Randon Lane joins Athens Services as vice president of government affairs

City of Industry, California-based Athens Services has named Randon Lane as vice president of government affairs for Riverside County and South Bay coastal cities in Los Angeles County.

Lane comes to Athens from Brylan Strategies, Murrieta, California, where he served as director of government and public affairs. In his prior position, Lane led a team that drove statewide policy and strategic direction on regional and local energy, transportation and development issues with federal, tribal, state and regional clients.

Lane has an extensive background with an emphasis on government and public affairs, energy and transportation policy, as well as land use and development.

Previously, Lane served at the federal level at the U.S. Department of Transportation in the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, the Maritime Administration and the Office of the Secretary. At the state level, he served as the district director for the 66th California Assembly District serving Riverside and San Diego Counties.

“Government affairs is all about building relationships and working with people. Randon knows the issues and excels at building relationships between the public and private sectors,” says Athens Services Executive Vice President Gary Clifford.

As a former Murrieta Mayor and council member, Lane has held leadership positions in several regional agencies throughout Southern California, including the Riverside Transit Agency, the Southern California Association of Governments and the Western Riverside Council of Governments. He worked with waste-hauling vendors and municipal contracts affecting his community and the region.

Lane has a degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in marketing and communications from the University of Texas at Arlington.

“I welcome the opportunity to help elected officials understand the laws they will have to implement in their community and how Athens is here to help them,” Lane says.