Working across the aisle & in both chambers to ensure you’re positioned correctly.
VISION M.A.I. Consulting specializes in dedicating acute attention to creating legislative agendas that effectively serve the needs of our clients.
We outshine other firms with our creative and innovative approach to lobbying & we have the resources readily available to incorporate cutting edge technology into any legislative campaign.
Our ability to work across the aisle and in both Chambers has served our clients well and made us one of the fastest growing, most successful consulting firms in the State of Illinois.
“I cannot think of a better way to affect change than the legislative process. Drafting a bill involves creative thought, passing a bill utilizes grassroots advocacy, & neutralizing the opposition calls for a persuasive and steady negotiating skills. It’s meaningful and fulfilling work.”
-Bukola Bello, Principal, M.A.I. Consulting
VISION M.A.I. Consulting has a wide range of diverse clients. Our successful campaigns involve drafting &/or passing legislation for the following entities:
Associations, lobbying firms, Fortune 500 public utility companies, commercial and rooftop solar entities, a Las Vegas based entertainment and resort venue, a $10 billion public employee retirement system, and many more.
Whatever your story is, the way it’s told in session makes all the difference.
Bukola Bello, VISION M.A.I. Consulting Principal, has spent much of her decade-long career in a variety of government and government-related positions.
Bukola “deals with pensions almost as much as the Legislative Leaders. She is efficient, smart, and has great relationships with Members. I’d want her fighting for my retirement money.”
Ms. Bello served as a senior analyst to the Illinois General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability where she prepared historical, statistical, and economic analyses pursuant to legislative requests for legislators of the House and Senate. Additionally, Bukola has authored ten published reports that are still used by the Legislature, organized and presented policy initiatives for the Black, Women’s and Latino Legislative Caucuses, and served as a Technical Advisor to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus House Chairperson on pension, education, revenue and other legislative matters.
Ms. Bello’s proven track record is invaluable.
Above: Bukola Bello hard at work lobbying Illinois State Representative LaShawn Ford (D-8) on behalf of Planned Parenthood Illinois Action to pass the Reproductive Health Act. SB 25 was signed into law by Governor Pritzker on June 12, 2019.
Awarded “Best Contract Lobbyist” by fellow lobbyists, staff, and legislators in 2021, Bukola Bello was also nominated for the same award in 2019 & nominated for “Best Do-Gooder” lobbyist in 2013.
Bukola has passed, drafted, & worked on successful legislation for the following entities: Commonwealth Edison, Univar, Illinois Hospital Association, Retired Teachers’ Association of Chicago, Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund, International Myeloma Foundation, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Cannery Casino Resorts, and the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.
Her legislative work also includes serving as a Commission liaison during negotiations between the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the Illinois Municipal League, the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association, the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois and the Fraternal Order of Police.
As a Director at a research and advocacy firm, Ms. Bello was frequently involved in implementing the firm’s legislative agenda. Her work involved advising legislators (Leadership and Rank & File) tracking and monitoring bills, providing written and oral testimony for Senate and House committees, creating fact sheets, and successfully completing specific roll calls, i.e., Black, Latino, Women, Downstate, Green, and Republican Caucuses.