These are the 40 whom we believe are the most powerful in the state.
– the Daily Record

Author: Daily Record Staff
February 25, 2022

Hannah Powers Garagiola
President and CEO
Compass Government Relations Partners

Since 2018, Hannah Powers Garagiola has served as president and CEO of Compass Government Relations Partners, a government relations practice that represents Fortune 500 corporations, trade associations, and nonprofits across sectors. She has more than 13 years of experience as a private sector lobbyist and is a graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

What is your proudest professional accomplishment?

I was the lead lobbyist in passing the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The bill increased Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to 50% by 2030. My work on the bill started far before the 2019 legislative session. I convened a legislative coalition comprised of environmental and climate justice advocacy organizations, renewable energy developers, trade associations, labor and faith groups.

What’s the most important life lesson you learned?

There are always going to be setbacks or tough days, and you just need to get through those days by focusing on the bigger and more complete picture. Wallowing in each tiny negative thing that happens is not productive and as a team leader you need to lead your team with optimism and focus.

What do you do for fun and why?

My family and I live in Annapolis. We love the water, the town itself, the seafood and obviously the politics. As much as we love to travel there is no place like home.

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The Maryland House of Delegates will have a new look this year as the Economic Matters and Ways & Means Committees, two of the six standing House committees, have new leadership.

Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary, the former Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has taken the reigns as the Chair of Ways and Means. The Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over tax policy and a significant portfolio of education matters, and we are eager to see the approach of the new Chair. She replaces Former Chair Anne Kaiser who will not be seeking re-election to assume a leadership role at the University of Maryland.

There is a great deal of change in the Economic Matters Committee following the departure of Chairman Dereck Davis, the newly elected State Treasurer, and Vice Chair Kathleen Dumais after her appointment to a judgeship. Delegate CT Wilson, an attorney by trade, assumed the chairmanship while Delegate Brian Crosby was named Vice Chair. Both delegates were members of the Economic Matters Committee and have a rich understanding of the myriad issues the committee handles, including energy and labor policy.

We look forward to working with our clients as they work with these new leaders. Additionally, more change is incoming as current Appropriations Committee Chair, Maggie McIntosh, and Health and Government Operations Committee Chair, Shane Pendergrass will be retiring at the end of this session.