The Gaboton Group LLC Opens New Office in Florida

Governments Relations Services

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Our government relations and public affairs firm is founded by Joshua J. Gaboton. For more than 10 years, Mr. Gaboton and his team have successfully managed issues and represented a broad range of clients before the United States Congress and the Executive Branch. We have built a distinguished reputation for effective public policy representation on behalf of public entities, non-profits, Native American Tribes, and corporations. Our areas of federal advocacy expertise include budget and appropriations, federal grants, elementary and higher education, transportation and maritime, public safety, economic development, environment, and energy, among several others. In addition, our firm makes it a priority to maintain strong bipartisan relationships with congressional leaders as well as house and senate committee members along with their staff, as they will provide the base of support for implementing your Federal Legislative Agenda.

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Work with a firm that will provide solutions to your federal policy issues and secure the success of your advocacy. The entire team of The Gaboton Group, LLC promises to work hard in enabling great opportunities for you and all our clients. Contact us today to learn more about the government relations services we provide.

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Environment and Energy

If your organization is engaged in the pursuit of sound business practices and compliance with reasonable environmental policies, The Gaboton Group Environment and Energy Practice Group will help you navigate the public policy terrain in Washington, in State capitals and in the halls of State abroad.

Recognized for our domestic and international expertise on environmental policy, members of our Environment and Energy Practice Group are called upon by local governments and organizations to represent them in the environmental debate.

The services we provide clients are comprehensive:

Analyze and Assess Environmental and Policy Compliance
Create and Manage Coalitions
Legislative Consultation for Corporations in the Energy and Environment Arena
Monitor and Influence EPA Rulemakings
International Policy Making and Issue Consideration
Seminars on Trends in Environmental Policy, Issues, and Solutions

In addition, our Environment and Energy Practice Group represents the environmental interests of organizations ranging from those that consume energy to those that produce environmentally-friendly products. Wherever you are on the spectrum, we respect and understand your goals and will work with you to ensure that environmental decision makers understand and respect your business, too.

When it comes to the environment, finding the right answers and developing reasonable policies are not easy tasks. Going at it alone is even harder.

Distinguished Government and Public Affairs Firm

The Gaboton Group, LLC is a leading government and public affairs firm headquartered in Washington, DC. Our firms’ personnel include a former member of congress, senior staff from Capitol Hill and the Executive Branch, as well as public relations and marketing specialists. We have extensive contacts and significant experience in working with the Administration and Congress. Drawing on the expertise of our staff, we are able to provide effective advocacy on behalf of our clients.

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Our firm’s relationships with federal department officials and staff will be an asset to you and your organization. We work to enhance your profile in Washington, affect policy changes, and respond to rulemakings. Likewise, if the government encounters a problem that falls under a federal department’s jurisdiction, we can assist in cutting through bureaucratic red tape to solve your problem expeditiously. Feel free to contact us today if you have questions about the services of our government and public affairs firm.

OUR TEAM

Joshua J. Gaboton, Founder and President

Joshua J. Gaboton founded the firm after more than 20 years of experience working in congress and the private sector in the nation’s capital. During his tenure in Capitol Hill, Mr. Gaboton was under the leadership of former Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, John L. Mica. He served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Chairman Mica and advised the Chairman on issues involving the federal budget, appropriations, and transportation policy, as well as the Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Education, Communications, Veterans’ Affairs, Housing, Coastal Restoration and Water Resources.

Following his successful period in the public sector, Mr. Gaboton served as a Principal and Partner respectively at two established federal relations consulting and public affairs firms in Washington, where he accrued impressive records of securing federal funds and programmatic victories for municipalities, non-profit, and private sector clients nationwide.

Mr. Gaboton has in-depth knowledge of transportation policy. He works extensively with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Senate Environment and Public Works, and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committees. As a result, he has developed excellent working relationships with the chairmen and ranking members of these respective committees, as well as other members of congress and staff on key house and senate committees. These ongoing working relationships have been a significant advantage to firm clients interested in the development of transportation initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels.

In addition to his work in congress, Mr. Gaboton lobbies the Executive Branch on issues such as law enforcement technology, transportation and port infrastructure, defense contracting, education, economic and community development, housing, water resources and coastline restoration, including veterans’ job-training, and homelessness assistance initiatives.

During this “non-earmark” period, Mr. Gaboton’s prolific relationships with key administration officials have yielded significant results for both public and private sector clients.

Mr. Gaboton holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Political Science from the University of Central Florida.

Trace Roller

Trace Roller is a highly motivated and accomplished public affairs leader with nearly two decades of advocacy and business development experience in federal, state and local venues. He has in-depth experience in advocacy communications and government relations and serves as a bipartisan advocate on behalf of a broad spectrum of nationally significant domestic and international government, corporate, education and non-profit interests.

Mr. Roller leverages his experience from Capitol Hill and the Texas Legislature to guide clients through federal and state agencies, helping them navigate legislative and regulatory processes. He has successfully secured significant appropriations, authorizations, and grant funding for infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and education projects.

Before joining the private sector, Mr. Roller worked at the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas House of Representatives, collaborating with officials and industry leaders on legislative strategies for major policy issues.

He began his career on the Legislative Staff of former U.S. House Representative Pete Sessions and holds degrees from Texas A&M University and The George Washington University.

JAHMAL BETHEL, PRINCIPAL AVIATION ADVISOR

Jahmal Bethel is a highly motivated aerospace professional with over 21 years of experience in the aerospace industry, having spent eleven of those years at two International Airlines and thirteen years at a major aerospace manufacturer.

Mr. Bethel is an effective and skilled FAA certified Airframe and Power Plant (A&P) aircraft maintenance technician, quality assurance inspector and a world-class and productive quality and safety specialist, that has extensive knowledge of airplane manufacturing processes, project management processes, Quality Management System (QMS) and Safety Management System (SMS) processes including; Problem Solving Models-Root Cause Corrective Action (PSM-RCCA), Material Review Board Training (MRB), Lean Management Systems, AS9100 Lead Auditor Training, and numerous business systems and processes.

Mr. Bethel received his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Training from the University of Washington and has demonstrated the ability to apply detailed knowledge of aerospace design, systems and integration to perform failure and forensic analysis of aerospace components, processes and systems.

Mr. Bethel is an effective leader, mentor, communicator, and trainer with demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize data and translate it in an easy to understand manner. In addition, he is experienced at making airworthiness determinations on behalf of regulatory agencies. Mr. Bethel is a natural self-starter who models a positive culture, welcomes a challenge and guarantees excellent follow-through.

Chelsea Washington, Senior Counsel

Chelsea Washington is a highly motivated and accomplished public affairs leader with nearly two decades of government and public affairs experience in a variety of federal, state and local venues. She has in-depth experience in advocacy communications and serves as a bipartisan advocate on behalf of a broad spectrum of nationally significant domestic and international government, corporate, education and non-profit interests.

Ms. Washington is also an innovative leader in grant writing and development strategies, having spent the better part of 20 years researching and developing successfully funded government and nonprofit grant proposals for variety of public and private sector interests in Florida and throughout the country.

Practiced in the conception, planning, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of programs, Ms. Washington also serves as the Director of the Title III Program at Bethune Cookman University, where she is also responsible for oversight of all grant-seeking activities and initiated new grant office management consulting services including department management topics, forecasting, project development, compliance and strategic planning.

Notably, between 2018 and 2022, Ms. Washington was awarded all but one of the grant proposals she wrote, for a total of over $20 million in funding. She has overseen the development of over 1200 grant proposals, with well over half of the proposals having been awarded an average of more than $100 million in grant funding every three years.

Ms. Washington holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Augusta State University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Higher Education at Jackson State University.

The Gaboton Group, LLC

Joshua J. Gaboton, Founder and President

Washington DC Office:
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
South Building ~ Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004

Main Office Telephone: (202) 220-3151

Central Florida Office:
941 West Morse Boulevard
Suite 100
Winter Park, FL 32789
Main Telephone Number: (321) 214-4544

Email: Jgaboton@gabotongroup.com

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