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Kimberly V. Kent joined Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., in December 2011, as a lobbyist and consultant, to form Copper Dome Strategies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the law firm. She will be based in the firm's Greenville office when the South Carolina General Assembly is not in session and in the Columbia office during the session.

Ms. Kent has spent her professional career working in and around South Carolina government. Prior to joining Copper Dome Strategies, LLC, she spent four years with another private consulting group representing a variety of clients, including small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, professional trade associations and specific issue coalitions, on matters before federal, state, and local governments.

Ms. Kent began her legislative and legal career working as the vice president for governmental relations for the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA). In this role, she represented the interests of many of South Carolina's largest companies on issues related to economic development, environment, taxes, labor and employment and healthcare, before state agencies, the governor's Office and the S.C. General Assembly.

Following this position, Ms. Kent served as the governmental affairs director and assistant general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Commerce. While at the state's leading industrial recruiting agency, she was the primary liaison for the agency between the executive branch and the S.C. General Assembly on all state funding matters relating to commerce, statutory changes relating to tax incentives and for any and all legislative changes needed by the agency to assist companies interested in expanding or locating new economic development projects in South Carolina.

In 2005, Ms. Kent joined the South Carolina Medical Association as the chief policy officer of the statewide trade association that serves more than 6,000 physicians. During her tenure, Ms. Kent served as the association's general counsel, directed all legislative initiatives before the S.C. General Assembly and the executive branch and managed the recruitment and renewal of physician memberships. She was responsible for all membership publications as well as all communications to members, the public, and the S.C. General Assembly.

Combined with her legal training, Ms. Kent's wide range of experience working in the private sector, professional trade associations and state government, gives her a unique ability to represent a variety of clients.

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CINDY BISHOP

(Louisiana, )

Checkmate Strategies

cindy.bishop@checkmate-strategies.com
225-933-5435
P.O. BOX 80053, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70898,

Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Appropriations/Budgets, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Manufacturing, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Science/Technology, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles

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Checkmate Strategies helps clients to navigate the regulatory and legislative process of state government. We partner with our clients and take the time to understand their issues and can quickly jump into action to advocate on their behalf. We have great relationships with each of the legislators and the executive branch.

1) Child Care Association of Louisiana

2) Humane Society of Louisiana

3) Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association

4) Louisiana Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

5) Louisiana Justices of Peace and Constables Association

6) Louisiana Meat Processors Association

7) Louisiana Society of Hearing Aid Specialists

8) Physician Patients Alliance

20+ years

Cindy Bishop is the President of Checkmate Strategies, a lobbying and association management firm headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

She is a registered lobbyist and handles association management for several statewide organizations.

Cindy established Checkmate Strategies in 1995. She has worked on many high-profile legislative campaigns.

She is adept in all aspects of association management including board development, fiscal management, communications, membership recruitment and retention, public relations, grant administration and convention/meeting planning.

She is a member of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations and the Louisiana Society of Association Executives