Sue Emmer, Founder
Sue founded Emmer Consulting (which later became I Street Advocates) in 1999. In that time, she has carved out a reputation as a health expert who advocates for non profit clients representing hospice, long term care, child cancer survivors, and people living with Alzheimer’s.
Sue started her career on Capitol Hill where she quickly rose to senior advisor positions. From 1988 to 1994, Sue served in key roles on Capitol Hill. She was a Legislative Assistant for Senator Don Riegle who served on the Senate Finance Committee. Prior to that time, she was a Legislative Assistant for Senator Bob Graham. After leaving Capitol Hill, Sue served as a health policy analyst at the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL) office for two years.
From 1996 until September of 1999, Sue was an associate at Foley and Lardner, LLP one of the nation’s largest law firms where she served in both the government affairs and health care practice groups. During her tenure, Sue helped grow and develop a new government affairs practice.
Sue received her J.D. from The Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A in history, from Brown University, where she was a varsity tennis player. Sue is a member of the Health on Wednesday (HOW) organization, a Washington, D.C. based organization of women in Washington that represents the interests of health professionals and trade associations.