Former Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett Teams With Government Affairs Firm Bracy Tucker Brown & Valanzano

WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett has been retained by the government affairs firm of Bracy Tucker Brown and Valanzano as a Senior Policy Advisor. Secretary Scarlett contributes a welter of experience and expertise to the policy side of the government affairs firm, which has increasingly been retained for policy and strategic guidance rather than direct lobbying.

"We have known Lynn for a decade and greatly admired both her innovative and collaborative approach to policy making, and her strong ethical commitment to public service," said James P. Brown, President of BTBV. "During her years at Interior, Lynn set a high standard for leadership in the executive branch and earned praise from the environmental community for her fairness and objectivity."

Bracy Tucker Brown and Valanzano, established in 1982, has a wide range of clients, but is noted in particular for its work in the areas of natural resources and the environment. Secretary Scarlett will add further strength to those efforts, bringing a philosophy which favors bipartisan and collaborative resolution to complex issues ranging from environmental standards to land use. It is an approach which meshes well with Bracy Tucker Brown and Valanzano, a firm which has long favored cooperation, mediation and creative problem solving to traditional lobbying solutions.

"I am delighted to assist the firm in helping natural resource managers think strategically about issues of sustainability," Scarlett said, "and to work collaboratively with others to resolve complex environmental problems."

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