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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.

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

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

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

20+ years

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.

BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 1250 West Ave Owner, LLC

2) 19 Enterprises, LLC

3) 8038 and 165 Owner LLC

4) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

5) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

6) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

7) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

8) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

9) Alfred Benesch and Company

10) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate

11) Amazon.com, Inc.

12) Ambipar Holding USA

13) American Coastal Insurance Company

14) American Veterinary Medical Association

15) Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

16) Angel Armor

17) AquaFence Inc.

18) Arion Holdings, L.L.C.

19) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

20) AT&T Services, Inc.

21) Atlas Air, Inc.

22) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

23) Atlys Global, LLC

24) Autism Navigator, LLC

25) Automated Healthcare Solutions

26) Avecina Medical

27) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

28) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

29) Barry University

30) Basketball Properties, LTD

31) Bayer U.S. LLC

32) BCC Engineering, LLC

33) Becker Boards

34) BHT Properties Group, LLC

35) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

36) BioSpine Institute

37) BioStem Technologies

38) Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper

39) Block, Inc.

40) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

41) Blue Waters Development Group, LLC

42) BMG Money, Inc

43) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

44) Bravotampa, LLC

45) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

46) Broward County

47) Broward County Sheriff's Office

48) Camillus House, Inc

49) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

50) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

51) Churchill Downs, Inc

52) Citrus Health Network, Inc

53) City of Aventura

54) City of Boynton Beach

55) City of Bradenton

56) City of Cape Coral, Florida

57) City of DeBary

58) City of Delray Beach

59) City of Hallandale Beach

60) City of Largo

61) City of Marathon

62) City of Miami

63) City of North Miami Beach

64) City of Palm Beach Gardens

65) City of Pembroke Pines

66) City of Pensacola, Florida

67) City of Sarasota, Florida

68) City of Treasure Island

69) Clear Ballot Group

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

71) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

72) Coinbase, Inc.

73) Colonial Management Group, LP

74) Communications International, Inc.

75) Core and Main LP

76) CORE Construction

77) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

78) COVE Behavioral Health

79) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

80) Cruise Lines International Association

81) DACRA

82) DBL Ventures

83) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

84) DEEP Research Incorporated

85) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

86) Destinations Florida

87) Dezer Plaza LLC

88) Dezer Properties LLC

89) DISH Network LLC

90) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

91) Doodie Calls LLC

92) Doodie Calls, Inc.

93) DoorDash, Inc.

94) Downtown Vision, Inc.

95) DSS, Inc.

96) Earth Funeral LLC

97) East Coast Packers, LLC

98) Eisai, Inc

99) Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC

100) Embassy of Japan

101) Enespa Technologies US LLC

102) Epilepsy Florida

103) ExThera Medical Corporation

104) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

105) Feeding Florida, Inc.

106) Feeding Northeast Florida, Inc.

107) Fernandina Wins, Inc., d/b/a No Ethanol Fernandina

108) Figgers Communication, Inc.

109) Fire Neural Network

110) Florida A & M University Foundation

111) Florida Alliance of Children's Councils & Trusts, Inc.

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

113) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc

114) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

115) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

116) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

117) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

118) Florida Power & Light Company

119) Florida Rural Water Association

120) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

121) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

122) Florida Society of Pathologists

123) Florida Tomato Exchange

124) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

125) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

126) FOP Foundation

127) Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

128) Foster Care Review, Inc

129) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

130) Fresenius Medical Care North America

131) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

132) FSCC, LLC

133) GAF Materials, LLC

134) Gates Housing Group, LLC

135) GlaxoSmithKline

136) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

137) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

138) Henderson Behavioral Health

139) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

140) HistoryMiami Museum

141) HNTB Corporation

142) Hope Healthcare

143) Horizon Oakland Park, LLC

144) Housing Trust Group, LLC

145) Huntsman International LLC

146) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

147) IGT and its Affiliates

148) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

149) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

150) Inseparable Action Inc.

151) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

152) International Atlantic, LLC

153) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

154) Jacksonville Port Authority

155) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

156) Jacob Rodgers

157) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

158) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

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

160) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

161) KPMG LLP

162) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

163) Lee Health System, Inc

164) Liberty Dental Plan

165) Lifepoint Health

166) LifeScience Logistics

167) Lighthouse Central Florida

168) Linden Airport Services Corporation

169) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

170) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

171) Lucent Group, Inc.

172) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

173) M&M Realty Partners LLC

174) Major League Baseball

175) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

176) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

177) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

178) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

179) MCI, LC

180) Meta Platforms, Inc.

181) Miami Dade College Foundation

182) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

183) Miami Learning Experience School

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

185) MorseLife Health System

186) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

187) Mount Sinai Medical Center

188) NAIOP Tampa Bay

189) National Rental Home Council

190) National Veterinary Associates, Inc.

191) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

192) Natural Health Partners, LLC

193) New York Yankees

194) Nomi Health Inc

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

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

197) Nova Southeastern University

198) NTT Data, Inc.

199) Nuestra Senora de la Vivienda Community Foundation

200) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

201) Online Lenders Alliance

202) Orange Barrel Media

203) Padel X

204) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

205) Palm Beach County

206) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

207) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

208) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

209) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

210) Public Health Trust

211) Quarterhill

212) RAI Services Company

213) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

214) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

215) Renew Financial Group LLC

216) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

217) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

218) RightSite Health

219) Robinhood

220) RUDG, LLC

221) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

222) SaferWatch

223) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

224) Sanford Airport Authority

225) SAS Institute, Inc

226) Security Scorecard

227) Selah Freedom

228) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

229) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

230) SePro Corporation

231) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

232) SHEIN Technology LLC

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

234) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

235) Skyward, Inc.

236) Socure, Inc.

237) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

238) South Central Florida Express, Inc

239) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

240) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

241) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

242) Spark Learning, Inc.

243) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

244) Spray Foam Coalition Association

245) St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care

246) Stalwart Equities

247) State Armor

248) Strategic Digital Services

249) Stride, Inc.

250) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

251) Sunfest Herbs LLC

252) SWARM Inc.

253) Talk of the Town, Inc.

254) Tampa General Hospital

255) Teach Florida

256) The Florida Theatre

257) The Private Suite

258) The School Board of Lee County

259) Titan America LLC

260) Town of Lantana

261) Town of Palm Beach

262) Transit Village Venture, LLC

263) Tremco Incorporated

264) Trulieve, Inc.

265) Unite USA, Inc.

266) United States Sugar Corporation

267) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

268) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

269) University of Miami

270) Univfy, Inc.

271) Ventra Health

272) Versaterm Public Safety

273) Village of North Palm Beach

274) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

275) VyStar Credit Union

276) Walden Lake, LLC

277) Walgreen Company

278) Walk Off Charities

279) WeatherSTEM

280) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

281) Wildlandscapes International

282) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

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

284) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

285) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

286) Youth Opportunity Investments

287) Zoox, Inc.

288) Zscaler, Inc.

ROBERT BARANSAKA

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients:
  • 916 492-2766

  • SACRAMENTOCA95814

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JULIA BRIGHT

(Kentucky)
  • 502-548-7500

  • 314 W. Main StreetCommonwealth AlliancesFrankfortKY40601

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KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL

(South Carolina)
  • 4153896800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:

KARA CALVERT CAMPBELL

(Ohio)
  • 415-389-6800

  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Suite 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:

NICK CARR

(South Carolina)
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Clients:

DARIN CARTER

(Ohio)
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  • 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)
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  • 2350 Kerner Blvd., Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

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TASHAYLA PERSON DONOHOE

(Missouri)
  • (913) 302-3098

  • PO Box 71434th FloorKansas CityMO64113

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ALEX EATON

(MOMO)
  • (573) 616-9860

  • PO Box 7143Kansas CityMO64113

Clients:
  • 609-392-7553

  • 150 W State St Suite 110TrentonNJ08608

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ASHLEY GUNN

(Kentucky)
  • 415-389-6800

  • c/o Nielsen Merksamer2350 Kerner Blvd. Ste 250San RafaelCA94901

Clients:

ASHLEY GUNN

(Wisconsin)
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ASHLEY GUNN

(Arizona)
  • 415-389-6800

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KATHERINE HALL

(Kentucky)
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PATRICK JENNINGS

(Kentucky)
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COLLIN JOHNSON

(Kentucky)
  • 502-607-8670

  • 314 W. Main StreetCommonwealth AlliancesFrankfortKY40601

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REBECCA LOHMANN

(Missouri)
  • (573) 434-1514

  • PO Box 7143PO Box 7143Kansas CityMO64113

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RAGEN MARSH

(Georgia)
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  • 916 492-2766

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DANIEL PFEIFER

(MOMO)
  • (202) 375-9575

  • P.O. Box 7143Kansas CityMO64113

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ROXANNA PITONES

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

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MCKENNA PLOWMAN

(Arizona)
  • 415-389-6800

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GREG PORTER

(MOMO)
  • (816) 721-3336

  • P.O. Box 7143Kansas CityMO64113

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  • 150 W State St Suite 110TrentonNJ08608

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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

(Delaware)
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FREDDY SOTO

(Arizona)
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DAVID WILLIS

(Missouri)
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ROBERT WILLIS

(Georgia)
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