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MEGHAN LOPER

(California, )

CAPITOL STRATEGIES GROUP, INC.

mloper@lobbycal.com
(916) 446-7843
1215 K Street, Suite 1500, Sacramento, CA, 95814,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, TAG Profile

Since 1979 Capitol Strategies Group (CSG) has set the standard for professional counsel in California government relations, contract procurement, and association management. Representing a broad client base before the legislature, regulatory agencies, and the executive branch requires that the CSG team understand complex statewide developments and provide context for effective action on behalf of each client. Additionally, we leverage our team's long-term experience in local and statewide campaigns to provide strategic recommendations and political advice. Our firm represents clients before the Governor, his administration, each constitutional officer, the state legislature, and almost every California state agency.

Firm Specialties:
CSG's services include state contract procurement, bureaucratic problem solving, and a full suite of legislative advocacy activities. Our services are tailored to meet a client's specific needs and range from monitoring, research, and consultation to direct and indirect lobbying. CSG also manages multiple trade associations and this work frequently requires the organization of large meetings and legislative visits.

MEGHAN LOPER serves as Vice President and has been helping shape State policy for more than decade. She joined CSG with extensive government affairs experience advocating for private businesses and working with elected officials. Ms. Loper has a unique ability to identify policy opportunities, develop effective advocacy strategies and achieve success by utilizing her bipartisan network with key decision-makers.

Prior to joining CSG, Ms. Loper served as Public Policy Director for Majestic Realty Co., one of the nation's largest privately held, family-owned real estate development firms. With Majestic properties playing a critical role in the supply chain, Ms. Loper served on several regional goods movement committees and stakeholder agency advisory groups. She gained extensive experience on transportation issues by serving as the lead staffer for a member of the California Transportation Commission. Ms. Loper was also the Program Director for the Majestic Realty Foundation, collaborating with nonprofits on programs related to health, education, and violence prevention. She advised the Foundation's board of directors and regional planning teams. She developed the curriculum for its flagship program, the Los Angeles Youth Leadership Council.

Ms. Loper was selected for the prestigious Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs in Los Angeles. Coro is a graduate-level leadership training program that provides experience in the public affairs arena.

Ms. Loper received her MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. A two-time Trojan grad, she also graduated Cum Laude with departmental honors and holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Management from the University of Southern California. She serves on Leadership Council for the Sol Price School of Public Policy at USC."

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DAVID SMITH

(New Jersey, )

Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc

smith@ppag.com
(609) 209-7780
160 W State St, Trenton, NJ, 08608,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, TAG Profile

Princeton Public Affairs Group, the largest government affairs firm in New Jersey, is a multifaceted organization specializing in government relations and communications in New Jersey. We have offices in Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. with an unparalleled network of contacts throughout the state. The strength of our firm derives from the diverse backgrounds of the firm's partners and associates which include a former President of the New Jersey Senate, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Counsel to the Governor, Chief Counsel to the General Assembly and several former Directors of the Legislature.

Firm Specialties:
An accomplished bipartisan staff between our Trenton, New Jersey and Washington, DC offices ensures that our clients are well represented on both sides of the political aisle and at all levels of government. The mix and wealth of experience among our professionals provides for expertise in all areas of public policy.

Whatever the task: working our way through the permitting process, delivering a change in a regulation or orchestrating the introduction and passage of major legislation, we've done it.

Wherever the setting: before a Legislative Committee or in the Office of the Governor, we've been there.

Whomever the players: the Commissioner of a State Department, a key Committee aide, the Legislative leadership or the Chief of Staff, we know them.

And each and every one of our clients is assured the benefit of that expertise. You see, at the Princeton Public Affairs Group, our philosophy dictates that each of our clients works with a firm partner. There are no junior executives. This is one of the qualities which separates us from other firms. It gives our clients the best we have. And it works.

1) Active Hours Inc dba Earnin

2) Adler Aphasia Center

3) Advantage Capital Partners

4) Allstate Insurance Co

5) Altria Client Services LCC and its Affiliates/Philip Morris USA Inc

6) Altria Client Services LLC

7) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/Helix Innovations LLC

8) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/John Middleton Co

9) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/NJOY LLC

10) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates/US Smokeless Tobacco Co

11) American Association of Dental Boards

12) American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

13) American Kratom Association

14) American Massage Therapy Association NJ Chapter

15) American Specialty Health

16) American Suntanning Association

17) American Water Works Association of NJ

18) American Wood Council

19) Ancestry.com Operations Inc.

20) Ardent Health Services

21) Arista Networks

22) AshBritt Environmental Inc

23) Association of Environmental Authorities

24) Association of Municipal Assessors of NJ The

25) Atlas Diagnostics

26) Avaya Inc

27) Aveanna Healthcare

28) Balcony Technology Group Inc.

29) Bayview Marina

30) Beacon Specialized Living NJ

31) Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative

32) Bet Makers

33) Beth Medrash Govoha

34) Betr Holdings Inc.

35) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey

36) BLANKROME

37) Boardwalk 1000 LLC d/b/a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

38) Braeburn Inc.

39) Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

40) Brief

41) Britton Industries Inc

42) Brown & Connery LLP

43) Buckeye Brine LLC

44) BusPatrol America LLC

45) BVNK

46) Cedar Management

47) Charlie Health Inc.

48) Chauffeured Transportation Assoc. of NJ rebranded from Limousine Assoc. of NJ

49) Cheshire Home

50) CME Group

51) Coach USA

52) Coalition for Equitable Early Education

53) Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP)

54) Coalition of County SPCAs

55) Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

56) CompCare Therapeutics Inc

57) Concentra Medical Centers

58) Concord Engineering Group

59) Constitutional Officers Association of NJ

60) Consumer Technology Association

61) Continent 8 LLC

62) Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange

63) Coppola Services Inc.

64) Council for Private Schools for Children with Special Needs

65) County of Essex

66) CSL Behring

67) Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP

68) DaVita Inc.

69) DCI Group AZ LLC

70) Deborah Heart & Lung Center

71) Delta Dental Plan of NJ Inc

72) DMR Architects PC

73) Doherty Group (The)/Doherty Enterprises

74) Duke Farms Foundation

75) Eagleview Group LLC

76) Educational Services Commission of NJ (formerly Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission)

77) EFK Group

78) ElectroBills Healthcare Solutions

79) Enterprise Holdings

80) Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

81) Excellent Home Health Care Inc.

82) F & D Enterprises LLC

83) Fair Funding for Students

84) Fedway Associates

85) Fieldstone Properties LLC

86) Financial Services Institute

87) Fontana Law Group LLC d/b/a Crimson Legal Group

88) Fox Hollow Golf Partners LLC

89) Frank Ruocco

90) Garden State Coalition of Schools

91) Genentech Inc, a Member of the Roche Group

92) Genesys Cloud Services Inc.

93) Giggl Childcare

94) Golden Nugget, The

95) Gordian Group The

96) Gourmet Dining

97) GPD Holdings LLC d/b/a CoinFlip

98) Harmony Foundation of NJ

99) Hello Heart Inc.

100) HG Vora Capital Management LLC

101) Highlands Rowing Center Inc.

102) Hillsborough Crossings LLC

103) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ

104) iGamingCloud Limited

105) Indiana Professional Management Corp.

106) Insurance Auto Auctions

107) Integrity Health

108) Intersection Parent LLC f/k/a Intersection Media LLC

109) John P Holland Charter School

110) Junior Achievement of New Jersey

111) Just Bee the Change

112) Justice Grown JG New Jersey LLC

113) Kaleo Inc

114) Kemper Realty Inc

115) Land Conservancy of NJ

116) LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware

117) Lilly USA LLC

118) Line Gaming Holdings Corporation

119) LINY Investor LLC

120) Live Traffic Data LLC

121) Lotto.com

122) Lottoland Ltd

123) Maersk Inc

124) Magellan Healthcare Inc.

125) Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council USA

126) Manheim NJ

127) Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC

128) Mark43

129) Matheny Medical and Educational Center

130) Maven Construction Corp.

131) McCarter Theater Center

132) Metlife

133) Micro Electronics Inc

134) Mid Atlantic Joint Labor Management Council

135) Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard PLLC

136) Modivcare

137) Molson Coors Beverage Company

138) Morris View Management LLC

139) Motorola Solutions Inc

140) MSD LLC

141) National Assoc. of Benefits & Insurance Professionals of NJ

142) National Association of Social Workers NJ Chapter

143) National Strategies - Everlaw

144) National Strategies LLC / Compass Pathways

145) National Strategies LLC/Knox Company

146) National Strategies LLC/ReUp Education

147) NBC Universal Media LLC

148) Nemours Foundation, The

149) Network Advertising Initiative

150) New Bridge Medical Center

151) New Brunswick Development Corp dba DEVCO

152) New Jersey Interactive LLC dba Tyler New Jersey

153) New Jersey Jobs, Growth & Prosperity Coalition

154) NJ Air Conditioning Contractors of America

155) NJ Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

156) NJ Association of Election Officials

157) NJ Association of Nurse Anesthetists

158) NJ Catholic Conference

159) NJ Civil Justice Institute

160) NJ Coalition of Automotive Retailers (NJCAR)

161) NJ Codes Coalition Municipal Electrical Inspectors Association of NJ

162) NJ Funeral Directors Services Inc

163) NJ Hall of Fame

164) NJ Hospital Association

165) NJ Institute of Technology

166) NJ Liquor Store Alliance

167) NJ Manufactured Housing Association

168) NJ Marijuana Retailers Association (NJMRA)

169) NJ Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund - MELJIF

170) NJ Press Association

171) NJ Private School Council

172) NJ Restaurant and Hospitality Association formerly NJ Restaurant Association

173) NJ School Bus Contractors Association Inc

174) NJ Society of Certified Public Accountants

175) NJ State Association of Pipe Trades

176) NJ State League of Master Plumbers

177) NJ State Nurses Association

178) NJ State Troopers Fraternal Association

179) NJ Thoroughbred Horsemens Association

180) NJ Veterinary Medical Association

181) NJ Wholesale Marketers Association

182) NJ Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association

183) Nulli Secundus Health Inc.

184) NW Financial Group LLC

185) Oddin.gg US LLC formerly Oddin.gg.s.r.o

186) Ohm Theory LLC

187) OneMain General Services Corporation

188) Ora Apps Inc and its subsidiary company CNK Management Inc

189) PalCare

190) Partnership for Innovative Action (The)

191) PennEast Pipeline Co LLC

192) Phenix Salon Suites Franchising LLC

193) Planned Companies

194) PNC Bank

195) Porchetta Companies Ltd.

196) Prevenitas

197) Princeton Public Affairs Group

198) Pro League Network

199) Progress NJ

200) Progyny

201) Prologis LP

202) Propelus

203) PSE&G Co

204) Public Consulting Group LLC

205) Public Entity Joint Insurance Fund (PEJIF)

206) REED Academy

207) Responsible Beverage Association of New Jersey

208) Rising Pharmaceuticals

209) Roblox Corporation

210) Roche Diagnostics Corporation

211) Rush Street Interactive

212) RWJ Barnabas Health

213) Ryan LLC

214) Safepoint Scientific

215) Safety First Healthcare Corp

216) Salon Suites Association of New Jersey

217) SAS Institute Inc

218) Savannah Energy

219) Secured Finance Network (SFNet)

220) Service Contract Industry Council

221) Sherwin-Williams Co

222) Shoreline Fiber

223) SidePrize LLC dba PrizePicks

224) Smart Product Innovations Inc.

225) Socure Inc.

226) Solar Landscape

227) Somerset Development

228) Southern & Northern NJ Maternal & Child Health Consortiums

229) Special Children's Center The

230) Spencer Savings Bank

231) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.

232) State Troopers NCO Association of NJ

233) Syensqo Finance (America) LLC formerly Solvay Specialty Polymers USA LLC

234) TD Bank NA

235) Teachers of Tomorrow

236) TechUnited:NJ

237) Tekni-Plex Inc.

238) Tenax Strategies Inc

239) Thomson West

240) Township of Readington

241) Traveling Vineyards

242) Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

243) Turnbull Law Group

244) United Airlines Inc

245) United Way of Hunterdon County

246) Univision Communications Inc

247) US Facilities Inc

248) USA Architects Corp

249) Utility and Transportation Contractors Association (UTCA)

250) Valley Hospital

251) Van Cleef Engineering Associates

252) Vertical Bridge

253) Vertical Bridge REIT LLC

254) Virtual Gaming World (VGW) Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd

255) Walmart Inc.

256) Waymo LLC

257) Wellcare Health Plans Inc., a subsidiary of Centene Corporation

258) West Publishing Co

259) Western LNG LLC

260) WPT Enterprises inc.

DAVID A. SMITH is a partner in the Princeton Public Affairs Group, is a veteran of the public affairs arena and has successfully managed public affairs campaigns impacting auto insurance, life insurance, tort reform and environmental legislative initiatives. Mr. Smith received national acclaim when he was honored with a ""Pollie Award"" by the American Association of Political Consultants and named to their United States ""Public Affairs Team of the Year." Mr. Smith was also named one of the most influential players in New Jersey's Healthcare arena by the Annual HealthSense Listing. Since 2005, Mr. Smith has been a Commissioner on the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (nominated by the Governor for two separate four year terms and confirmed by the NJ Senate) and currently serves as an Officer on the Commission (Secretary). Mr. Smith serves on the National Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council, and was one of the few contract lobbyists in the Country to be appointed to a National Task Force charged with creating ethical standard for lobbyists throughout the United States. Mr. Smith is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of ProtectingAmerica.org, an advocacy organization Co-chaired by James Lee Witt, former Cabinet member under President Clinton and Admiral James Loy, Deputy Director of Homeland Security under President Bush. Mr. Smith also serves as an Officer (1st Vice President) of the New Jersey Hall of Fame Foundation Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee (Secretary) of The Advocacy Group (TAG). Finally, Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Directors as an officer (Treasurer) of the State Capitol Insurance Company RRG, the first professional liability company for lobbyists headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Smith has appeared on television and radio stations representing clients' interests, authored dozens of articles on politics/policy issues in New Jersey and is a frequent guest speaker/lecturer at national and state conferences, legislative hearings, meetings and seminars. He has been a consultant to statewide and legislative political campaigns and is a member of the Executive Finance Committee of the Assembly Democratic Leadership Committee as well as the New Jersey State Democratic Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Smith served as Director of Policy and Planning for the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Office. In that capacity, Mr. Smith supervised the partisan staff of all Assembly Committees and Task Forces while serving as senior staff aide to the insurance and commerce legislative committees. He was a Director with the New Jersey Dental Association from 1985 to 1990 and served on several national and state health care and insurance advisory committees.

Mr. Smith was awarded a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) Degree from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College. He is a Graduate Fellow of the Public Affairs Institute, a three year educational program of the Public Affairs Council located in Washington, DC. Mr. Smith also graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from Gettysburg College.