404-971-2690
1100 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900, ATLANTA, GA, 30309,
Seasoned government affairs professional with a wide spectrum of policy experience in both Georgia and Alabama. Specializing in local government, tax policy, and finance.
1) Accelecom
2) Advanced Manufacturing International
7) D4 Solutions
8) Douglas-Coffee County Economic Development Authority
9) Electronic Transactions Association
10) Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors
12) Fidelity National Financial
13) Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
14) Georgia Association of Assessing Officials
15) Guardian Fleet Services, Inc.
16) Hims & Hers
17) HRASimple, LLC
19) Inspected
20) International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
21) Kaitlin Monaghan
23) Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority
25) MEAG Power
26) Mithril Defense Inc DBA Campus Guardian Angel
27) Nightlock
28) Office Images
29) Oscar Health
30) Pure Green BioAg
31) Reconnect, Inc
32) Samsara
34) The Southern Group of Georgia
36) Workbay
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.
(954) 770-4165
120 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301-1530,
319-731-5874
3212 - 27th St Ct SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404,
(850) 727-7087
120 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Academica
3) AT&T
8) Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors
9) Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
10) Florida Association of Special Districts
11) Florida Automobile Dealers Association
12) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
13) Florida Concrete & Products Association
16) Florida Optometric Association
17) Florida PACE Funding Agency
18) Florida Professional Vacation Rental Coalition
19) Florida Smoke Free Association
20) Florida Water Quality Association
21) Guidehouse Inc.
22) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
23) Infiltrator Water Technologies
25) Lealman Special Fire Control District
26) Lee County Mosquito Control District
27) Manatee County Port Authority
28) Neal Communities
(850) 727-7087
120 S Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL, 32301,
1) Academica
3) AT&T
9) E. R. Jahna Industries, Inc
10) Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors
11) Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
12) Florida Association of Building Inspectors
13) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters
14) Florida Association of Special Districts
15) Florida Automobile Dealers Association
16) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc
17) Florida Concrete & Products Association
18) Florida Financial Services Association
19) Florida Healthy Alternatives Association
20) Florida Independent Concrete & Associated Products
23) Florida PACE Funding Agency
24) Florida Power & Light Company
25) Florida Professional Vacation Rental Coalition
26) Florida Recreation and Park Association
27) Florida Supervisors of Elections, Inc.
28) Florida Water Quality Association
29) Guidehouse Inc.
30) Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, Inc.
31) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust
32) Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida, Inc
33) Infiltrator Water Technologies
34) ITG Brands, LLC, and Its Affiliates
36) Lealman Special Fire Control District
37) Lee County Mosquito Control District
38) Manatee County Port Authority
39) Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections
41) Neal Communities