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DELORA SANCHEZ

(MDDE)

Created the first a trade association of Maryland's nine Medicaid MCOs and served as Director and principal lobbyist for the MCOs who are responsible for providing health care to 1.2 million Marylanders enrolled in the Medicaid program

Provides strategic consulting and lobbying to the Maryland Hospital Association and its 64 hospitals on medical liability, tort reform, and integrated community oncology issues.

Lobbied for the passage of legislation on behalf of ZERO to Prostate Cancer making Maryland the second state in America to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening

Named 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE)

Delora R. Sanchez, Esq. joined Cornerstone in October 2015 after leading Johns Hopkins Medical System's government affairs team. Delora spent nearly a decade representing Hopkins' interests before the Maryland General Assembly, Governor's office, and state administrative agencies. She has an extensive background in state legislative and regulatory issues.

As a senior vice president in Cornerstone's Annapolis office, Delora specializes in representing hospitals, managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmaceutical manufactures, medical cannabis companies, and private sector special interests. Over the past 10 years, Delora has used her deep policy expertise and legislative connections to save or create tens of millions of dollars in state funding for clients; shape Maryland's medical liability policy; and steer the top healthcare system in the world through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the creation of the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange.

Delora was recognized by the Daily Record in 2017 as a VIP, 40 under 40 and as a Leading Woman in 2013. In 2014 Sanchez was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow -- the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. From 2008 to 2010 she was appointed by the President of Johns Hopkins University to serve on the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council. During the same time period, she was also appointed by then Governor Martin O'Malley to the Maryland Commission for Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.

Delora is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as chair of community engagement on the board of directors for Thread, which engages underperforming high school students facing significant barriers outside of the classroom. As a native of Baltimore and current South Baltimore resident, Delora was proud to accept an appointment by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates to the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership Board. The organization is responsible for distributing approximately $8 million in casino revenue for community development projects in the areas immediately impacted by the casino's construction. Previously, she was a board member of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Vice Chair of the board for Hope Forward, which provides support transitioning for former foster youth.

Delora holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in Health Law from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Healthcare Management from Towson University. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Delora is a lifelong resident of Baltimore and enjoys living downtown, yoga, and biking around the City.

20 years of legislative and policy work at the federal, state and local levels

Previously served as director of government affairs for Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh

Spent seven years working as director of conservation programs and a governmental affairs representative for Ducks Unlimited

Worked for former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich for six years on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis

Bernie Marczyk joined Cornerstone's Annapolis office in December 2018. Most recently, Bernie served as the director of government affairs for Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh. In this role, he worked closely with the County Council and Maryland General Assembly to advance legislative initiatives and implement public policies for the County.

Prior to working for the County Executive, Bernie worked for Ducks Unlimited for seven years as a federal and state lobbyist and thenin managing the organization's conservation delivery in the Atlantic Region (Maryland to Maine). In this role he was responsible partnering with federal, state, and non-profit organizations on land acquisition and wetland restoration projects on private lands or public lands such as Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

Bernie began his professional career working for then-Congressman Bob Ehrlich first as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill and then as a policy advisor for Governor Ehrlich in Annapolis where he oversaw the legislative and policy efforts of the Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Planning, and Transportation. Bernie also worked on multiple statewide and local elections in Maryland.

A graduate of Princeton University, Bernie and his wife Keely live on Maryland's Eastern Shore with their nine-year-old daughter Leah, seven-year-old twins Claire and Tommy, and three-year-old daughter Stella. Bernie is an active volunteer at St. Christopher's Catholic Church and as a basketball, soccer, and softball coach.

MATTHEW O SHEA

(Illinois)

Our goal is to deliver results for our clients. We are a hardworking team who represent our clients' interests at the highest levels on both the legislative and executive sides.

Dedicated to working hard for our clients in a bi-partisian fashion.

Passionate about public service, government relations, grassroots and politics.

Innovative in our ways of approaching clients legislative and lobbying needs.

Matthew O'Shea is the President of Matthew O'Shea Consulting, Inc. In 1994, Matthew started his public service career with State Representative Dan Rutherford and then worked for State Representative James Durkin and Senator Thomas Walsh from 1995 through 2000. While working for Representative Durkin and Walsh, Matt attended John Marshall Law School and completed his Juris Doctor in 2000. After leaving Representative Durkin and Senator Walsh, he served as the Village Administrator for the Village of Forest Park located in the western suburbs of Cook County. While serving as Village Administrator, Matt was also appointed to the Senate to fill out the remaining term of Senator Tom Walsh for the 22nd Legislative District.

As State Senator, Matt was able to learn and experience the legislative process from an elected official standpoint. In 2004, Matt joined House Republican Minority Leader Tom Cross as Deputy Chief and Ethics Officer before coming Chief of Staff. In his role as Chief of Staff, he dealt with all four legislative caucuses including participating in several high level leadership meetings. His role as Chief of Staff allowed him to deal with many important issues facing the legislature such as pensions, capital funding, energy, local government, budget, Medicaid and redistricting.

Matt has knowledge and experience working with many regulatory issues including those before Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Matt has spent time working on many political elections at all levels of state government.

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1) 1X TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2) A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS AH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.)

3) ACCIONA INFRASTRUCTURE USA CORP

4) AKZO NOBEL N.V.

5) ALEX VON FURSTENBERG

6) ALTANA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

7) ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

8) ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION

9) ALZHEON, INC.

10) AM GENERAL LLC

11) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

12) AMGEN, INC.

13) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC

14) APPLE INC.

15) ARCHER AVIATION INC.

16) ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY

17) ASHBRITT, INC.

18) ASPECT HOLDINGS, LLC

19) ASTRANIS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

20) AVENTIV TECHNOLOGIES

21) AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS, LLC

22) BAUGHMAN KROUP BOSSE PLLC ON BEHALF OF GEMINI SPACE STATION, INC.

23) BLACKSTONE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS L.P.

24) BLINK HEALTH INC.

25) BOTANICALS FOR BETTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS

26) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

27) BROADCOM LIMITED

28) CAL-MAINE FOODS

29) CARNIVAL CORPORATION

30) CF SECURED LLC

31) CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

32) CINTAS

33) COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.

34) COLOSSAL BIOSCIENCES INC.

35) COMCAST CORPORATION

36) CORECIVIC, INC.

37) CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE

38) COSTAR GROUP, INC.

39) COUPANG, INC.

40) COVETRUS, INC.

41) CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.

42) CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

43) DEEL

44) DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

45) DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

46) EBAY INC.

47) ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION

48) ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT L.P.

49) ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P.

50) ENGINE NO. 1 LP

51) ENVIVA, LLC

52) FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

53) FALCONX INC.

54) FINSECA

55) FLINT COOPER, LLC

56) FMX

57) FORIS DAX, INC. D/B/A CRYPTO.COM

58) GBX GROUP LLC

59) GENENTECH USA, INC.

60) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

61) GENERAL MOTORS LLC

62) GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

63) GLOBAL BUSINESS ALLIANCE

64) GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.

65) GOBRANDS, INC.

66) GOEL INVESTMENTS, LLC

67) GRAIL LLC

68) GREY ROCK NET ZERO OPPORTUNITIES FUND I, LP

69) GREYSTAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC

70) HADRIAN AUTOMATION, INC.

71) HCBS ADVOCACY, LLC

72) HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ("HPE")

73) HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

74) ILLUMINA, INC.

75) INVENERGY LLC

76) J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD.

77) JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (FKA JBS USA FOOD COMPANY)

78) JETZERO, INC.

79) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

80) KALSHI, INC

81) KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ON BEHALF OF KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION

82) KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

83) KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP

84) LAC MANAGEMENT LLC

85) MASTERBRAND CABINETS, LLC

86) MERCHANTS FOR AMERICA, INC.

87) MORGAN STANLEY

88) NAREIT

89) NASDAQ, INC.

90) NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME

91) NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION

92) NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

93) NEPHRON NITRILE LLC (DBA AMERICAN ARMOR GLOVES)

94) NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, L.L.C.

95) NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.

96) NEXUS HOSPICE OF THE HIGH DESERT LLC

97) NIKE, INC.

98) NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION

99) NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC.

100) NUCOR CORPORATION

101) NUSCALE POWER, LLC

102) OAK VIEW GROUP, LLC

103) OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

104) OCEANS ACQUISITION, INC.

105) OCHSNER HEALTH

106) OGLE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, LLC

107) ONONDAGA COUNTY

108) OPENAI

109) ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

110) PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

111) PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

112) PAUL, WEISS LLP, ON BEHALF OF AD HOC GROUP OF MAJORITY MEMBER PREPA BONDHOLDERS

113) PEPTIDE SCIENCES

114) PERFORMANCE DRONE WORKS, LLC

115) PERNOD RICARD USA

116) PERSHING SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

117) PFIZER INC.

118) PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA

119) PLANET LABS PBC

120) PLAYPOWER, INC.

121) RED CHAMBER GROUP

122) REGATTA HCRP I LP

123) RISEPOINT

124) RTW INVESTMENTS, LP

125) SEISMIC SOFTWARE, INC.

126) SENTINEL MIDSTREAM, LLC

127) SHIELD AI

128) SIBELCO NORTH AMERICA, INC.

129) SIG SAUER, INC.

130) SOFTBANK GROUP CORPORATION

131) SOUTHERN COMPANY

132) SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

133) STANLEY BLACK & DECKER

134) STEPHENS SHARED SERVICES, LLC

135) STONEPEAK PARTNERS LP

136) STRIPE, INC.

137) SUNSET LAKES WEST ASSOCIATES LLLP

138) SWEET OAK PARENT LLC

139) TEGNA INC.

140) THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

141) THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY

142) THE MAJORITY GROUP ON BEHALF OF CONNECTED COMMERCE COUNCIL

143) THE RENCO GROUP, INC.

144) THE UNITED COMPANY

145) TIDES MEDICAL

146) TILE COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

147) TPT RESEARCH LLC

148) TRANSDIGM GROUP INC.

149) TRICOCI UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY CULTURE, LLC

150) TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM HOLDINGS, LLC

151) TYPE ONE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

152) UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

153) UBICQUIA, INC.

154) ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC.

155) UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION

156) VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

157) VERISK ANALYTICS, INC.

158) WASTE CONNECTIONS US, INC.

159) WELLHIVE

160) YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION

161) ZENO POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

162) ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.

163) ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

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