JANE CLEMENTS is a founding member and managing partner of Capitol67 Strategies, leading their Harrisburg operations. She provides Capitol67’s clients with government relations support and guidance on a wide range of legislative and regulatory issues in the State Capitol.

Jane brings more than a decade of experience working with legislators on both sides of the aisle in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., with a record of success across a variety of sectors including agriculture, food security, energy, and healthcare.

Most recently, Jane was Vice President, State Government Affairs for Commonwealth Strategic Partners, leading the firm’s Harrisburg office working on issues including transportation, election reform, electrification, regulation and permitting, attainable housing, and healthcare.

Prior to this role, Jane served for eight years as the Chief Executive Officer of Feeding Pennsylvania, the state association of Feeding America Food Banks. In this role, Jane served as the statewide voice for hunger policy on behalf of Pennsylvania’s nine Feeding America Food Banks. Under her leadership, the association was awarded the contract for the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System (PASS) through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and successfully built an industry coalition that secured increased state funding for PASS – from $1.5 million in 2020 to $5.5 million in FY 23. 

In addition, Feeding Pennsylvania established several notable initiatives during Jane’s tenure including the Mid-Atlantic Produce Cooperative (MARC), the Healthy Pantry Initiative in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Fill a Glass with Hope®. Jane served on the Commonwealth’s Mass Care Feeding Task Force through the PA Department of Human Resources in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. In 2017, Jane was appointed by the PA Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the Emergency Food Assistance Advisory Council and was elected chair of the council for four years. Jane served for three years on Feeding America’s Policy Engagement Advisory Committee, advising the national organization’s government affairs teams on messaging and policy priorities, specifically on the Farm Bill. Additionally, she was appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to the Pennsylvania Food Policy Council Advisory Committee.  

In 2018, Jane worked with U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s office to craft the Farm to Food Bank Act, which was later passed and funded in the the 2018 Farm Bill.

In 2020, Jane played a critical role as the liaison with state and federal officials on behalf of the charitable food network, securing food and resources and serving as a spokesperson for media inquiries. In that role, she was quoted in the Washington Post and New York Times. Jane was recognized by PA Congressman Dan Meuser for her exceptional service during the pandemic.

In 2022, Jane was named to City & State’s Power 100 lists for both Agriculture and Non-Profit Leadership. Prior to joining Feeding Pennsylvania, Jane served as the Annual Giving and Fundraising Event Officer for The Guthrie Clinic, a nonprofit integrated health system located in north central Pennsylvania and Upstate New York, where she was responsible for major fundraising events and employee and physician giving campaigns. Prior to joining Guthrie, Jane spent four years with Chesapeake Energy as a manager in Corporate Development, overseeing community relations for Chesapeake’s northeastern Pennsylvania operating area. In October of 2023, Jane was named to City & State’s 40 Under 40 List as one of the rising stars making a difference across the state of Pennsylvania.

Jane has been a member of the Capitol All Stars Legislative Softball Game Advisory Board since 2015. She is a current board member and past president of her Homeowners Association.

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Jane graduated from Saint Joseph’s University with a bachelor’s degree in English and resides in Montgomery County with her daughters, Louise and Olivia.