860-560-0000
287 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Business/Commerce, Children/Family/Women, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
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"What we do is not just meaningful to clients, but fun for us, because we get the privilege of sharing that success with them. It takes a lot of persistence to advance something meaningful and those are the moments I enjoy the most."
1) AccentCare
3) Adobe, Inc.
4) American Cleaning Institute
5) American Medical Response of CT, Inc.
7) Connecticut Lodging Association
13) CT Title & Registration Services
14) CT-NAELA Chapter
15) Early Care and Education Consortium
16) Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, P.C.
17) EverDriven
18) Forge City Works
21) Lyft, Inc.
23) Medical Device Manufacturers Association
25) Partnership for Expanded Telemedicine Services
26) RELX Inc.
27) Sea Research Foundation, Inc.
29) Southern New England Healthcare Association
31) Tekni-Plex, Inc
33) Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
35) Toy Association
37) VRSim, Inc
38) West Wharf, LLC
39) Wilhusky, LLC
11-15 years
Past president of Association of Connecticut Lobbyists
Featured presenter at the CT Lobbying Conference on "Lobbying the Executive Branch" the past four years.
2019 Hartford Business Journal Forty Under 40
Over ten years of municipal land use experience on Planning and Zoning/Zoning Board of Appeals
Served as point person for the CT Conference of Municipalities on Energy, Labor and Zoning topics.
13 years of experience in contract lobbying; three years of experience in state and municipal government.
Lindsay Jacobs developed her deep understanding of state public policy through previous roles with Connecticut's largest municipal trade association and in city government. She has worked on several campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels, giving her a strong knowledge of the interconnection between policy and politics.
0-5 years
Lindsay Jacobs has over 12 years of experience working in and building strong relationships at every level of government. Prior to joining the Sullivan & LeShane team, Lindsay served as Advocacy Manager for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, the state's largest municipal trade association, where she focused on a breadth of issues including education, environment, energy, and banking policy.
Lindsay gained her robust knowledge of municipal issues from her time as Government Affairs and Communications Advisor for the City of Danbury under Mayor Dean Esposito's administration, and her political work with now Commissioner Mark Boughton.
Lindsay holds a BA in International Studies and a minor in History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Upon graduation, Lindsay worked with former U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) in his first run for office, where she developed a deep understanding of the interconnection between policy and politics. Before moving to the Northeast in 2016, Lindsay served as the Political Affairs Manager for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, helping businesses navigate the role politics play in the legislative process.
As a member of the Sullivan & LeShane, Inc. team, Lindsay utilizes her deep knowledge of policy-making and solid statewide network to connect her clients with the right decision makers.
Lindsay currently lives in the Farmington Valley.
In 2010, after 20 years as a State Capitol lobbyist, Mike Dugan established Capitol Consulting a full-service government relations firm. Capitol Consulting provides the experience, integrity, access and respect one achieves through years of successful representation of our clients' issues. Capitol Consulting is well respected with a proven network of legislative and state agency contacts to navigate the often-complex halls of state government. Capitol Consulting is founded on the simple principle that there is no substitute for hard work.
3) American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC)
5) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
6) Community Association Institute - Connecticut
7) Coordinated Transportation Solutions
8) CT Funeral Directors Assoc.
10) DaVita Health Care Partners Inc.
11) Diversified Brokerage Group Corporation
12) Eli Lilly & Co.
13) FFD Central LLC
20+ years
Anita L. Schepker, Esq. joins Capitol Consulting after nearly a four-decade career in government relations. Anita has a wealth of knowledge about state government that only comes from successfully navigating numerous complex client issues through the halls at the State Capitol. Prior to joining Capitol Consulting, Anita was president and founder of Schepker&Associates, LLC, a full-service government relations and regulatory law firm. Anita brings to Capitol Consulting a broad group of clients that she's has represented for many years including among others: Abbott Laboratories, AFLAC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Connecticut Psychological Association, DaVita, Eli Lilly, Horizan Pharma, PhRMA and Safelite Auto Glass.
Prior to starting Schepker&Associates, Anita was a principal in another Hartford based lobbying firm where she acted as president of the firm's public affairs corporation, directing all legislative and regulatory issues, and litigation for the firms' clients.
Anita got her start in legislative lobbying in 1981 at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) where she began as a staff attorney and was promoted to general counsel. As general counsel, she headed CBIA's legal and political departments. After eight years at CBIA Anita was hired as the senior vice president for government affairs at the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company (CBT) where she oversaw all of its state legislative and regulatory activities. In addition, she coordinated CBT's federal and state political action committee activities.
Anita is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and she received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of Law. Also, she has a Masters in Education from St. Joseph's College.
860-929-9291
287 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106,
860-560-0000
287 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
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"My passion is working with a variety of clients from different industries, ranging from cities to the private sector to the not-for-profit world. It's all about finding wins for the client, and Sullivan & LeShane gives me the opportunity to do that on a daily basis."
3) Advanced Grow Labs Technologies, LLC
4) American Cleaning Institute
8) Churchill Downs Incorporated
10) Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
11) Connecticut Creditor Bar Association, Inc.
12) Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
13) Connecticut Lodging Association
15) CT Coalition to End Homelessness
17) EdAdvance
18) Gaggle.Net Inc
19) Global Kratom Coalition, Inc.
20) Guardiantrac, LLC d/b/a GT Independence
22) Johnson Controls
23) Kirchhoff Property Management, Inc.
25) National Marine Manufacturers Association
26) NRG Energy, Inc.
28) Payactiv
29) Plastics Industry Association
30) Point Stratford Renewal LLC
31) Port Eastside
32) Revenue Based Finance Coalition
33) ROVAC
34) Southern Disaster Recovery
35) Specialty Equipment Market Association
36) The Children's Law Center of CT, Inc.
38) The Connecticut Project Action Fund
39) Town of Somers
40) Tri-S Environmental Services, Inc.
41) Water Sports Industry Association
42) West Wharf, LLC
0-5 years
Past president of CT Conference of Municipalities
Recipient of Connecticut Magazine's "Forty under 40" award.
While serving as Mayor, passed municipal budgets, negotiated union contracts, deal with numerous crisis' and natural disasters.
Recognized on several fronts for achievements within the municipal sector. Also served as the Government Affairs Director for a multi-state waste and recycling company dealing with municipal and state policy.
Was elected as the youngest mayor in the state at age 22.
Served eight years in office as Mayor of the Town of Torrington.
287 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106,
2) American Medical Response of CT, Inc.
3) Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast
4) Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery, Inc.
6) CT Coalition to End Homelessness
10) Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, P.C.
11) EverDriven
12) Forge City Works
13) Guardiantrac, LLC d/b/a GT Independence
15) Lyft, Inc.
19) National Marine Manufacturers Association
20) NRG Energy, Inc.
22) Plastics Industry Association
23) Sea Research Foundation, Inc.
24) Southern Disaster Recovery
25) Specialty Equipment Market Association
27) The Children's Law Center of CT, Inc.
28) The Connecticut Project Action Fund
29) Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund
30) Town of Somers
32) VRSim, Inc
860-548-1398
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