Vicki L. Lopez is the founder of VLL Consulting LLC, a consulting firm specializing in federal, state, and local government affairs across all industry sectors, public affairs and strategic communications, community relations, nonprofit consulting, advocacy training, fundraising, and leadership and board development. The firm also offers a variety of corporate and personal well-being practices including life/well-being coaching, Ayurveda consulting and instruction as well as and meditation instruction.
Ms. Lopez is a well-respected authority in government and community relations. Her expertise includes education, underserved communities, healthcare, affordable housing, and criminal and juvenile justice issues.
Ms. Lopez has considerable experience in the areas of public policy, research and analysis, media and public relations, public speaking, government and community relations, public affairs, advocacy, communications, consensus and team building, fundraising, finance, accounting, budgeting, strategic planning, training and development, management, and administration.
Ms. Lopez has been engaged in public service for the last 30 years. She is a former Lee County, Florida Commissioner and has also received several gubernatorial appointments from Florida Governors Bush, Crist and Scott and the Florida Senate specializing in education, prisoner reentry and criminal and juvenile justice reform. As a result, she has been invited throughout the country to participate and present her experience and expertise to a wide variety of audiences in different venues.
Ms. Lopez is also a Chopra Global Certified Primordial Sound Meditation and Perfect Health: Ayurvedic Lifestyle Instructor. She is also a Certified Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach. She works with individuals to identify their specific goals, strengths, and areas of opportunity and provide them with proven strategies and customized action plans that result in improved communications skills, increased self-esteem, enhanced relationships, better life/work balance, less stress, and expanded awareness. Her coaching practice helps individuals dramatically improve their outlook on life and work, while improving their leadership skills and unlocking their potential. She also works with corporations and businesses to provide a variety of corporate well-being practices in the workplace and conducts ayurvedic lifestyle and meditation instruction and workshops.
Ms. Lopez is an alumna of Leadership Florida, Leadership Miami and Leadership Lee County. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and serves as the Vice Chair of the Marketing and Membership Growth Committee. She is also an active member of the Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee and incoming Vice Chairman, where she serves as the Committee’s liaison to the Workforce Housing and Non-Profit Business Committees. Ms. Lopez also serves as the Sustainer Advisor on the Board of Directors of the Junior Leagues of Florida Statewide Public Affairs Committee. She is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame where she earned a BBA degree in Accounting.
Ms. Lopez is also a recognized motivational speaker who has been invited to speak on a number of topics in a variety of different settings. For further information, please contact her at 305-216-7794 (cell) or vllconsulting@icloud.com.
