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Dell Sales & Government Affairs Award
American Academy of Ophthalmology Public Service Award

BICKFORD PACIFIC GROUP (BPG) has over 25 years experience specializing in all aspects of government, legislative, state administration and local assembly/city council. BPG has been recognized as one of Alaska's top 10 lobbyists with a client list that includes Fortune Top 500 companies. BPG clients benefit from our trusted bipartisan relationships that have resulted in successful outcomes.

Whether you are seeking to enact or defeat legislation on a state or local level, BPG has a proven success record.

Firm Specialties:
Lobbying local & state
Digital/social media advocacy
Grassroots/grasstops
Strategist specialist
Communications/public relations
Crisis management

FRANK BICKFORD, before becoming a lobbyist was a staffer in the early 80's for then U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski, Former State Senator Fritz Pettyjohn and managed Congressman Don Young's campaign in 1984. Frank has been a state lobbyist since the year 2000, with a host of clients and excellent reputation among Democrat, Republican and Independent elected officials.

John leads the firm's government marketing efforts, where he brings more than 30 years of rich career experience in government leadership, policy, public affairs, procurement, media and business. He also contributes considerable expertise to state and federal policy and advocacy efforts across a wide range of policy areas, with a particular passion for education and workforce development. John has been a thought leader in the technology community in Arizona since serving as Arizona's first Chief Information Officer and as the government relations and community solutions manager for Intel Corporation. Prior experience includes serving as the federal/intergovernmental coordinator and policy advisor for the Office of the Governor, and as senior appropriations staff and legislative director for an Arizona Congressman.

Education: B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., Harvard Kennedy School

20+ years

Lauren represents the firm's interests before the Arizona State Legislature, the Office of the Governor, state agencies and various municipalities, and has been recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40.

6-10 years

Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40 (2017)

Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as a "Breakdown Breakout" winner, given to the sharpest political and industry minds in Arizona under 40 (2019)

With nearly a decade of government relations experience at the state and local level, Lauren's specialty practice areas include policy issues in the healthcare, real estate and tech sectors. Prior to entering into the policy realm, Lauren worked in marketing and public relations, executing local and national media campaigns for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Her background also includes having developed and implemented grassroots campaigns surrounding legislation for one of Arizona's largest nonprofit organizations. A graduate of the University of Arizona with an academic focus in journalism and political communication, Lauren has extensive experience working with local and national news outlets. Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40, Lauren represents the firm's interests before the Arizona State Legislature, the Office of the Governor, state agencies and various municipalities.

Education: B.S., University of Arizona

Building on her local government background, Julie provides leadership to the firm's economic development practice where Triadvocates has supported clients in their investment of more than $32 Billion dollars in Arizona projects. Recognized as an adept dealmaker by the Arizona Capitol Times, Julie's experience ranges from housing, transportation, health care, energy and manufacturing. to tribal investment. Immediately prior to joining Triadvocates, Julie served as the principal staff and policy advisor to the mayor of one of Arizona's largest cities. In that capacity, she was responsible for strategic planning, policy development and outreach in subject areas such as transportation and infrastructure, land-use planning and finance. At Triadvocates, Julie guides client interaction with local, state and federal officials.

15-20 years

Julie received the WESTMARC President's Award for exemplary work in economic development and was inducted as an Honorary Bobcat at The University of Arizona. She has received Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Ruben Gallego for her work on his Women's Advisory Commission and was selected by the Maricopa Community College Foundation Board of Directors to serve as Vice Chair.

RICHARD TRAVIS

(Arizona)

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Richard has more than 20 years of experience in Arizona state government and public affairs. Richard's skillset includes strategic planning, coalition management and coordination and development of media and grassroots efforts for legislation and initiatives. Richard's public-sector experience includes service as a staff director at the Arizona House of Representatives, Director of Government Affairs for the Arizona Supreme Court, Special Assistant Attorney General for Government Affairs for the Arizona Attorney General's Office, and Deputy Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Education: B.A., Trinity University; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law

20+ years

One of the firm's founders, Barbara's focus is in state-level policy and advocacy where she represents the firm's clients before the Arizona State Legislature, the Governor's Office and executive branch agencies. She was named an Outstanding Woman in Business by the Phoenix Business Journal and is consistently recognized as one of the top lobbyists in Arizona by the Arizona Capitol Times. She has established herself as a highly effective advocate for a variety of private-sector enterprises with a special concentration in healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and emerging technologies. Her prior experience includes two judicial clerkships and private law firm practice in Washington, D.C. and Arizona. Immediately prior to founding Triadvocates, Barbara was an integral member of the government relations practice group of Quarles & Brady LLP.

Education: B.A., The University of Arizona; J.D., American University, The Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

20+ years

BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

3) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

4) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

5) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Amazon.com, Inc.

8) American Coastal Insurance Company

9) American Veterinary Medical Association

10) Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

11) Angel Armor

12) AquaFence Inc.

13) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

14) AT&T Services, Inc.

15) Atlas Air, Inc.

16) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

17) Atlys Global, LLC

18) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

19) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

20) Barry University

21) Basketball Properties, LTD

22) Bayer U.S. LLC

23) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

24) BioStem Technologies

25) Block, Inc.

26) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

27) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

28) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

29) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

30) Broward County

31) Broward County Sheriff's Office

32) Camillus House, Inc

33) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

34) Churchill Downs, Inc

35) Citrus Health Network, Inc

36) City of Aventura

37) City of Boynton Beach

38) City of Bradenton

39) City of Cape Coral, Florida

40) City of DeBary

41) City of Delray Beach

42) City of Hallandale Beach

43) City of Largo

44) City of Marathon

45) City of Miami

46) City of Palm Beach Gardens

47) City of Pembroke Pines

48) City of Pensacola, Florida

49) City of Sarasota, Florida

50) City of Treasure Island

51) Clear Ballot Group

52) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

53) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

54) Coinbase, Inc.

55) Communications International, Inc.

56) Core and Main LP

57) CORE Construction

58) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

59) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

60) DACRA

61) DBL Ventures

62) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

63) DEEP Research Incorporated

64) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

65) Destinations Florida

66) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

67) Doodie Calls LLC

68) DoorDash, Inc.

69) Downtown Vision, Inc.

70) Earth Funeral LLC

71) East Coast Packers, LLC

72) Eisai, Inc

73) Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC

74) Embassy of Japan

75) Enespa Technologies US LLC

76) Epilepsy Florida

77) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

78) Feeding Florida, Inc.

79) Figgers Communication, Inc.

80) Fire Neural Network

81) Florida A & M University Foundation

82) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

83) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc

84) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

85) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

86) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

87) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

88) Florida Power & Light Company

89) Florida Rural Water Association

90) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

91) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

92) Florida Society of Pathologists

93) Florida Tomato Exchange

94) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

95) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

96) FOP Foundation

97) Foster Care Review, Inc

98) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

99) Fresenius Medical Care North America

100) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

101) GAF Materials, LLC

102) Gates Housing Group, LLC

103) GlaxoSmithKline

104) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

105) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

106) Henderson Behavioral Health

107) HistoryMiami Museum

108) HNTB Corporation

109) Hope Healthcare

110) Horizon Oakland Park, LLC

111) Housing Trust Group, LLC

112) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

113) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

114) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

115) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

116) International Atlantic, LLC

117) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

118) Jacksonville Port Authority

119) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

120) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

121) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

122) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

123) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

124) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

125) KPMG LLP

126) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

127) Lee Health System, Inc

128) Liberty Dental Plan

129) Lifepoint Health

130) LifeScience Logistics

131) Lighthouse Central Florida

132) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

133) Lucent Group, Inc.

134) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

135) M&M Realty Partners LLC

136) Major League Baseball

137) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

138) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

139) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

140) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

141) MCI, LC

142) Miami Dade College Foundation

143) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

144) Miami Learning Experience School

145) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

146) MorseLife Health System

147) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

148) Mount Sinai Medical Center

149) NAIOP Tampa Bay

150) National Rental Home Council

151) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

152) Natural Health Partners, LLC

153) New York Yankees

154) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

155) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

156) Nova Southeastern University

157) NTT Data, Inc.

158) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

159) Online Lenders Alliance

160) Orange Barrel Media

161) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

162) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

163) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

164) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

165) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

166) Public Health Trust

167) Quarterhill

168) RAI Services Company

169) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

170) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

171) Renew Financial Group LLC

172) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

173) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

174) RightSite Health

175) Robinhood

176) RUDG, LLC

177) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

178) SaferWatch

179) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

180) Sanford Airport Authority

181) SAS Institute, Inc

182) Seacoast National Bank

183) Security Scorecard

184) Selah Freedom

185) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

186) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

187) SePro Corporation

188) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

189) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

190) Sig Sauer, Inc.

191) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

192) Skyward, Inc.

193) Socure, Inc.

194) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

195) South Central Florida Express, Inc

196) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

197) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

198) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

199) Spark Learning, Inc.

200) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

201) Spray Foam Coalition Association

202) State Armor

203) Strategic Digital Services

204) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

205) Sunfest Herbs LLC

206) SWARM Inc.

207) Talk of the Town, Inc.

208) Tampa General Hospital

209) The Private Suite

210) The School Board of Lee County

211) Titan America LLC

212) Town of Lantana

213) Town of Palm Beach

214) Transit Village Venture, LLC

215) Tremco Incorporated

216) Trulieve, Inc.

217) Unite USA, Inc.

218) United States Sugar Corporation

219) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

220) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

221) University of Miami

222) Versaterm Public Safety

223) Village of North Palm Beach

224) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

225) VyStar Credit Union

226) Walgreen Company

227) Walk Off Charities

228) WeatherSTEM

229) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

230) Wildlandscapes International

231) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

232) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

233) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

234) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

235) Zoox, Inc.

ROBERT BARANSAKA

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients:
  • 916 492-2766

  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

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KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL

(South Carolina)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

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KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL

(Ohio)
  • 415-389-6800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:

NICK CARR

(South Carolina)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

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DARIN CARTER

(Ohio)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:

BRITTNEY COLVIN

(Ohio)
  • 614-221-2800

  • 10 W. Broad Street, Suite 200INTEROFFICE - DNRColumbusOH43215

RICHARD ROBIN COOK

(South Carolina)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:
  • 916 492-2766

  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

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ASHLEY GUNN

(Wisconsin)
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(Arizona)
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  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

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ROXANNA PITONES

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

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MCKENNA PLOWMAN

(Arizona)
  • 415-389-6800

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KATY SEARCY

(Maryland)
  • 415-389-6800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Blvd.Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

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KATY ANN SEARCY

(South Carolina)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

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KATY ANN SEARCY

(Colorado)
  • 415-389-6800

  • c/o 2350 Kerner Boulevard, Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

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FREDDY SOTO

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

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  • 916 492-2766

  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

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