Tonya Saunders Speed

Tonya Speed brings an extensive background in federal government affairs with an emphasis on health care and senior issues. Her other areas of expertise include medicare reform, telecommunications, banking and airline industry legislation, and she has worked on a variety of issues before the House Commerce, Ways and Means, Judiciary and Senate Finance Committees and gained exceptional working knowledge of the legislative process. Prior to joining Clark & Weinstock through a merger with The Washington Group, the former lobbying unit of top-10 public relations firm Ketchum, Tonya was an integral part of The Washington Group for more than 10 years. In 1990, Tonya worked on the successful re-election campaign for Senator John Rockefeller IV (D-WV) – then joined the staff as an assistant. Prior to her Capitol Hill experience, she was special assistant to Secretary Ken Hechler for the state of West Virginia. Tonya holds a degree from West Virginia State College. She is a board member of the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses’ Foundation (CBCSF) and received the Most Valuable Player Award for 2002 in recognition of outstanding service and personal contribution to the CBCSF. Influence online featured Tonya on the cover of an article, “Blacks on K Street: Getting Beyond Race.”