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James H. McFaddin comes to Southern Strategy Group from Health Management Associates (now Community Health Systems), a Fortune 500 hospital company with over 200 hospitals in 29 states, where he served as Director of Government Affairs. James was responsible for representing the company's interests in Washington, DC, state capitals including Tallahassee, and in front of state health care agencies and local governments.

Prior to joining Health Management Associates, James served as Chief of Staff for the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency). As Chief of Staff, James was involved in the management and operations of the Agency including the Florida Medicaid Program, the regulation of Florida's health care facilities, and oversight of the Agency's $20 billion budget.

During this time, James was also appointed by the Governor to manage the state's federally-mandated health information exchange activities as Florida's Health Information Technology Coordinator.

Prior to being named Chief of Staff, James served as the Agency's Legislative Affairs Director.Before joining the Agency, James served as the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for the Executive Office of the Governor where he worked to develop and coordinate passage of the Governor's legislative and budget priorities.

James has also served as a Senior Analyst in the Florida Senate specializing in health care, criminal justice, and agricultural issues.

A native of South Carolina, James graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.

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JOSH WEISS

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JOSH WEISS

(Washington, )

GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS

jweiss@gth-gov.com
(360) 561-3560
1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100, Tacoma, WA, 98402,

Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Environment/Recycling, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Public Safety, Public Sector, Science/Technology, Taxes, Transportation/Vehicles

Links:Website, LinkedIn

Josh has over two decades of experience in government relations representing both public and private entities in the legislative and executive branches of Washington State government. Josh is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan.

1) 1A Smart Start LLC

2) Bamboo Health

3) Benton County Commissioners

4) Cascade Water Alliance

5) City of Aberdeen

6) City of Airway Heights

7) City of Bainbridge Island

8) City of Battle Ground

9) City of Blaine

10) City of Bothell

11) CITY OF COVINGTON

12) City of Ellensburg

13) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

14) City of Hoquiam

15) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

16) CITY OF KELSO

17) CITY OF KENMORE

18) CITY OF KENT

19) City of La Center

20) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

21) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

22) CITY OF LONGVIEW

23) City of Lynden

24) City of Moses Lake

25) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

26) City of Newcastle

27) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

28) CITY OF REDMOND

29) CITY OF SEATAC

30) CITY OF TACOMA

31) CITY OF TOPPENISH

32) CLARK COUNTY

33) Consumer Brands Association

34) COWLITZ PUD

35) Evergreen Forest Stewards

36) FEDEX

37) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

38) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

39) Haploos Inc

40) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

41) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

42) Island County

43) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

44) LendingTree, LLC

45) Lewis County

46) Lewis PUD 01

47) McCain Foods USA, Inc

48) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

49) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

50) Pacific Lutheran University

51) Palo Alto Networks

52) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

53) PORT BLAKELY

54) Port of Hoodsport

55) Port of Longview

56) Port of Pasco

57) PRA Group, Inc.

58) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

59) RELX INC

60) San Juan County

61) Skagit County

62) SNOHOMISH CO

63) SSMCP

64) Team Select Home Care

65) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

66) TOTAL WINE & MORE

67) Town of Yacolt

68) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

69) Washington School Counselor Association

70) Watco

71) Whatcom Co

72) YAKIMA CO

20+ years

Nonpartisan staff for House members during development and passage of Washington's Forests & Fish law.

Josh has relationships with key legislators, statewide elected officials, agency staff and locally elected officials across the state.

Prior to joining the GTH-GA team, Josh spent nearly 10 years advocating for counties, serving as the Legislative Relations and Policy Director and General Counsel for the Washington State Association of Counties. Josh started working in Olympia in 1998 as nonpartisan counsel to the House of Representatives and served as Legislative Director for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. As Environmental Policy Director for the Washington Forest Protection Association he represented private forest landowners in the state's environmental regulatory system. He also assisted in Governor Locke's water reform efforts. Josh is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, graduate of Central Washington University and the Vermont Law School, and is a fourth generation Washingtonian. He lives in Olympia with his wife Karen.

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TIMOTHY SCHELLBERG

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TIMOTHY SCHELLBERG

(Washington, )

GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOV AFFAIRS

hcroce@gth-gov.com
(253) 620-6639
PO BOX 1677, TACOMA, WA, 98401,

Subjects: Animals/Agriculture, Business/Commerce, City/County Government, Energy/Utilities, Health Care, Science/Technology, Transportation/Vehicles

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1) 1A Smart Start LLC

2) Bamboo Health

3) Benton County Commissioners

4) Carahsoft Technology Corporation

5) Cascade Water Alliance

6) City of Aberdeen

7) City of Airway Heights

8) City of Bainbridge Island

9) City of Battle Ground

10) City of Blaine

11) City of Bothell

12) CITY OF COVINGTON

13) City of Ellensburg

14) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

15) City of Hoquiam

16) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

17) CITY OF KELSO

18) CITY OF KENMORE

19) CITY OF KENT

20) City of La Center

21) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

22) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

23) CITY OF LONGVIEW

24) City of Lynden

25) City of Moses Lake

26) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

27) City of Newcastle

28) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

29) CITY OF REDMOND

30) CITY OF SEATAC

31) CITY OF TACOMA

32) CITY OF TOPPENISH

33) CLARK COUNTY

34) Consumer Brands Association

35) COWLITZ PUD

36) Evergreen Forest Stewards

37) FEDEX

38) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

39) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

40) Haploos Inc

41) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

42) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

43) Innovia Foundation

44) Island County

45) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

46) LendingTree, LLC

47) Lewis County

48) Lewis PUD 01

49) McCain Foods USA, Inc

50) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

51) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

52) Pacific Lutheran University

53) Palo Alto Networks

54) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

55) PORT BLAKELY

56) Port of Hoodsport

57) Port of Longview

58) Port of Pasco

59) PRA Group, Inc.

60) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

61) RELX INC

62) San Juan County

63) Skagit County

64) SNOHOMISH CO

65) SSMCP

66) Team Select Home Care

67) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

68) TOTAL WINE & MORE

69) Town of Yacolt

70) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

71) Washington School Counselor Association

72) Watco

73) Whatcom Co

74) YAKIMA CO

Tim Schellberg is the Founder and President of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, an internationally known governmental affairs and government business market development firm. In addition to serving as the firm's managing partner, Tim maintains an active governmental affairs and market development practice, and provides strategic direction to the firm's four primary divisions: International, Multi-State, Federal, and Washington State. Under Tim's leadership, the firm has had impressive growth and success.

Tim is recognized nationally and internationally for his work to create and grow new markets by collaborating with business and government to implement dynamic public policy and technology based solutions. Tim has used over 25 years of professional experience, worldwide contacts and knowledge of global government institutions to actively lead legislative based projects in over 30 countries and within the United States.

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DIANA CARLEN

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Diana Carlen is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan. Diana represents a broad group of clients before the state legislature, state agencies, and the executive branch.

1) 1A Smart Start LLC

2) Bamboo Health

3) Benton County Commissioners

4) Cascade Water Alliance

5) City of Aberdeen

6) City of Airway Heights

7) City of Bainbridge Island

8) City of Battle Ground

9) City of Blaine

10) City of Bothell

11) CITY OF COVINGTON

12) City of Ellensburg

13) CITY OF GIG HARBOR

14) City of Hoquiam

15) CITY OF ISSAQUAH

16) CITY OF KELSO

17) CITY OF KENMORE

18) CITY OF KENT

19) City of La Center

20) CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK

21) CITY OF LAKEWOOD

22) CITY OF LONGVIEW

23) City of Lynden

24) City of Moses Lake

25) CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE

26) City of Newcastle

27) CITY OF PORT ORCHARD

28) CITY OF REDMOND

29) CITY OF SEATAC

30) CITY OF TACOMA

31) CITY OF TOPPENISH

32) CLARK COUNTY

33) Consumer Brands Association

34) COWLITZ PUD

35) Economic Alliance Snohomish County

36) Evergreen Forest Stewards

37) FEDEX

38) Food Northwest

39) GOODWILL OF THE OLYMPICS & RAINIER REGION

40) Greater Grays Harbor, Inc

41) Haploos Inc

42) HIGHLINE COLLEGE

43) INLAND POWER & LIGHT

44) Innovia Foundation

45) Island County

46) Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC

47) LendingTree, LLC

48) Lewis County

49) Lewis PUD 01

50) McCain Foods USA, Inc

51) MGA Home Healthcare Washington LLC

52) North Olympic Legislative Alliance

53) PACIFIC COAST SHELLFISH GROWERS ASSN

54) Pacific Lutheran University

55) Palo Alto Networks

56) PISCES INTERNATIONAL

57) PORT BLAKELY

58) Port of Hoodsport

59) Port of Longview

60) Port of Pasco

61) PRA Group, Inc.

62) Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad

63) RELX INC

64) San Juan County

65) Skagit County

66) SNOHOMISH CO

67) SSMCP

68) Team Select Home Care

69) THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

70) TOTAL WINE & MORE

71) Town of Yacolt

72) WA ASSN OF WHEAT GROWERS

73) WA GRAIN COMMISSION

74) WA OIL MARKETERS ASSN

75) WA POTATO & ONION ASSN

76) WA ST POTATO COMMISSION

77) Washington School Counselor Association

78) Watco

79) Whatcom Co

80) YAKIMA CO

6-10 years

Diana Carlen leads the firm's business and utility practice and has over 20 years of legal and legislative experience. Prior to joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, Diana served as Leadership Counsel to the Senate Republican Caucus. In that role, she also served as the caucus attorney for the following policy issues: energy, natural resources, agriculture, land use, telecommunications and water issues. Prior to working for the Senate, Diana practiced law for several years focusing on land use and environmental issues and also served as a Law Clerk to Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court. Diana represents several of the firm's business clients, public utilities, and port clients.