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Seasoned government affairs professional with a wide spectrum of policy experience in both Georgia and Alabama. Specializing in local government, tax policy, and finance.

6-10 years

Served on the Georgia Department of Revenue Local Government Advisory Group. As a member of this group, Joel provided the Revenue Commissioner with feedback and suggestions on the impact of important tax issues on local governments.

Joel has developed extensive relationships with elected and appointed officials at the state and local level. Many of these relationships are concentrated in revenue and finance with strong relationships with finance directors all across Georgia's 538 cities and 159 counties. In addition to these local relationships, Joel has done extensive work with the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Joel began his career in local government by providing planning, zoning, and land use support with over 63 cities and 17 counties for one of Georgia's Regional Commissions. Joel then moved to Talladega, AL where he assisted the city manager in all planning and community development projects. It was in this capacity that Joel first started learning municipal budgeting and operations. Joel's work in Talladega caught the eye of a state trade association, and Joel got his introduction to lobbying with the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association (AMHA) in 2013.

As AMHA's Deputy Director, Joel learned the business operations of one of Alabama's major industries and lobbied on their behalf both locally and on the state level. After nearly four years with AMHA, Joel decided to combine his local government and lobbying experience by taking a job with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA). While at GMA, Joel specialized in a wide array of tax issues and lobbied on behalf of Georgia's 538 cities. Joel's knowledge of local government operations, business operations, and public policy development allowed him to develop a broad array of relationships at the General Assembly, while effectively advocating for all of Georgia's cities.

Joel graduated from Georgia College and State University with a BA in political science and Masters of Public Administration. Joel grew up in Byron, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta with his wife Lucy and daughter Willow.

6-10 years

Callie Michael joined The Southern Group in 2010 with over eight years of valuable experience in both the budget and policy areas for state and federal government. Callie maintained a top-secret security clearance from the United States Department of Defense and worked in the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Committee on the Defense Subcommittee. In this capacity, Callie gained rare insight into the federal appropriations and committee process as well as the role and interplay of government relations in the legislative arena.Following Callie's work in Washington, DC, which provided valuable experience and contacts at the federal level, Callie returned to the South where she joined the Georgia Senate Budget and Evaluation Office as the Program Analyst for the Criminal Justice, Public Safety, and Judicial Subcommittees on Appropriations. Callie was soon promoted to the position of Principal Analyst, to assume the duties and responsibilities of the departing Deputy Director. As Principal Analyst, Callie oversaw the day-to-day operations of the office and the budget development process, briefed the director and Senators on budget and policy issues, supervised and assisted other budget staff members, and served as the main contact to the 56 Senators.Callie served as Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams' Policy Director during the 2010 legislative session. In this capacity, Callie provided key policy analysis and recommendations to Senate Leadership.Callie is a graduate of the University of Alabama.

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JOE ENGLISH

(Arizona)
  • 513-969-8426

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

44) Merakey USA

45) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

46) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

47) MLH Explorations, LLC

48) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

49) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

51) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

52) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

53) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

54) One Call Corporation

55) Opus Inspection

56) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

57) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

58) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

59) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania MENTOR

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

64) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

65) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

66) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

67) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

68) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

69) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

70) Sharing Excess

71) Sports Betting Alliance

72) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

73) The Davey Resource Group, Inc

74) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

75) THE PENNSYLVANIA CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR DEAF & BLIND CHILDREN

76) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

77) UniqueSource Products & Services

78) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

79) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

80) VisionLink

81) Vistra Corporate Services Company

82) Walgreen Co.

83) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

84) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

85) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

86) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

RICHARD HAZELTON

(Arizona)
  • 602-466-1284

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

46) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

47) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

48) MLH Explorations, LLC

49) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

51) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

52) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

53) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

54) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

55) One Call Corporation

56) Opus Inspection

57) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

58) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

59) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

60) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

61) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

62) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

63) Pennsylvania Forward

64) Pennsylvania MENTOR

65) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

66) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

67) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

68) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

69) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

70) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

71) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

72) Sharing Excess

73) Sports Betting Alliance

74) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

75) The Davey Resource Group, Inc.

76) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

77) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

78) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

79) UniqueSource Products & Services

80) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

81) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

82) VisionLink

83) Vistra Corporate Services Company

84) Walgreen Co.

85) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

86) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

87) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

88) XEROX CORPORATION

89) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

45) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

46) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

47) MLH Explorations, LLC

48) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

49) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

51) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

52) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

53) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

54) One Call Corporation

55) Opus Inspection

56) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

57) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

58) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

59) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania Forward

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR

64) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

65) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

66) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

67) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

68) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

69) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

70) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

71) Sharing Excess

72) Sports Betting Alliance

73) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

74) The Davey Resource Group, LLC

75) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

76) The Pennsylvania Charter Schools for Deaf & Blind Children

77) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

78) UniqueSource Products & Services

79) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

80) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

81) VisionLink

82) Vistra Corporate Services Company

83) Walgreen Co.

84) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

85) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

86) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

87) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:
  • 602-466-1284

Clients:
Clients:

43) Live Nation

44) Meili Ventures

45) Merakey Pennsylvania

46) Merakey USA

47) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

48) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

49) MLH Explorations, LLC

50) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

51) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

52) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

53) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

54) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

55) One Call Corporation

56) Opus Inspection

57) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

58) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

59) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania MENTOR

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

64) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

65) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

66) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

67) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

68) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

69) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

70) Sharing Excess

71) Sports Betting Alliance

72) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

73) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

74) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

75) UniqueSource Products & Services

76) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

77) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

78) VisionLink

79) Vistra Corporate Services Company

80) Walgreen Co.

81) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

82) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

83) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

84) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

DANIEL TARTAKOVSKY

(Arizona)
  • 513-969-8426

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ASHLEY THOMAS

(Georgia)
  • 602-466-1284

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