Sylvester Giustino is a government affairs consultant at the Bennett Group DC. His practice focuses on appropriations, transportation labor, energy, state government affairs, crisis communications and response and political outreach. With a proven track record as an accomplished association executive, Sylvester has led the advocacy outreach of numerous organizations, securing significant legislative wins while dedicatedly working to rebuild and enhance the reputation of these organizations. He served as an appointed official at the state and federal level, he was Deputy Director of the Office of Public Liaison at the U.S. Department of Labor during the previous Presidential Administration. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University in New Jersey, Mr. Giustino worked on political campaigns in New York and New Jersey.