410-693-2226
2 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, 
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More than 30 years of lobbying expertise in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia
Advises trade associations and corporate clients on business-specific strategies to address legislative challenges and public opinion
Serves as the executive officer for the MD-DE-DC Beverage Association and the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association
Ellen Valentino joined Cornerstone's Maryland team in December 2019. She brings to Cornerstone more than 30 years of lobbying expertise in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Ellen represents diverse business interests from small businesses to the energy sector to beverage companies. She focuses her work on protecting client interests through practical policy change, coalition-building, issue positioning and political strategy.
Prior to joining Cornerstone, Ellen founded and operated her own legislative and association management consulting firm, Valentino-Benitez & Associates (VBA, Inc.), for more than 28 years. As president of the firm, Ellen advocated for clients and built trusted relationships and coalitions to represent their interests in matters before the District of Columbia City Council, the Maryland and Delaware legislatures, and local governments.
In addition to representing various clients, Ellen currently serves as the executive vice president for the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Beverage Association and the Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association.
Ellen began her professional career as an executive in grassroots lobbying management with the Greater Washington/Maryland Service Station and the Automotive Repair Association. In 1991, she established her own legislative and association management consulting firm.
A life-long Maryland resident, Ellen is a graduate of Catholic University. She is married to Robert Benitez and they have two daughters.
410-204-1707
2 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, 
1) Amgen, Inc.
2) Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees
5) Clark Construction Group, LLC
7) Equifax Inc.
9) Historic St. Mary's City Commission Foundation
10) Johns Hopkins
410-935-1470
2 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401, 
1) Alorica
3) American Petroleum Institute
4) Amgen, Inc.
5) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
6) Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees
8) Biotechnology Innovation Organization
9) Capital One
12) Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.
13) City of Bowie
14) Clark Construction Group, LLC
15) Comcast Cable Communications LLC
16) CropLife America
17) Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association
20) Elevance Health, and its Affiliates
21) Equifax Inc.
22) Equinor Wind US
23) Francis Energy
24) Historic St. Mary's City Commission Foundation
25) iDevelopment and Economic Association
26) Johns Hopkins
30) Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland (MAM)
31) Maryland Center for History & Culture
33) Maryland Hospital Association
34) Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
35) Maryland National Electrical Contractors Association
36) Maryland Troopers Association
37) Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.
39) Nutanix
43) PharmaCann Inc. (ForwardGro Inc.)
44) Prince George's County, Maryland
48) Software AG Government Solutions, Inc.
49) St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation
50) Strittmatter Companies, Inc.
51) Susan G. Komen
53) Teach Coalition
54) TechNet
55) Town of La Plata
410-935-1470
2 Francis Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,