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Fletcher R. Hall is Chairman and CEO of F.R. Hall & Associates,
LLC, a full service public affairs counsel and strategic communications firm
with offices in the Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Maryland areas. F.R.
Hall Associates specializes primarily in agriculture, commercial agricultural/food transportation,
renewable fuels, and food safety.
As the Executive Director of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference
(AFTC) of the American Trucking Associations, Hall represented that organization
on all legislative issues, regulatory matters, renewable fuels, food security/safety,
and trade issues legislation affecting before Congress and various federal agencies.
During his 35-year career in association management, Hall was chief operating
officer and lobbyist for several local, state, and national trade associations.
As chairman of F.R. Hall & Associates, Hall has previously engaged in consulting
assignments domestically and in Eastern Europe, including Poland, the Slovak
Republic and Bulgaria. Hall was a U.S. appointed ministerial delegate to the
2008 Washington International Renewal Fuels Conference in Washington, D.C. F.R.
Hall & Associates were responsible for securing two components of the 2008
Farm Bill for clients.
During his tenure with AFTC, achievements included working extensively with
the United States Congress and federal agencies to protect and legislatively
expand the agricultural exemption to the federal hours of service regulations.
He was instrumental in working with the Director of Homeland Security of the
United States Department of Agriculture to develop and implement the first voluntary
USDA/AFTC Guide for Security Practices in Transporting Agricultural and Food
Commodities, and the AFTC Resources Directory for Security Practices in the
Transportation of Agricultural and Food Commodities. He also managed programs
in agriterrorism prevention and Avian Flu pandemic preparedness.
He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Washington College
in Chestertown, Md., and a Masters of Education Degree from Bowie State University
in Maryland. Hall grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where his family
engaged in truck farming. His grandfather was recognized as a pioneer in the
strawberry plant growing and shipping business. Hall is a Maryland 4-H All Star.
Patricia L. Harman, President and Chief Communications Officer,
is a multi-award-winning editor and writer with articles appearing in more than
two dozen publications nationwide. She specializes in covering the construction,
real estate, restoration, transportation, legal, energy and healthcare industries.
She has served as the editor of a home and garden magazine in the mid-Atlantic
region, as the editor of an international magazine for children and adults with
AD/HD, and currently edits a monthly technical journal for the cleaning and
restoration industry.
She has more than 25 years experience in the non-profit and trade association
arenas, working at the local and national levels for several associations and
an international franchise organization. Her marketing and public relations
expertise includes media relations, crisis PR and corporate communications.
Ms. Harman was an adjunct professor at Stevenson University (formerly Villa
Julie College), where she taught upper level courses on news and feature writing,
as well as magazine writing. She has edited three non-fiction books and has
an extensive writing and publishing background.
She is responsible for all media relations and strategic communications for F.R. Hall & Associates, LLC.
Sarah B. Howard joined F.R. Hall & Associates in 2009 as a Government Relations Associate.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science in Economics and Political Science, and a minor in Business from Florida State University.
Prior to joining the firm, Mrs. Howard was a registered lobbyist for the Legislative and Executive Branch in Florida. She worked as a contract lobbyist for R. Dale Patchett Management, Inc. in Tallahassee, Florida. Her primary focus was on issues pertaining to forestry, biomass, energy, libraries, private prisons, corrections software, agriculture enclaves, and healthcare education. She also specialized in fiscal, budgetary and appropriations matters. While in Tallahassee, she was an active member of the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists and the Florida Forestry Association.
Mrs. Howard also worked in the Florida House of Representatives for the Honorable Ralph Poppell from Vero Beach, Florida.
Ms. Kyle is responsible for management of all F.R. Hall & Associates external communications including the company e-letter, Farm to Fork.
Mr. Fayle, has had experience in transporation associations, is the Executive Assistant to F.R. Hall & Associates Chairman, Fletcher R. Hall.