"Tracy Sefl" is a nationally recognized communications specialist with particular expertise in elite media and issue advocacy.

As a media specialist, the New York Times has noted her ability to create media “without fingerprints.”[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/us/politics/22drudge.html?pagewanted=print&_r=2&] As a senior-level consultant, Sefl has been commended for applying her strong media sensibilities across diverse client teams and issue sets. In 2012, she and her colleagues were awarded “Public Affairs Campaign of the Year” from the American Association of Political Consultants [http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/aam-and-partners-win-national-%E2%80%9Cpublic-affairs-campaign-year%E2%80%9D-award-work-manufacturing].

Sefl advises advocacy groups, labor unions, political candidates and campaigns, and Fortune 500 companies for whom she has managed media campaigns for spokespeople and principals, developed positioning for corporate leadership, managed communications for high-stakes issue campaigns, and served in high-pressure “war rooms” for two presidential and numerous other campaigns. Working with executives, candidates and elected officials, she has prepared clients for high-profile media activities across the spectrum of media outlets.

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That will open the floodgates in two specific ways. It will allow other states and municipalities to go ahead with similar bills based on Maryland's success. Secondly, Maryland has a governor up for re-election. This is the first entry point to see if Wal-Mart is an election issue.

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We'd be the first to applaud them. But the jury's out on how much of this will amount to real and meaningful, lasting change.

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They are to be commended for presenting negative research.

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We'll focus on Wal-Mart snafus and screw-ups because our audience believes they shed light on Wal-Mart's corporate ethics and culture.

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That is a burden not just on people struggling to make ends meet, it becomes a burden on taxpayers, it becomes a burden on communities, and Wal-Mart sits back and counts their billions.

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