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Previously served as the field representative for Representative James Comer (R-KY)

Corey Elder joined the Cornerstone Kentucky team as a Vice President in December 2023.

Before coming to the firm, Corey served as a Field Representative for Representative James Comer (R-KY). In this role he collaborated with the Chief of Staff, District Director and D.C. team to align district priorities with legislative initiatives, promoting Rep. Comer's strategic vision. Also, Corey crafted and executed outreach strategies supporting Rep. Comer's goals and agenda. He fostered relationships with influential community leaders and supporters and served as Rep. Comer's eyes and ears in the district.

Before that, he was the Policy Advisor for the Kentucky House Speaker's Office in Frankfort, Kentucky. Corey managed legislative committees and addressed policy needs for the Speaker's Leadership team in addition to representing the Speaker's office in statewide meetings to promote the legislative agenda.

Corey obtained his bachelor's in political science from the University of Kentucky and has a master's degree with an emphasis in economic development from Murray State University.

For over 40 years, the Messerli & Kramer Government Relations team has shown integrity, unmatched service and a respected presence before the Minnesota Legislature, executive and regulatory agencies and local units of government. Every day we put that experience and knowledge to work to best serve our clients. Our lobbyists have been called upon to develop and pass into law some of the most complex and high profile legislation ever enacted in Minnesota. Just a few examples include:

Messerli & Kramer has a respected reputation for bipartisan lobbying activities that never take a legislator's vote for granted. Our real success is reflected by the fact that most of our clients were referred to us by legislators, other lobbyists who know the quality of our work and clients who have experienced the value of having our representation at the Capitol.
Coordination of statewide lobbying efforts to pass Minnesota's "Marriage Equality Act."
Bonding legislation for Target Field - a 42,000-seat, open air, natural grass ballpark, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Extensive involvement in bonding legislation to develop and expand metro transit and light rail.
Lobbying to support passage of mandatory seatbelt laws.
Representation of Minnesota law enforcement and first responders.

Firm Specialties:
Government Relations services at Messerli & Kramer fall largely under four key areas:

Legislative Lobbying - helping clients navigate due process and gain access to key decision makers to advocate for their interests.
Procurement - enhancing the ability for Minnesota companies and organizations to win contracts with state government entities.
Economic Development - supporting efforts to improve the quality of life and business and job growth in Minnesota communities.
Municipal Representation - assisting clients with protocols before units of government to obtain approvals, permits, waivers and other assistance.
In addition, our team represents clients in administrative law and grassroots advocacy. In the political arena, we have advised candidates and consulted on elections, and supported the Governor's office and state agencies. We offer legal and strategic advice for regulatory and administrative bodies, and management of strategic and crisis communications.

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Services the firm's Kentucky clients across a variety of industries

Previously served as the Policy Advisor for the Kentucky House Democratic Leadership Office

Sarah Bowling joined the Cornerstone Kentucky team as a Vice President in December 2023.

Sarah comes to the firm after serving as the Policy Advisor for the Kentucky House Democratic Leadership Office. In this role, she was responsible for committee coverage and providing policy analysis to all members of the Democratic Caucus. In addition, Sarah researched existing policies and procedures to gain a firm understanding of current legislative and political conditions. At the same time, she also served as the Intern Coordinator for the House Democrats.

Prior to her time Kentucky Democratic Leadership Office, Sarah was the Social Media Manager for the House Democrats. In this role, she was responsible for creating and implementing social media strategy, as well as the publication of the internal monthly newsletter.

Sarah earned her bachelor's degree from Florida Atlantic University and her master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University.

For over 40 years, the Messerli & Kramer Government Relations team has shown integrity, unmatched service and a respected presence before the Minnesota Legislature, executive and regulatory agencies and local units of government. Every day we put that experience and knowledge to work to best serve our clients. Our lobbyists have been called upon to develop and pass into law some of the most complex and high profile legislation ever enacted in Minnesota. Just a few examples include:

Messerli & Kramer has a respected reputation for bipartisan lobbying activities that never take a legislator's vote for granted. Our real success is reflected by the fact that most of our clients were referred to us by legislators, other lobbyists who know the quality of our work and clients who have experienced the value of having our representation at the Capitol.
Coordination of statewide lobbying efforts to pass Minnesota's "Marriage Equality Act."
Bonding legislation for Target Field - a 42,000-seat, open air, natural grass ballpark, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Extensive involvement in bonding legislation to develop and expand metro transit and light rail.
Lobbying to support passage of mandatory seatbelt laws.
Representation of Minnesota law enforcement and first responders.

Firm Specialties:
Government Relations services at Messerli & Kramer fall largely under four key areas:

Legislative Lobbying - helping clients navigate due process and gain access to key decision makers to advocate for their interests.
Procurement - enhancing the ability for Minnesota companies and organizations to win contracts with state government entities.
Economic Development - supporting efforts to improve the quality of life and business and job growth in Minnesota communities.
Municipal Representation - assisting clients with protocols before units of government to obtain approvals, permits, waivers and other assistance.
In addition, our team represents clients in administrative law and grassroots advocacy. In the political arena, we have advised candidates and consulted on elections, and supported the Governor's office and state agencies. We offer legal and strategic advice for regulatory and administrative bodies, and management of strategic and crisis communications.

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More than a decade of experience in policy and Kentucky politics

Proven record of success having worked seven sessions of the Kentucky General Assembly with a deep understanding of the state legislative process and policy experience across the issue spectrum including appropriations

Previously served on the staffs of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY)

Ethan Witt joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in 2022 when he helped launch the firm's Frankfort, Kentucky office. Ethan brings more than a decade of experience in state and federal policy and Kentucky politics.

Prior to Cornerstone, Ethan served as the Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations at Eastern Kentucky University. In that role, Ethan led EKU's state legislative engagement during five legislative sessions that resulted in historic capital investments in the university and advancement of some of the university's key policy priorities. Ethan also oversaw the university's engagement with the state executive branch, Kentucky's federal delegation and oversaw strategic community engagement throughout EKU's 22-county service region and across Kentucky.

Ethan previously served as a Field Representative for US Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky's bluegrass region. In that role, Ethan served as a trusted advisor on Senator McConnell's behalf with local officials, community leaders, industry leaders and constituents throughout Lexington and 19 counties in central and eastern Kentucky. Prior to his time with Senator McConnell, Ethan served in multiple Kentucky-based roles for U.S. Representative Andy Barr including Special Projects Coordinator and Field Representative in the Congressman's district office.

Ethan received his bachelor's degree in political science from Eastern Kentucky University and his master's in communication from Purdue University. Ethan is a native of Irvine, Kentucky, and resides in Lexington, Kentucky.

Clients:

48) Mercer County Regional Council of Governments

49) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

50) Mid-Atlantic Public Insurance Adjusters Association

51) MLH Explorations, LLC

52) Natera, Inc.

53) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

54) New Castle Area Transit Authority

55) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

56) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

57) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

58) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

59) Oceans Healthcare

60) One Call Corporation

61) Opus Inspection

62) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

63) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

64) PA CABLE NETWORK

65) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

66) PA School for the Deaf

67) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

68) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

69) Pennsylvania Mentor

70) PFM ASSET MANAGEMENT

71) PFM Financial Advisors LLC

72) PNC Bank, N.A.

73) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

74) PNK DC LLC

75) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

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

77) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

78) Sharing Excess

79) Sports Betting Alliance

80) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

81) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

82) The Home Depot

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

84) UniqueSource Products & Services

85) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

86) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

87) VisionLink

88) Vistra Corporate Services Company

89) Walgreen Co.

90) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

91) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

92) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

93) XTO ENERGY

94) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

48) Mid-Atlantic Public Insurance Adjusters Association

49) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

50) MLH Explorations, LLC

51) Natera, Inc.

52) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

53) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

54) New Castle Area Transit Authority

55) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

56) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

57) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

58) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

59) Oceans Healthcare

60) One Call Corporation

61) Opus Inspection

62) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

63) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

64) PA CABLE NETWORK

65) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

66) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

67) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

68) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

69) Pennsylvania MENTOR

70) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

71) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

72) PNK DC LLC

73) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

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

75) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

76) Sharing Excess

77) Sports Betting Alliance

78) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

79) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

80) The Davey Resource Group, Inc

81) The Home Depot

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

83) THE PENNSYLVANIA CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR DEAF & BLIND CHILDREN

84) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

85) UniqueSource Products & Services

86) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

87) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

88) VisionLink

89) Vistra Corporate Services Company

90) Walgreen Co.

91) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

92) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

93) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

94) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

47) Merakey USA

48) Mercer County Regional Council of Governments

49) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

50) Mid-Atlantic Public Insurance Adjusters Association

51) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

52) MLH Explorations, LLC

53) Natera, Inc.

54) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

55) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

56) New Castle Area Transit Authority

57) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

58) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

59) Nokia of America Corporation

60) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

61) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

62) Oceans Healthcare

63) One Call Corporation

64) Opus Inspection

65) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

66) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

67) PA CABLE NETWORK

68) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

69) PA School for the Deaf

70) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

71) Pennsylvania Mentor

72) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

73) PNK DC LLC

74) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

75) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

76) Sharing Excess

77) Sports Betting Alliance

78) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

79) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

80) The Home Depot

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

82) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

83) UniqueSource Products & Services

84) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

85) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

86) VisionLink

87) Vistra Corporate Services Company

88) Walgreen Co.

89) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

90) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

91) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

92) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

50) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

51) MLH Explorations, LLC

52) Natera, Inc.

53) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

54) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

55) New Castle Area Transit Authority

56) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

57) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

58) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

59) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

60) Oceans Healthcare

61) One Call Corporation

62) Opus Inspection

63) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

64) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

65) PA CABLE NETWORK

66) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

67) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

68) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

69) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

70) Pennsylvania Forward

71) Pennsylvania MENTOR

72) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

73) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

74) PNK DC LLC

75) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

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

77) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

78) Sharing Excess

79) Sports Betting Alliance

80) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

81) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

82) The Davey Resource Group, Inc.

83) The Home Depot

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

85) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

86) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

87) UniqueSource Products & Services

88) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

89) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

90) VisionLink

91) Vistra Corporate Services Company

92) Walgreen Co.

93) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

94) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

95) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

96) XEROX CORPORATION

97) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

49) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

50) MLH Explorations, LLC

51) Natera, Inc.

52) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

53) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

54) New Castle Area Transit Authority

55) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

56) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

57) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

58) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

59) Oceans Healthcare

60) One Call Corporation

61) Opus Inspection

62) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

63) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

64) PA CABLE NETWORK

65) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

66) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

67) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

68) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

69) Pennsylvania Forward

70) Pennsylvania MENTOR

71) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

72) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

73) PNK DC LLC

74) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

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

76) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

77) Sharing Excess

78) Sports Betting Alliance

79) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

80) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

81) The Davey Resource Group, LLC

82) The Home Depot

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

84) The Pennsylvania Charter Schools for Deaf & Blind Children

85) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

86) UniqueSource Products & Services

87) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

88) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

89) VisionLink

90) Vistra Corporate Services Company

91) Walgreen Co.

92) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

93) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

94) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

95) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

47) Merakey USA

48) Mercer County Regional Council of Governments

49) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

50) Mid-Atlantic Public Insurance Adjusters Association

51) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

52) MLH Explorations, LLC

53) Natera, Inc.

54) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

55) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

56) New Castle Area Transit Authority

57) New Cosmos USA, Inc.

58) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

59) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

60) Oceans Healthcare

61) One Call Corporation

62) Opus Inspection

63) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

64) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

65) PA CABLE NETWORK

66) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

67) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

68) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

69) Pennsylvania MENTOR

70) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

71) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

72) PNK DC LLC

73) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

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

75) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

76) Sharing Excess

77) Sports Betting Alliance

78) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

79) Strategos Group on behalf of American College of Education

80) The Home Depot

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

82) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

83) UniqueSource Products & Services

84) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

85) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

86) VisionLink

87) Vistra Corporate Services Company

88) Walgreen Co.

89) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

90) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

91) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

92) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc