Todd R. Howe
President
Email: thowe@woh-solutions.com

Todd R. Howe is president of WOH Government Solutions, LLC, a Washington, D.C. subsidiary of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the largest law firm in New York’s Capital Region. In this role Mr. Howe represents corporate, non-profit, and cultural institutions before the United States Congress and advises on the implementation of federal regulatory issues from the executive branch agencies. Mr. Howe opened WOH Government Solutions in 2002 after a 20 + year career in senior-level management positions on the federal, state, and corporate levels.

Prior to joining WOH Government Solutions, Mr. Howe was senior vice president for corporate relations of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, developing an influential network of mortgage bankers to assist in the writing, passage and implementation of federal legislation and regulations to advance the many interests of the organization’s members. Mr. Howe also served as a policy and strategic advisor to two Cabinet members, including the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Labor. At HUD, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and was the secretary’s liaison on policy matters to elected officials at all levels of government. At the U.S. Department of Labor he served as Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of Secretary Robert B. Reich and assisted in the coordination of the agency’s policy development and relations with federal, state and local officials nationwide.

In New York, Mr. Howe served in the Office of Governor Mario M. Cuomo, the New York State Senate, and as a senior vice president of Sawchuk, Brown Associates/ Hill & Knowlton, an Albany-based government affairs firm.

Kenneth Peterson
Executive Vice President
Email: kpeterson@woh-solutions.com

Kenneth Peterson’s focus is education and urban development as well as environmental legislation and programs. He combines career backgrounds in legislative strategy and implementation, public affairs, and community economic development.

In his consulting practice, Ken has specialized in the areas of education reform, alternative energy programs and affordable housing projects. He has represented such diverse clients as labor unions, employer associations, municipal housing authorities, schools, construction and property developers, a state agency and an international financial services firm.

Ken is known for tireless advocacy for his clients. He maintains close ties with members and staffs from both houses of the legislature’s education, housing, finance, and environmental committees. His consistent personal contact with members not only provides him with the information necessary to determine the most appropriate strategy for his client’s goals, but also to keep them closely informed of the evolving legislative process.

Ken believes that in-depth knowledge of issues combined with personal contact with members and staff is the most successful way to represent his client. He spends considerable time at the capitol and in members’ communities, and has developed a reputation, as a trusted, hands on lobbyist, both substantive and politically astute.

John A. Regan, Esq.
Email: jregan@woh-solutions.com

John Regan joined WOH Government Solutions, LLC, the Washington, D.C.-based subsidiary of Albany’s largest law firm, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, in July, 2007. Mr. Regan is the Firm’s legal presence in the Washington, D.C. office. His primary focus is on government relations and immigration law. He represents client interests in front of the United States Congress and advises on a variety of diverse issues such as election law and immigration and nationality concerns.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Regan held a Presidential commission as a diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service. He served as Acting Coordinator of the Office of Cuban Affairs at the U.S. Department of State where he managed and directed all aspects of the U.S. bilateral relationship with Cuba. He was progressively promoted from Political Officer to Deputy Director and then Acting Coordinator of the office in 2007. His previous diplomatic posting was as Vice Consul at the U.S. Embassy in Barbados. Mr. Regan was at various times head of the Non-Immigrant, Immigrant, and American Citizen Services sections of the Embassy. He received a Meritorious Honor Award and a Superior Honor Award for his work in the Foreign Service.

Prior to his entry into the Foreign Service, Mr. Regan held various government relations positions in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Regan is a 2002 graduate of the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and English from The George Washington University, also in Washington, D.C. Mr. Regan is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.