Taylor is a Vice President of Government Relations at ML Strategies. She regularly assists ML Strategies clients with project management and team communications. She is experienced in developing and organizing service teams and strategic plans to help clients achieve their legislative and regulatory goals. Taylor works on a wide range of issues, including those from the clean energy, health care, and technology industries.
Prior to joining ML Strategies, Taylor worked as a Budget Analyst at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to develop reporting mechanisms to project payroll, monitor operational spending and facilitate Western, Central and Northeastern Massachusetts regional areas in their spending and personnel ventures. Previously, Taylor worked as a Legislative Aide and then Fiscal Policy Analyst for the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee at the Massachusetts State House. Under the former House Chair, Taylor worked to draft policy and budgetary recommendations relating to the mental health, developmental disabilities and judiciary accounts within the FY2017 and FY2018 annual state budgets.
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The Sobering Truth behind COVID-19’s Impact on Massachusetts’ Annual Budget
April 20, 2020 | Blog | By Steven Baddour, Daniel Connelly, Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
What You Need to Know: State and Federal Updates Related to COVID-19
April 3, 2020 | Blog | By R. Neal Martin, Taylor Shepherd
Massachusetts: Corporate Board of Directors and Shareholders Meetings Changes as a Result of COVID-19
April 1, 2020 | Blog | By Daniel Connelly, Steven Baddour, Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
BREAKING NEWS: Governor Baker Extends Non-Essential Business Closures until Monday, May 4th
March 31, 2020 | Blog | By Steven Baddour, Daniel Connelly, Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
Financial Relief for the Small Business Community in Massachusetts
March 19, 2020 | Blog | By Steven Baddour, Daniel Connelly, Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
Massachusetts COVID-19 Update
March 16, 2020 | Blog | By Steven Baddour, Daniel Connelly, Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
COVID-19 Legislative Update - What Will Happen Between Now and July 31, 2020?
March 12, 2020 | Blog | By Steven Baddour, Daniel Connelly, Kaitlyn Sprague, Caitlin Beresin, Taylor Shepherd
Health Care Forecast - Massachusetts Legislature
November 12, 2019 | Blog | By Caitlin Beresin, Kaitlyn Sprague, Taylor Shepherd
Massachusetts Fall Legislative Preview
September 5, 2019 | Blog | By Caitlin Beresin, Daniel Connelly, Steven Baddour, Taylor Shepherd
News & Press
ML Strategies announced the promotion of Taylor Shepherd to Vice President of Government Relations and Anthony DeMaio to Senior Vice President.