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Confluence Strategies, Inc. is the leading government affairs agency in Alaska. With over 100 years of experience, we represent the largest and most impactful entities that operate in the Last Frontier.

11-15 years

Commonwealth North Board of Directors (Member)
USA Hockey Pacific District Board of Directors (Chariman)
USA Hockey Board of Directors (Member)
IIHF Representative - Team USA NTDP U-17 (Kazan, Russia)
Safari Club International (Past Member)

  • - Harry McDonald, Saltchuk Managing Director, Alaska
  • - Aaron Schutt, CEO, Doyon Limited
  • - Andy Teuber, Chairman & CEO, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)
  • - Charles Clement, CEO, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)
  • - Jim Hunt, City Manager - City of Whittier, Alaska
  • Kristopher Knauss is a fourth generation Alaskan. He graduated with honors from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Political Science and History. During his tenure at Arizona State, Mr. Knauss actively engaged in government affairs and politics, serving as intern to the United States Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and then as campaign staff for the first female Governor of Arizona, Jane Dee Hull.

    After returning to Alaska, Mr. Knauss served as a legislative aide to the Alaska State Senate President for two years. He became Chief of Staff to the Alaska State House Rules Committee and then Chief of Staff to Alaska State Speaker of the House where he served for approximately two years.

    Because of Mr. Knauss' familiarity with state government from the executive and legislative branches, Governor Murkowski appointed him Director of Policy for the State of Alaska. In this role, he interfaced on a daily basis with the Governor, Chief of Staff, and Cabinet members. Additionally, Mr. Knauss represented the Governor and was his lead staff person with non-partisan organizations such as the National Governors' Association, Western Governors' Association, Council of State Governments, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, as well as partisan groups such as the Republican Governors' Association and the Republican National Committee.

    Government Affairs is a constantly changing environment that requires a unique and first hand understanding to be effective and take full advantage of the opportunities involved and presented. Mr. Knauss has this understanding and in June 2005 resigned his position to join the private sector as the owner and principal of The Knauss Group, LLC, which specializes in government affairs consulting and lobbying the State of Alaska.

    In his personal time, Mr. Knauss continues in his elected position on the Board of Directors for USA Hockey, and serves as Chairman of the USA Hockey Pacific District. In this role, Mr. Knauss oversees youth player development along the west coast and works closely with the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP). Most recent, Mr. Knauss was elected to the Commonwealth North Board of Directors in his professional capacity.

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    Clients:

    1) 125 Greenwich Owner LLC

    2) 554 Metro Spe LLC

    3) A Posteriori LLC

    4) Advantage Capital

    5) American Beverage Association

    6) American Coatings Association, INC.

    7) Amp Robotics Corporation

    8) Association Of Professional Land Surveyors, INC. (NYS)

    9) Association Of Towns Of The State Of New York

    10) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

    11) Bae Systems, INC.

    12) Bell Laboratories, INC.

    13) Bestpass, INC.

    14) Boston Beer Company (The)

    15) Carson Power

    16) Catskills Tech Hub LLC

    17) Centralus Health, INC.

    18) Certainteed Gypsum Operating Company LLC

    19) Chevra Hatzalah

    20) Chinese American Ipa, INC.

    21) City Of Buffalo

    22) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

    23) County Of Rockland

    24) Cpd NY Energy CORP.

    25) Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PLLC

    26) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.

    27) Doctors Management Company (The)

    28) Early Care And Learning Council

    29) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

    30) Field Point Servicing, LLC

    31) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa

    32) Galaxy Media Partners LLC

    33) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.

    34) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

    35) Hecate Energy LLC

    36) Hobart And William Smith Colleges

    37) Hospitals Insurance Company

    38) Hudson Public Hotel LLC

    39) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC

    40) K&R Preservation LLC

    41) Kalshi INC.

    42) Key Capture Energy, LLC

    43) Lagrange Fire District

    44) Leaflink INC.

    45) Livingston County

    46) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

    47) Meta Platforms, INC.

    48) Mfny Group CORP.

    Clients:

    SAMANTHA FREEDMAN

    (New York)
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    MATTHEW GUILBAULT

    (New York)
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    DAMIEN JOSEFIAK

    (Virginia)
    Clients:

    1) GEICO

    DAMIEN JOSEFIAK

    (Maryland)
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    Clients:

    1) GEICO

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    JOSEPH TERMINI

    (Georgia)
    Clients:

    1) GEICO

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    Clients:

    1) 554 Metro Spe LLC

    2) Advanced Energy United

    3) Advancing The Future Of Younger Generations LLC

    4) Alpha School 10038, LLC

    5) Alstom Transportation INC.

    6) American Beverage Association

    7) Amp Robotics Corporation

    8) Astoria Generating Company, L.p.

    9) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

    10) Avangrid Management Company, LLC

    11) Backstretch Employee Service Team Of NY, INC

    12) Bae Systems, INC.

    13) Bell Laboratories, INC.

    14) Beowulf Electricity & Data LLC

    15) Bestpass, INC.

    16) Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Bio)

    17) Broadview Federal Credit Union

    18) Camba, INC.

    19) Carson Power

    20) Cassena Care LLC

    21) Catholic Health System Of Long Island, INC. D/B/A Catholic Health

    22) Centralus Health, INC.

    23) Chidi Eze

    24) City Of Yonkers

    25) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

    26) Clearing House Payments Company, L.l.c. (The)

    27) Coalition For The Advancement Of Small Business Pharmacy

    28) Commission On Independent Colleges & Universities

    29) Community Outreach Center, INC.

    30) Crewstone International Sdn Bhd

    31) Curia Global, INC.

    32) Databricks, INC.

    33) Debmar/Mercury, LLC

    34) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

    35) Ev Transportation Services, INC.

    36) Evgo Services LLC

    37) Field Point Servicing, LLC

    38) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa

    39) Fmr LLC

    40) Freedom Financial Network, LLC

    41) Fresenius Medical Care North America, INC.

    42) Friends Of John Jay Homestead

    43) Global Kratom Coalition

    44) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

    45) Guidehouse INC. (D/B/A Guidehouse Consulting)

    46) Healthcare Association Of New York State, INC.

    47) Jackpocket INC.

    48) Johnson Controls, INC.

    49) K&R Preservation LLC

    50) Las Vegas Sands CORP.

    51) Leaflink INC.

    52) Legal Services Of The Hudson Valley

    53) Light & Wonder, INC.

    54) Maimonides Medical Center

    55) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

    56) Meta Platforms, INC.

    57) Mlmic Insurance Company

    58) Moses Rosenberg

    59) Myle Technologies, INC.

    60) National Strategies, LLC

    61) New York Coalition For Dignity In Aging

    62) New York Road Runners, INC.

    63) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.

    64) Nextera Energy Transmission New York, INC.

    65) Ninjaone, LLC

    66) Norlite, LLC

    67) Nutanix, INC.

    68) NY Medical Cannabis Industry Association

    69) Orsted Wind Power North America LLC

    70) P & M Brick, LLC

    71) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.

    72) Pf High School, LLC

    73) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC

    74) Pra Group, INC.

    75) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services

    76) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.

    77) Pursuit Transformation Company INC.

    78) Redesign Health INC.

    79) Roman Health Ventures INC.

    80) Salesforce, INC.

    81) Sf Cherry Hill LP

    82) Shell USA, INC.

    83) Sideprize LLC

    84) Sun Ng Kittatinny Rv LLC

    85) Syracuse University

    86) The Aes Corporation

    87) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc

    88) The Catskill Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation

    89) Trinity Health

    90) Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund

    91) Tungsten Health Holdings, LLC D/B/A Habitat Health

    92) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy

    93) Union Home Mortgage CORP.

    94) Veracare INC.

    95) Vestas-American Wind Technology, INC.

    96) Village Of Kiryas Joel

    97) Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

    98) Yahoo INC. And Var. Subs/Affiliates

    99) Zuffa, LLC

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