Cindy Robert is the founder
and partner for Rainmakers LLP. She has been
lobbying the Oregon State Legislature for over
two decades, with clients ranging from local
governments to fortune 500 businesses to
non-profits. The founding of Rainmakers allows her
to combine her government experience with her
quest to make long-term significant difference in
public policy that goes beyond politics.
Recent combinations of
government interest and passion for good causes
led Cindy to be involved in Jessica’s Law for
Oregon. She is also the government liaison for
Chalkboard Project, an effort by both state and
national foundations to make changes to Oregon’s
education system that the public truly desires.
In addition to her lobby
work, Cindy served as the administrator for the
Oregon Transit Association, a non-profit
organization comprised of transit providers
statewide. In that capacity, she was involved in
member recruitment, communication and retention,
grassroots education and mobilization, state and
federal reporting, meeting management and
government relations efforts at both the state and
federal level.
Cindy is an expert in all
aspects of government relations, legislative
strategy, campaign development and advising,
organizational development and governance
structure, corporate partnership and leveraged
packaging.
In 1987, Cindy worked in
Washington, D.C. for the Republican National
Committee and was also a delegate to the
Republican National Convention in New Orleans.
Other political and community involvement includes
director of various initiative petition campaigns,
Member of the Citizen Involvement Committee for
the City of Lake Oswego, Member of the Portland
Art Museum Activities Council, Collegiate Chair
for the Bush Campaign, tutor for Oregon Literacy,
and Member of various ODOT committees.
Cindy is a Willamette
University Graduate who also studied at American
University in Washington, D.C.
