Every advocacy leader knows what goes into the logistics of a fly-in, but in a shifting political environment, the real challenge is converting those brief meetings into lasting legislative momentum.
With rising costs, limited time, and growing expectations from leadership, it’s no longer just about showing up. It’s about ensuring those meetings actually influence relationships, advance your mission, and justify your budget.
Watch our recorded webinar as we step back and re-prime the fundamentals that experienced teams know, but don’t always revisit.
Through a candid discussion with seasoned advocacy consultants, we explore:
- What’s changed inside legislative offices
- Where fly-ins quietly lose impact
- What signals credibility, follow-up, and success in 2026
Leave with renewed clarity on what still matters, what needs adjusting, and which small shifts can strengthen fly-in effectiveness — without rebuilding your approach from scratch.
Our Panelists
Sathya Mandjiny is a Senior Director at Penta, where she leads external affairs and outreach to senior policymakers across the legislative and executive branches. A former Political Director for U.S. Senator Ed Markey, she brings firsthand experience managing relationships with over 150 elected officials and designing statewide legislative advocacy campaigns.
Kathy Orellana is a Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at RXN with 15 years of experience in government relations, coalition building, and campaign management at the federal and state levels. She previously oversaw state advocacy across 17 states at the American Psychiatric Association and has consulted with nonprofit and corporate clients on stakeholder engagement and advocacy training.
