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KRIS ERICKSON

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KRIS ERICKSON

(Massachusetts, )

Preti Strategies

kerickson@preti.com
(617) 451-8600
60 State St, Suite 1100, Boston, MA, 02109,

Subjects: All Subjects

I bring our Preti Strategies clients more than 20 years of policy and legislative experience in Massachusetts. Over the last several years, I have represented many clients across a range of business sectors before various state agencies and the Legislature. Before entering into private practice, I served in a variety of senior leadership positions. My last role with the state was serving as Chief of Staff at the MBTA, helping to lead the $1.7B agency. I also served as the Chief of Staff for the Massachusetts Highway Department, Legislative Director for MassDOT and as the Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for the Assistant Minority Leader in the Senate for five years. This high-level access in these many senior leadership positions have provided me the unique experience of understanding budgets, procurement, political considerations and just generally how decisions get made in a variety of environments. I leverage these attributes, along with a wide network of contacts, to help clients achieve their desired results.

Our entire Preti Strategies team is made up of government "insiders" who have served many years as elected or administration officials or senior level advisors. Together, we have extensive knowledge and an extensive network of connections. We've spent our careers in government and public affairs, and we love putting our experience to work for our clients to help shape policy and advance important business interests.

1) Association of Social Work Boards

2) Avaya LLC

3) Bloom Energy Corporation

4) Boston AFC 2.0 OpCo LLC

5) Caribbean Integration Community Development, Inc.

6) COMPASS PATHWAYS, INC.

7) CRC Communications LLC

8) Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.

9) Food Solutions Action

10) Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

11) Humane America Animal Foundation

12) International Interior Design Association, New England Chapter

13) Mark Development LLC

14) Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc.

15) Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Inc

16) Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association, INC.

17) Massachusetts Railroad Association

18) National Strategies, LLC

19) NCS Pearson, Inc.

20) New England Historic Genealogical Society

21) Northeast Arc, Inc.

22) Notarize, Inc.

23) Opus Inspection Technologies, Inc

24) PLS Financial Services, Inc.

25) Retail Energy Supply Association, Inc.

26) Small Property Owners Association, Inc.

27) Sonesta International Hotels Corporation

28) Stickball, Inc.

29) The Fishing Partnership Health Plan Corporation

30) Transdev North America, Inc.

31) Wellpath Recovery Solutions, LLC

32) WSP USA Inc.

33) Zillow

Helped lead $1.7B agency including management, budget, technology, procurement and legislative affairs at MBTA

Led multiple technology upgrades at MBTA that resulted in a significant leap forward innovation at the agency, also became very proficient in state procurement processes and rules

Helped develop and coordinate strategy to consolidate functions of six transportation departments as Legislative Director at MassDOT

Routinely worked with staff and vendors on hundreds of millions of dollars in road and bridge projects annually

Responsible for writing and tracking all legislation and budget matters for Asst. Minority Leader

Policy Advisor at Preti Strategies

Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Legislative Director, MassDOT

Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Highway Department

Chief of Staff and Legislative Director, Assistant Minority Leader, Massachusetts Senate

Education:

University of Massachusetts

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JIM O'BRIEN

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JIM O'BRIEN

(Connecticut, )

The Connecticut Group, LLC

jobrien@connecticutgroup.net
860-748-6413
190 Farminghton Avenue, Farminghton, CT, 06032,

Subjects: Business/Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Privacy/Internet, Taxes, Telecommunications

Links:LinkedIn

The Connecticut Group (TCG) is a bipartisan firm of lawyer-lobbyists that have over 20 years Government Affairs experience in CT. TCG has worked on many major bills covering energy, privacy, data collection, insurance, renewables, recycling and EPR.

1) Allco Finance Limited

2) Association of American Publishers

3) Avaya LLC

4) Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC

5) Cigar Association of America, Inc.

6) COMPASS Youth Collaborative

7) DeVry University

8) Generation Bridge II, LLC

9) Key Capture Energy, LLC

10) Match Group LLC

11) Mattress Recycling Council Connecticut, LLC

12) Meta Platforms, Inc.

13) Professional Insurance Agents of CT

14) remove test

15) The Carpet and Rug Institute

16) Xpressbet, LLC

15-20 years

It has been a truly great experience to work with The Connecticut Group. They worked incredibly hard to get our issues heard by legislators and regulators. I cannot thank them enough for all of their assistance, advice, and hard work. - Sarah Coli, Professional Insurance Agents of CT

Jim O'Brien, the founder of the firm, has been involved in Connecticut politics and government for the last 20 years. Jim began his political career in college by working as an intern on Capitol Hill. After college, Jim continued to pursue his interest in politics by working on several campaigns and political events and in 1994, Jim went to work in the Connecticut Governor's office as a Legislative Liaison. Jim helped organize the Governor's legislative agenda and his responsibilities included both editing proposed legislation as well as developing and executing a strategy to pass the legislation. He also represented the Governor's office on the Electric Deregulation Working Group, a group formed to analyze ways in which to deregulate the electric utility industry.
Upon leaving the Governor's office in 1997, Jim joined an investment firm. Also, in that year, Jim ran and was elected to the West Hartford Town Council where he served two terms. In 2004, Jim started his own government relations firm, J. O'Brien & Associates, LLC.
Jim received his B.A. in History from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and his J.D. from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1995.

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DAVID SMITH

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DAVID SMITH

(New Jersey, )

Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc

smith@ppag.com
(609) 209-7780
160 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, TAG Profile

Princeton Public Affairs Group, the largest government affairs firm in New Jersey, is a multifaceted organization specializing in government relations and communications in New Jersey. We have offices in Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. with an unparalleled network of contacts throughout the state. The strength of our firm derives from the diverse backgrounds of the firm's partners and associates which include a former President of the New Jersey Senate, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Counsel to the Governor, Chief Counsel to the General Assembly and several former Directors of the Legislature.

Firm Specialties:
An accomplished bipartisan staff between our Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, DC offices ensures that our clients are well represented on both sides of the political aisle and at all levels of government. The mix and wealth of experience among our professionals provides for expertise in all areas of public policy.

Whatever the task: working our way through the permitting process, delivering a change in a regulation or orchestrating the introduction and passage of major legislation, we've done it.

Wherever the setting: before a Legislative Committee or in the Office of the Governor, we've been there.

Whomever the players: the Commissioner of a State Department, a key Committee aide, the Legislative leadership or the Chief of Staff, we know them.

And each and every one of our clients is assured the benefit of that expertise. You see, at the Princeton Public Affairs Group, our philosophy dictates that each of our clients works with a firm partner. There are no junior executives. This is one of the qualities which separates us from other firms. It gives our clients the best we have. And it works.

1) 180 Turning Lives Around

2) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

3) Actors Fund Home

4) Adler Aphasia Center

5) Advantage Capital Partners

6) Advocates for Children of NJ

7) Allstate Insurance Co

8) Altria Client Services LCC and its Affiliates/Philip Morris USA Inc

9) Altria Client Services LLC

10) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/Helix Innovations LLC

11) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/John Middleton Co

12) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/NJOY LLC

13) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/US Smokeless Tobacco Co

14) American Association of Dental Boards

15) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

16) American Kratom Association

17) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

18) American Specialty Health

19) American Suntanning Association

20) American Water Works Association of NJ

21) American Wood Council

22) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

23) Ardent Health Services

24) Arista Networks

25) AshBritt Environmental Inc

26) Association of Environmental Authorities

27) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

28) Asurion LLC

29) Atlas Diagnostics

30) Avaya Inc

31) Aveanna Healthcare

32) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

33) Bayview Marina

34) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

35) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

36) Bet Makers

37) Beth Medrash Govoha

38) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey

39) Binti Inc

40) BLANKROME

41) Boardwalk 1000 LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

42) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

43) Brief

44) Britton Industries Inc

45) Brown & Connery LLP

46) BusPatrol America LLC

47) Care Options for Kids

48) CareWell Health Center, formerly BMC Hospital LLC

49) Cedar Management

50) Chauffeured Transportation Assoc. of NJ rebranded from Limousine Assoc. of NJ

51) Cheshire Home

52) Cigna Corporate Services LLC

53) Coach USA

54) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

55) Coalition of County SPCAs

56) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

57) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

58) Concentra Medical Centers

59) Concord Engineering Group

60) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

61) Consumer Technology Association

62) Continent 8 LLC

63) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

64) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

65) County of Essex

66) CSL Behring

67) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

68) DaVita Inc.

69) DCI Group AZ LLC

70) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

71) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

72) DMR Architects PC

73) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

74) Duke Farms Foundation

75) Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

76) Educational Services Commission of NJ (formerly Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission)

77) EFK Group

78) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

79) Enterprise Holdings

80) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

81) F & D Enterprises LLC

82) Fair Funding for Students

83) Fedway Associates

84) Fieldstone Properties LLC

85) Financial Services Institute

86) Fontana Law Group LLC d/b/a Crimson Legal Group

87) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

88) Frank Ruocco

89) Garden State Coalition of Schools

90) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

91) Giggl Childcare

92) Golden Nugget, The

93) Google LLC and its Affiliates

94) Gordian Group The

95) Gourmet Dining

96) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

97) Harmony Foundation of NJ

98) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

99) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

100) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

101) Hope Christian Services

102) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

103) iGamingCloud Limited

104) Inseparable Action Inc

105) Insurance Auto Auctions

106) Integrity Health

107) Intersection Parent LLC f/k/a Intersection Media LLC

108) JNESO

109) John P Holland Charter School

110) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

111) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

112) Kemper Realty Inc

113) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

114) Lefrak

115) Lightspeed Solutions LLC d/b/a Lightspeed Systems formerly STOPit Solutions

116) Lilly USA LLC

117) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

118) LINY Investor LLC

119) Live Traffic Data LLC

120) Lotto.com

121) Lottoland Ltd

122) Maersk Inc

123) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

124) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

125) Manheim NJ

126) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

127) Mark43

128) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

129) Maven Construction Corp.

130) McCarter Theater Center

131) Metlife

132) Micro Electronics Inc

133) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

134) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

135) Modivcare

136) Molson Coors Beverage Company

137) Morris & Clara Weshank Family Foundation

138) Morris View Management LLC

139) Motorola Solutions Inc

140) MSD LLC

141) National Assoc. of Benefits & Insurance Professionals of NJ

142) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

143) National Electrical Contractors Association - Northern New Jersey Chapter

144) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

145) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

146) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

147) Natural Products Association

148) NBC Universal Media LLC

149) Nemours Foundation, The

150) Neosurf

151) New Bridge Medical Center

152) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

153) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

154) Newark Opportunity Youth Network

155) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

156) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

157) NJ Association of Election Officials

158) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

159) NJ Catholic Conference

160) NJ Civil Justice Institute

161) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

162) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

163) NJ Energy Coalition

164) NJ Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board

165) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

166) NJ Hall of Fame

167) NJ Institute of Technology

168) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

169) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

170) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

171) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

172) NJ Press Association

173) NJ Private School Council

174) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

175) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

176) NJ School Counselors Association

177) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

178) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

179) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

180) NJ State Nurses Association

181) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

182) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

183) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

184) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

185) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

186) Nucor Corporation

187) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

188) Nulli Secundus Health Inc. dba Birches Health

189) NW Financial Group LLC

190) Oddin.gg US LLC formerly Oddin.gg.s.r.o

191) OneMain General Services Corporation

192) Ora Apps Inc and its subsidiary company CNK Management Inc

193) PalCare

194) Palo Alto Networks Inc

195) Partnership for a Drug Free NJ

196) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

197) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

198) PNC Bank

199) PRA Group Inc

200) Prevenitas

201) Princeton Public Affairs Group

202) Pro League Network

203) Progress NJ

204) Progyny

205) Prologis LP

206) Propelus

207) PSE&G Co

208) Public Consulting Group LLC

209) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

210) REED Academy

211) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

212) Rising Pharmaceuticals

213) Roblox Corporation

214) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

215) Rush Street Interactive

216) RWJ Barnabas Health

217) Ryan LLC

218) Safepoint Scientific

219) Safety First Healthcare Corp

220) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

221) SAS Institute Inc

222) Savannah Energy

223) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

224) Service Contract Industry Council

225) Sherwin-Williams Co

226) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

227) Solar Landscape

228) Somerset Development

229) SoulFlora

230) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

231) Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

232) Special Children's Center The

233) Spencer Savings Bank

234) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.

235) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

236) Strategos Public Affairs LLC for Mantra Health Inc.

237) Syensqo Finance (America) LLC formerly Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

238) TD Bank NA

239) Teachers of Tomorrow

240) Tenax Strategies Inc

241) Thomson West

242) Township of Readington

243) Traveling Vineyards

244) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

245) Turnbull Law Group

246) United Airlines Inc

247) United Way of Hunterdon County

248) Univision Communications Inc

249) US Facilities Inc

250) USA Architects Corp

251) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

252) Valley Hospital

253) Vertical Bridge

254) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

255) Waymo LLC

256) Wellcare Health Plans Inc., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation

257) West Publishing Co

258) Western LNG LLC

259) WPT Enterprises inc.

DAVID A. SMITH is a partner in the Princeton Public Affairs Group, is a veteran of the public affairs arena and has successfully managed public affairs campaigns impacting auto insurance, life insurance, tort reform and environmental legislative initiatives. Mr. Smith received national acclaim when he was honored with a ""Pollie Award"" by the American Association of Political Consultants and named to their United States ""Public Affairs Team of the Year." Mr. Smith was also named one of the most influential players in New Jersey's Healthcare arena by the Annual HealthSense Listing. Since 2005, Mr. Smith has been a Commissioner on the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (nominated by the Governor for two separate four year terms and confirmed by the NJ Senate) and currently serves as an Officer on the Commission (Secretary). Mr. Smith serves on the National Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, and was one of the few contract lobbyists in the Country to be appointed to a National Task Force charged with creating ethical standard for lobbyists throughout the United States. Mr. Smith is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of ProtectingAmerica.org, an advocacy organization Co-chaired by James Lee Witt, former Cabinet member under President Clinton and Admiral James Loy, Deputy Director of Homeland Security under President Bush. Mr. Smith also serves as an Officer (1st Vice President) of the New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee (Secretary) of The Advocacy Group (TAG). Finally, Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Directors as an officer (Treasurer) of the State Capitol Insurance Company RRG, the first professional liability company for lobbyists headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Smith has appeared on television and radio stations representing clients' interests, authored dozens of articles on politics/policy issues in New Jersey and is a frequent guest speaker/lecturer at national and state conferences, legislative hearings, meetings and seminars. He has been a consultant to statewide and legislative political campaigns and is a member of the Executive Finance Committee of the Assembly Democratic Leadership Committee as well as the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Smith served as Director of Policy and Planning for the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Office. In that capacity, Mr. Smith supervised the partisan staff of all Assembly Committees and Task Forces while serving as senior staff aide to the insurance and commerce legislative committees. He was a Director with the New Jersey Dental Association from 1985 to 1990 and served on several national and state health care and insurance advisory committees.

Mr. Smith was awarded a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) Degree from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College. He is a Graduate Fellow of the Public Affairs Institute, a three year educational program of the Public Affairs Council located in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith also graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from Gettysburg College.