Sheila Ross
Sheila Ross is the Senior Director of Public Affairs at SPP. For more than a decade, she has helped clients achieve their goals in building support and shaping public opinion with an emphasis on building grassroots and grasstops coalitions for client initiatives and programs.
Sheila focuses on identifying and engaging messengers that will provide impact SPP’s clients seek. Sheila works strategically with clients to ensure they understand the current landscape, and what messages and tactics will be most powerful, including: direct lobbying, engaging elected officials, securing earned media, organizing community events. Over her time at SPP Sheila’s work has touched most industries such as education, healthcare, energy, defense and logistics.
Prior to joining SPP, Sheila spent several years as a legislative aide in the Ohio House of Representatives. She gained extensive knowledge of the legislative process, communication tactics and how to successfully work with diverse groups and varying goals.
Sheila is a graduate of The Ohio State University. She is a member of Kiwanis. She resides in Columbus, Ohio with her daughter.