Wendeen H. Eolis' introduction to politics and government came early. During her childhood her father served as a high-ranking New York state official. Following in his footsteps of public service, Ms. Eolis has worked on a wide range of government issues for mayors, governors and presidents on both sides of the aisle.

Prior to becoming a member of the transition team for Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in 1993, Ms. Eolis knew her way around Albany (the capital of New York), where she had been chatting up legislators for years. Her ascent from personal/political advisor and later as Special Advisor to Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on City Hall operations, communications and legal affairs, continued with her appointment as First Assistant and Senior Advisor to New York Governor George E. Pataki.

In the mid-70's while president of APCNY, the statewide personnel trade association, Ms. Eolis was credited as the leading force in overhauling New York State's employment agency statute. Twenty years later she returned to the state's legislative corridors as Governor Pataki's senior adviser in private sector and tribal gaming matters.

In addition to Ms. Eolis' public service, EOLIS International Group acts as career/communications advisor to lawyers interested in elective office. EOLIS also offers advice to senior-level government officials who wish to return to the private sector as business leaders or partners in law firms. EOLIS International Group offers significant expertise in the gaming industry, including specialized consulting services to poker businesses around the world. Ms. Eolis currently serves as Chair of the World Poker Association's Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Committee.

Immediately following the 9.11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Wendeen H. Eolis mobilized and led a professional corps of volunteers to counsel survivors, particularly lawyers and executives that worked in or near the Twin Towers, regarding their immediate work plans and career options. She also formed volunteer groups to assist other displaced workers and their families, arranging for a wide range of personnel counseling services and ongoing support systems, as they plowed forward in recovery. After a few months of experience assisting companies affected by the terrorist attacks in New York, Ms. Eolis traveled throughout the Middle East, meeting with government agency representatives, military personnel and social services professionals on behalf of American interests. In the fall of 2002, Ms. Eolis became Commander of HOPE's Champion Task Force, a program that was created to work on the development of personnel initiatives for emergency preparedness planning and disaster recovery operations. Since then, under Ms. Eolis' command, HOPE's Champion Task Force has responded to calls for help worldwide, from businesses, civic leaders and government representatives. Ms. Eolis worked with tribal chiefs in South Asia after the tsunami and with village leaders in small towns on the Mississippi Gulf Coast following unprecedented hurricane damages. HOPE's Champion Task Force volunteers have worked their way out of chaos around the world from New Orleans' Hurricane Katrina to hostile zones in the Middle East as unsung heroes in personnel initiatives, assisting in emergency planning and disaster recovery operations. The range of programs include: relocation counseling, evacuation activities, career counseling, retention of vendors and experts in small towns and cities to provide local advice and the organization of volunteer corps to assist in various stages of emergencies. As Commander of HOPE's Champion, Ms. Eolis brings to the table a broad cultural awareness as well as an imposing list of contacts for this global program. She is never shy about calling on her extraordinary array of relationships among domestic and foreign leaders, as her teams strive to elevate the quality of life for those who have been shaken by the threats and the realities of tragedy.