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Longest serving political director to Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan and the Democratic Caucus of the Illinois House of Representatives

Involved in the strategic development and passage of most major legislative initiatives over the past 10 years

Maintained and grew House Democratic majority as political director over four campaign cycles

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Will Cousineau joined Cornerstone's Springfield, Illinois office in June 2017. Will comes to the firm after nearly 18 years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, including eight years as political director for the Speaker and the Democratic Party of Illinois.
Will was the longest serving political director for Speaker Madigan and most recently served as senior advisor to the Speaker. Over the past 10 years, Will worked directly with Speaker Madigan to shape, develop and implement the strategy and messaging for the Speaker's legislative and political agenda and the agendas of every member of the House Democratic Caucus. He also developed the implementation of political, legislative and outreach strategies for House Democratic Caucus members and all aspects of the Illinois House's political operation.

During his time with the Speaker's office, Will was involved in the major initiatives that moved through the Legislature over the past ten years, including such legislation concerning utilities, conceal and carry, financial institutions, and civil laws. Additionally, Will was intimately involved in the 2010 drawing of legislative districts, including new districts in the suburban region that have helped House Democrats expand and maintain their majority. While many democratic legislative caucuses across the country lost record numbers of seats during his tenure and every legislative chamber in the Midwest outside Illinois became Republican controlled, Will guided the Illinois House caucus and the Democratic Party of Illinois through a period of expansion and maintained a healthy majority for Illinois House Democrats.

Will's long tenure with the House, experience with message development, crisis management, grassroots organizing and input on political campaigns for offices throughout the state, gives Will an ability to understand complex legislative and political problems, easily digest those issues for members and clients and put together a collaborative and detailed action plan for moving forward.

In 2014, Will and his wife, Macy, adopted three sisters from Latvia. This experience has shaped their family, has given them the opportunity to speak with others about adoption and has encouraged their family to assist others who are adopting children both internationally and domestically. In 2016, Will and Macy's family grew with the arrival of their son.

In his spare time, Will is active in his church and serves on the Board of Elders. Will currently resides in Chatham, IL with his wife and four children.

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More than 12 years of Illinois legislative political experience

Joined Cornerstone from one of the largest health systems in Illinois

Julia Larkin joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in February 2020 with more than 12 years of legislative experience in the state of Illinois. In her role as vice president, Julia uses her skills to help clients in Illinois advance their advocacy goals. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Julia served as the director of advocacy and government relations at AMITA Health, one of the largest health systems in Illinois. During her time in this role, Julia represented the organization's mission with state and local officials and executive agency staff, while also creating and executing strategies to ensure specific policy goals were met.

Previously, Julia served as legislative coordinator to Speaker of the Illinois House Michael J. Madigan for 10 years, where she assisted in the development of a wide array of policy positions and legislative initiatives. Julia has also supported the Democratic Party of Illinois, where she led state representative campaigns, managed opposition research and oversaw state representative candidate recruitment efforts.

Julia received her Bachelor of Arts with a double major in political science and international studies from Loyola University in Chicago.

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Clarkston Nelson Government Solutions is a full-service governmental relations and advocacy firm located in Jefferson City, Missouri. Although recently founded, our team shares a longstanding, respected reputation in the Missouri State Capitol. Our uniquely qualified professionals have decades of combined experience working in the Missouri state legislature, Executive Branch and state agencies.

The world of politics has changed over the years making it essential for businesses to have an effective and efficient working relationship with policy makers. Our team holds extensive policy knowledge, strong communication and relationship-building skills and precise legislative strategies resulting in successful governmental advocacy for our clients.

At Clarkston Nelson, we believe our teamwork approach based on years of experience, hard work and dedication to our client's interests provide a strong route to client advocacy and effective results bridging the gap between business and government.

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In a world of constant change due to term-limits, ever changing political winds and executive branch turnover, we at Clarkston Nelson adapt and thrive due to our extensive experience and hard work. We work extremely hard to successfully help our clients reach their advocacy goals through our professionalism and unique understanding of the legislative and executive process. We provide direct lobbying efforts to shape legislation and regulations from the beginning to implementation. Our firm is capable of providing all services necessary such as legislation and issue monitoring, public engagement counseling, public testimony, and coalition building.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
We believe that public opinion shapes much of the debate and decisions at the government level. Clarkston Nelson have a long history of working with clients in the preparation and development of messaging to assist in their advocacy efforts before the legislature, regulators or any other decision-making body. Our strategic communications will be aimed at reaching our client's underlying goal and often can be conveyed to the media and public to potentially sway opinion to our favor. Often times, strategic communications are aided with coalition building efforts to expand our sphere of influence and find additional partners that share with our goals and preferred outcomes.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Our firm recognizes the vast importance of relationship building throughout the political, regulatory, and industry sectors. We believe healthy relationships are built on honest communication and respect. We work diligently with legislators and department contacts to know our clients and understand why their issues matter. Clarkston Nelson strive to maintain professional and positive relations with state elected officials and decision-makers and can utilize our relationships to assist clients with ensuring their issues are properly understood and considered when needed.

DOUG NELSON spent five years as Missouri's State Commissioner of Administration working with all branches of government and every executive branch department on contracting and procurement matters. As Commissioner, he oversaw more than 2,000 active procurement contracts, information technology and cybersecurity issues, bond issuances and budget matters. Along with Doug's unmatched experience in all types of government contract issues, his extensive network of national and state contacts makes him a great resource to clients. Doug also spent more than 18 years as an Assistant Missouri Attorney General focusing on consumer and contract litigation and administrative/regulatory matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and Law degree in 1990 from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

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Clients:

46) Missouri Broadband Providers Association

47) Missouri CASA Association

48) Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence DBA Missouri Public Health Institute

49) Missouri Child Care Association DBA Missouri Coalition For Children

50) Missouri Clean Energy District

51) Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

52) Missouri Dental Association

53) Missouri Dermatological Society Association

54) Missouri Fire Service Alliance

55) Missouri Health Care Association

56) Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association

57) Missouri Primary Care Association

58) Missouri Railroad Association

59) Missouri Residential Care Association

60) Missouri Society For Respiratory Care

61) Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists

62) Missouri Workforce Housing Association

63) Mortgage Research Center, LLC

64) MOSERS

65) Next Missouri

66) Noresco, LLC

67) NPRA Missouri

68) Parking Company of America - Kansas City

69) PENN Entertainment, Inc.

70) Preferred Family Healthcare

71) Pulsara Inc.

72) Quest Diagnostics

73) RAI Services Company

74) RAYUS Radiology

75) Redivus Health

76) Saint Louis Zoo Association

77) Science Coach

78) Signature Medical Group

79) Southern Jackson County Fire Protection District

80) Special School District of St. Louis County

81) State Technical College of Missouri

82) Stockman Stoneworks

83) Stowers Institute For Medical Research

84) Teaching Strategies, LLC

85) Trilogy Integrated Resources LLC

86) Union Electric Co. DBA Amerenue, Ameren Services, Ameren Corp.

87) Wal-Mart Stores Inc

88) Washington University

89) Wine Institute

90) Wonderschool

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1) Air Evac

2) Allegis/Redwood/Maxim Public Affairs, LLC

3) American Academy of Physician Associates

4) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Missouri Section

5) American Resort Development Association

6) American Tort Reform Association

7) Apple Inc

8) Avalara, Inc. c/o MultiState Associates, LLC

9) BDT Capital Partners, LLC

10) Binti, Inc.

11) Biostl

12) Centegix

13) Centurion

14) City of Chesterfield

15) City of Riverside

16) City of St. Charles

17) Compass Academy Network

18) Concordance Academy of Leadership

19) David Humphreys

20) Double Line

21) Ehawk, Inc.

22) Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (EBSI)

23) Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards c/o MultiState Associates LLC

24) Foster Care & Adoptive Care Coalition

25) Freeman Health System

26) Friends of the Zoo Inc, of Kansas City Missouri

27) Gamble & Schlemeier

28) Gateway Coalition of Service Providers

29) Graduation Alliance, Inc.

30) Greater St. Louis, Inc.

31) Haleon c/o Multistate Associates LLC

32) Independent Colleges & Universities of Missouri

33) Jefferson City Medical Group

34) Keep Me in College, Inc

35) LearningMate Solutions Inc

36) M.A.R.C.H. Inc.

37) Major League Baseball

38) Maxim Healthcare Services Inc

39) Missouri Alliance of YMCAs

40) Missouri Ambulatory Surgery Center Association

41) Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education

42) Missouri Association of Councils of Government

43) Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services

44) Missouri Beverage Association

45) Missouri Biotechnology Association

46) Missouri Broadband Providers Association

47) Missouri CASA Association

48) Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence DBA Missouri Public Health Institute

49) Missouri Child Care Association DBA Missouri Coalition For Children

50) Missouri Clean Energy District

51) Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

52) Missouri Dental Association

53) Missouri Dermatological Society Association

54) Missouri Fire Service Alliance

55) Missouri Future, LLC

56) Missouri Gateway Green Building Council

57) Missouri Health Care Association

58) Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association

59) Missouri Primary Care Association

60) Missouri Railroad Association

61) Missouri Residential Care Association

62) Missouri Society For Respiratory Care

63) Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists

64) Missouri Workforce Housing Association

65) Mortgage Research Center, LLC

66) MOSERS

67) New Liberty Hospital Corporation

68) Next Missouri

69) Noresco, LLC

70) NPRA Missouri

71) Parking Company of America - Kansas City

72) PENN Entertainment, Inc.

73) Preferred Family Healthcare

74) Pulsara Inc.

75) Quest Diagnostics

76) RAI Services Company

77) RAYUS Radiology

78) Saint Louis Zoo Association

79) Science Coach

80) Scout Motors Inc. c/o MultiState Associates LLC

81) Signature Medical Group

82) Southern Jackson County Fire Protection District

83) Special School District of St. Louis County

84) State Technical College of Missouri

85) Stockman Stoneworks

86) Stowers Institute For Medical Research

87) Teaching Strategies, LLC

88) The University of Kansas Health System

89) Trilogy Integrated Resources LLC

90) Union Electric Co. DBA Amerenue, Ameren Services, Ameren Corp.

91) VSP Vision Inc. c/o MultiState Associates LLC

92) Wal-Mart Stores Inc

93) Washington University

94) Wine Institute

95) Wonderschool

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