, communications, and parliamentary staff, while navigating cross-Committee jurisdictional debates.
- Managed all member engagement on the House Floor during Committee-led consideration of legislation, including overseeing House debate of the CARES Act, Inflation Reduction Act, Surprise Billing, USMCA, Debt Limit, and Russian Oil Ban.
- Organized targeted member and staff-level policy education opportunities, in areas across the Committees jurisdiction, to attain a well-informed and productive Conference-wide discourse.
Manager of Alliance Development and External Relations
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
04.2017 - 06.2018
- Managed diverse membership of national patient advocates and state biotech organizations to advance medical innovation public policies
- Developed the Patient Advocacy Pavilion at BIO's yearly international convention, where thousands of patient advocacy organizations, venture philanthropies, and the biotechnology industry collaborate on developing cutting edge medicines to fight and cure disease and improve the lives of patients
- Modernized the structure of BIO's Public Affairs team, including the communications, federal and state advocacy, patient advocacy, and regulatory affairs teams
Committee Clerk
U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee-Chairman Upton, Chairman Walden
01.2016 - 04.2017
- Organized internal working groups with Committee Members, Committee staff, House Leadership, and the six subcommittees of Energy and Commerce
- Created communications materials for Representatives to further community engagement and demonstrate legislative accomplishments
- Planned full Committee member retreats, briefings, and other large-scale events
Executive Assistant to the Staff Director
U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee-Chairman Upton, Chairman Walden
08.2015 - 01.2016
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English, Latin American Studies
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's, MD05.2015
Skills
- Program coordination
- Verbal and written communication
- Team collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Relationship building
Timeline
Deputy Staff Director
House Budget Committee
01.2023 - Current
Deputy Staff Director
U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee-Ranking Member Brady
07.2018 - 01.2023
Manager of Alliance Development and External Relations
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
04.2017 - 06.2018
Committee Clerk
U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee-Chairman Upton, Chairman Walden
01.2016 - 04.2017
Executive Assistant to the Staff Director
U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee-Chairman Upton, Chairman Walden
08.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English, Latin American Studies
St. Mary's College of Maryland
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