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Sally Donner is a Senior Policy Advisor at Olsson Frank.  Before joining the firm in April 2004, Ms. Donner spent 22 years representing Altria Group, Inc. and its current and former operating companies (General Foods Corporation, Kraft Foods, Inc., and Philip Morris, USA).  During her employment with Altria and its food businesses, Ms. Donner managed a large portfolio of wide-ranging food issues with special emphasis on matters relating to food safety, nutritional labeling, advertising, meat and poultry inspection, and the environment.  Prior to joining the General Foods Corporation Washington Office in 1982, she served as Chief of Staff to the late Representative Silvio O. Conte (R-MA).  She was born in Troy, New York, grew up in Braintree, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College.  Long active in her District of Columbia neighborhood, she currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the H-Street Community Development Association, a CDC that since 1984 has completed economic development projects valued at more than $70 million.

Areas of Expertise:

Food and Drug Policy

Agriculture Policy

Environmental Policy

Legislation

Trade Association Management

Education:

Mount Holyoke College
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Prior Government Positions:

Chief of Staff to Rep. Silvio O. Conte (R-MA)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

H-Street Community Development Association
Chairman, Board of Directors