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Lauren represents the firm's interests before the Arizona State Legislature, the Office of the Governor, state agencies and various municipalities, and has been recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40.

6-10 years

Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40 (2017)

Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as a "Breakdown Breakout" winner, given to the sharpest political and industry minds in Arizona under 40 (2019)

With nearly a decade of government relations experience at the state and local level, Lauren's specialty practice areas include policy issues in the healthcare, real estate and tech sectors. Prior to entering into the policy realm, Lauren worked in marketing and public relations, executing local and national media campaigns for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Her background also includes having developed and implemented grassroots campaigns surrounding legislation for one of Arizona's largest nonprofit organizations. A graduate of the University of Arizona with an academic focus in journalism and political communication, Lauren has extensive experience working with local and national news outlets. Recognized by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of the top lobbyists in the state under the age of 40, Lauren represents the firm's interests before the Arizona State Legislature, the Office of the Governor, state agencies and various municipalities.

Education: B.S., University of Arizona

John leads the firm's government marketing efforts, where he brings more than 30 years of rich career experience in government leadership, policy, public affairs, procurement, media and business. He also contributes considerable expertise to state and federal policy and advocacy efforts across a wide range of policy areas, with a particular passion for education and workforce development. John has been a thought leader in the technology community in Arizona since serving as Arizona's first Chief Information Officer and as the government relations and community solutions manager for Intel Corporation. Prior experience includes serving as the federal/intergovernmental coordinator and policy advisor for the Office of the Governor, and as senior appropriations staff and legislative director for an Arizona Congressman.

Education: B.A., Lafayette College; M.A., Harvard Kennedy School

20+ years

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Former Executive Director of the America Petroleum Institute of South Carolina

Former Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce

Mark Harmon joined Cornerstone in December of 2024, expanding the firm's South Carolina office and solidifying our southern reach and capabilities.

Prior to joining Cornerstone, Mark served as Principal at The Harmon Consulting Group, LLC, where he provided contractual lobbying and consulting services by representing multiple clients before the legislative and executive branches of the South Carolina state government. Previously, Mark worked at Maynard Nexsen, PC, formerly Nexsen Pruet, LLC, as Government Affairs Advisor, also providing contractual lobbying and consulting services at the state level.

Before shifting to contract lobbying and consulting, Mark served as Executive Director of the America Petroleum Institute of South Carolina, advocating on behalf of the oil and natural gas industry before the state and federal government. In this role, he also coordinated with state agencies to ensure oil and natural gas operators were able to get products into high-demand areas during hurricanes and natural disasters. Additionally, Mark cultivated relationships with several of the state's Historically Black Colleges and Universities to promote STEM opportunities in oil and gas.

Prior to his work with the American Petroleum Institute, Mark served as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Harmon represented the state's business community and led an internal team responsible for generating the Chamber's public policy agenda, implementation strategy and social media outreach.

Before his time with the Chamber of Commerce, Mark served as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus, where he organized campaigns, led ethics compliance and financial accounting and acted as liaison between Caucus supporters and senators to ensure all parties' interests were represented. As part of this role, Mark served as the day-to-day policy advisor to Senate Republican Caucus members and organized legislative session events and annual retreats for members and contributors. During his tenure, the Caucus gained seats and expanded its majority.

Mark received his Bachelor of Science in Ceramic and Materials Engineering from Clemson University.

Building on her local government background, Julie provides leadership to the firm's economic development practice where Triadvocates has supported clients in their investment of more than $32 Billion dollars in Arizona projects. Recognized as an adept dealmaker by the Arizona Capitol Times, Julie's experience ranges from housing, transportation, health care, energy and manufacturing. to tribal investment. Immediately prior to joining Triadvocates, Julie served as the principal staff and policy advisor to the mayor of one of Arizona's largest cities. In that capacity, she was responsible for strategic planning, policy development and outreach in subject areas such as transportation and infrastructure, land-use planning and finance. At Triadvocates, Julie guides client interaction with local, state and federal officials.

15-20 years

Julie received the WESTMARC President's Award for exemplary work in economic development and was inducted as an Honorary Bobcat at The University of Arizona. She has received Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Ruben Gallego for her work on his Women's Advisory Commission and was selected by the Maricopa Community College Foundation Board of Directors to serve as Vice Chair.

One of the firm's founders, Barbara's focus is in state-level policy and advocacy where she represents the firm's clients before the Arizona State Legislature, the Governor's Office and executive branch agencies. She was named an Outstanding Woman in Business by the Phoenix Business Journal and is consistently recognized as one of the top lobbyists in Arizona by the Arizona Capitol Times. She has established herself as a highly effective advocate for a variety of private-sector enterprises with a special concentration in healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, and emerging technologies. Her prior experience includes two judicial clerkships and private law firm practice in Washington, D.C. and Arizona. Immediately prior to founding Triadvocates, Barbara was an integral member of the government relations practice group of Quarles & Brady LLP.

Education: B.A., The University of Arizona; J.D., American University, The Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.

20+ years

We believe that legislation, government decisions and administrative regulations can be successfully managed to prevent or otherwise mitigate the inadvertent or intentional governmental interference in the private sector or within other jurisdictions.By proactively contributing to the development of public policy decisions, we strategically position our clients to help guide the debate, as opposed to reacting to the situation after all critical evaluations have been made.The key to our ability to establish a proactive government relations and public affairs strategy is to provide three separate, but simultaneous approaches to minimizing, if not eliminating, the adverse impacts of public policy decisions. We execute this strategy through the firm's ability to provide professional presence, influence and projection.

20+ years

Recipient of the Phoenix Business Journal's Forty-Under-40 Award (Class of 2006)

Goodman previously served on the Arizona Constable Ethics, Standards and Training Board, appointed by Governor Jan Brewer. He is a past chairman of the Arizona Board of Athletic Trainers, serving two terms.

For over a quarter of a century, Stuart Goodman has been serving public and private sector clients at the State Capitol and local governments throughout Arizona.Having prior service in state and local government, Goodman possesses significant experience in the practices of Arizona government with a wide-ranging focus on state agencies, regulatory boards and gubernatorial and legislative process and operations.

Prior to establishing the firm in July 2000, Goodman served as a senior policy advisor to former Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull. During his tenure in the Hull Administration, he provided policy and management advice for 47 cabinet level and regulatory agencies within state government.

Before joining the Hull Administration, Goodman directed the City of Glendale's Intergovernmental Relations program. He also served as the principal policy advisor to Mayor Elaine Scruggs and the City Manager for state and regional issues. In addition to serving the interests of elected officials, Goodman has also directed the legislative and media programs for the Arizona Department of Administration and was the associate director of government affairs for the Arizona Multihousing Association.

Goodman has contributed his talents to a number of civic causes and is a past president of Public Affairs Professionals of Arizona. He is a recipient of the Phoenix Business Journal's Forty-Under-40 Award (Class of 2006). Continuing his commitment to public service, Goodman received his commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1999 and served honorably through 2009. In 2003, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lieutenant Goodman served as a Division Officer in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64).

Goodman holds an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master of Public Administration, both from Arizona State University. He also completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.As a Phoenix native, Goodman survives the Arizona sun by playing ice hockey in two local leagues.

Goodman and his wife, Liz, live in Central Phoenix and have four children along with an Italian Greyhound.

RICHARD TRAVIS

(Arizona)

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

Richard has more than 20 years of experience in Arizona state government and public affairs. Richard's skillset includes strategic planning, coalition management and coordination and development of media and grassroots efforts for legislation and initiatives. Richard's public-sector experience includes service as a staff director at the Arizona House of Representatives, Director of Government Affairs for the Arizona Supreme Court, Special Assistant Attorney General for Government Affairs for the Arizona Attorney General's Office, and Deputy Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Education: B.A., Trinity University; J.D., University of Arizona College of Law

20+ years

BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

3) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

4) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

5) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

6) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

7) Alliance for Commercial Real Estate

8) Amazon.com, Inc.

9) American Coastal Insurance Company

10) American Veterinary Medical Association

11) Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

12) Angel Armor

13) AquaFence Inc.

14) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

15) AT&T Services, Inc.

16) Atlas Air, Inc.

17) Atlas Data Privacy Corporation

18) Atlys Global, LLC

19) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

20) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

21) Barry University

22) Basketball Properties, LTD

23) Bayer U.S. LLC

24) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

25) BioStem Technologies

26) Block, Inc.

27) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

28) Botanicals for Better Health and Wellness

29) Brent L. Mills, Incorporated

30) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

31) Broward County

32) Broward County Sheriff's Office

33) BusPatrol America LLC

34) Camillus House, Inc

35) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

36) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

37) Churchill Downs, Inc

38) Citrus Health Network, Inc

39) City of Aventura

40) City of Boynton Beach

41) City of Bradenton

42) City of Cape Coral, Florida

43) City of DeBary

44) City of Delray Beach

45) City of Hallandale Beach

46) City of Largo

47) City of Marathon

48) City of Miami

49) City of Palm Beach Gardens

50) City of Pembroke Pines

51) City of Pensacola, Florida

52) City of Punta Gorda

53) City of Sarasota, Florida

54) City of Treasure Island

55) Clear Ballot Group

56) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

57) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

58) Coastal Waste & Recycling Inc.

59) Coinbase, Inc.

60) Communications International, Inc.

61) Core and Main LP

62) CORE Construction

63) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

64) Cox Communications

65) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

66) Cruise Lines International Association

67) Crypto Council for Innovation

68) DACRA

69) DBL Ventures

70) de Moya Highway Infrastructure LLC

71) DEEP Research Incorporated

72) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

73) Destinations Florida

74) Dhillon Law Group

75) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

76) Doodie Calls LLC

77) DoorDash, Inc.

78) Downtown Vision, Inc.

79) DRC Emergency Services, LLC

80) DSW Homes, LLC

81) Earth Funeral LLC

82) East Coast Packers, LLC

83) Eisai, Inc

84) Embassy of Japan

85) Enespa Technologies US LLC

86) Epilepsy Florida

87) Equifax Inc.

88) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

89) Feeding Florida, Inc.

90) Figgers Communication, Inc.

91) Fire Neural Network

92) First American Title Insurance Company

93) Fisher Island Club, Inc.

94) Florida A & M University Foundation

95) Florida Alliance for Seniors

96) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

97) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc

98) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

99) Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.

100) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

101) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

102) Florida Power & Light Company

103) Florida Rural Water Association

104) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

105) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

106) Florida Society of Pathologists

107) Florida Tomato Exchange

108) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

109) Florida Veterinary Medical Association

110) FOP Foundation

111) Foster Care Review, Inc

112) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

113) Fresenius Medical Care North America

114) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

115) GAF Materials, LLC

116) Gates Housing Group, LLC

117) GlaxoSmithKline

118) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

119) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

120) Henderson Behavioral Health

121) HistoryMiami Museum

122) HNTB Corporation

123) Hope Healthcare

124) Horizon Oakland Park, LLC

125) Housing Trust Group, LLC

126) HPM Lot 5, LLC

127) HPM Resi II, LLC

128) Ibis Healthcare, Inc.

129) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

130) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

131) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

132) International Atlantic, LLC

133) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

134) Jacksonville Port Authority

135) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

136) Juvare, LLC and its affiliates

137) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

138) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

139) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

140) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

141) KPMG LLP

142) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

143) Lee Health System, Inc

144) Leonard Mace and Krystle A. Mace

145) Liberty Dental Plan

146) Lifepoint Health

147) LifeScience Logistics

148) Lighthouse Central Florida

149) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

150) Lucent Group, Inc.

151) Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

152) M&M Realty Partners LLC

153) Magic City Properties I, LLC

154) Major League Baseball

155) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

156) Marion County Board of County Commissioners

157) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

158) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

159) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

160) MCI, LC

161) Meta Platforms, Inc.

162) Miami Dade College Foundation

163) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

164) Miami Learning Experience School

165) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

166) Morningstar Nursery, Inc.

167) MorseLife Health System

168) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

169) Mount Sinai Medical Center

170) NAIOP Tampa Bay

171) National Rental Home Council

172) National Stormwater Trust, Inc.

173) Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc.

174) Natural Health Partners, LLC

175) New York Yankees

176) Nomi Health Inc

177) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

178) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

179) Nova Southeastern University

180) NTT Data, Inc.

181) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

182) Online Lenders Alliance

183) Orange Barrel Media

184) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

185) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

186) Parsons Transportation Group Inc.

187) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

188) Philips North America, LLC

189) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

190) Praesentia Healthcare LLC

191) Public Health Trust

192) Quarterhill

193) RAI Services Company

194) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

195) ReaSyn Technologies, Inc.

196) Renew Financial Group LLC

197) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

198) Reyes Holdings, L.L.C.

199) RightSite Health

200) Robinhood

201) RTI International

202) RUDG, LLC

203) Safe Harbor Hospice LLC

204) SaferWatch

205) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

206) Sanford Airport Authority

207) SAS Institute, Inc

208) Seacoast National Bank

209) Security Scorecard

210) Selah Freedom

211) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

212) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

213) SePro Corporation

214) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

215) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

216) Sig Sauer, Inc.

217) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

218) Skyward, Inc.

219) Socure, Inc.

220) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

221) South Central Florida Express, Inc

222) South Florida Police Benevolent Association

223) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

224) Southern Technical College Suncoast, LLC

225) Spark Learning, Inc.

226) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

227) Spray Foam Coalition Association

228) St. Johns County

229) State Armor

230) Strategic Digital Services

231) Stride, Inc.

232) Strydent Autonomous Technologies, Inc.

233) Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.

234) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

235) Sunfest Herbs LLC

236) Sunrise Sunset Apts, LLC

237) SWARM Inc.

238) Talk of the Town, Inc.

239) Tampa General Hospital

240) The Private Suite

241) The School Board of Lee County

242) Titan America LLC

243) Town of Jupiter

244) Town of Lantana

245) Town of Palm Beach

246) Transit Village Venture, LLC

247) Tremco Incorporated

248) Trulieve, Inc.

249) Unite USA, Inc.

250) United States Sugar Corporation

251) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

252) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

253) University of Miami

254) Vanguard Parking Solutions, Inc.

255) Versaterm Public Safety

256) Vilin Bio Med Limited

257) Village of North Palm Beach

258) Vista Higher Learning, LLC

259) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

260) VyStar Credit Union

261) Walgreen Company

262) Walk Off Charities

263) WeatherSTEM

264) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

265) Wildlandscapes International

266) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

267) Windstorm, Inc.

268) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

269) Xerox Corporation and its affiliates

270) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

271) Zoox, Inc.

272) Zscaler, Inc.

ROBERT BARANSAKA

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients:
  • (660) 537-2239

  • PO Box 722Jefferson CityMO65102

Clients:

ANGELA CREEDON

(Arizona)
  • 480-727-7913

Clients:
  • 222 W State St Suite 301TrentonNJ08608

Clients:
  • (850) 222-9075

  • 124 W Jefferson StreetOPB-DIRTallahasseeFL32301

Clients:

MATHEW FORREST

(Florida)

HERB FRIERSON

(Mississippi)

TED GEER

(Ohio)
  • 614-530-1082

  • 4100 Clover Valley RoadNew AlbanyOH43031

Clients:

INC. JENSEN ROGERT ASSOCIATES

(Nebraska)

MANNY LENTINE

(Minnesota)

BARBARA MEANEY

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients:
  • (202) 560-7679

  • Po Box 4604WoodbridgeVA22194-4604

ROXANNA PITONES

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients:

CARLY RITER

(Oregon)
Clients:

1) Intel

THOMAS ROBBINS

(MOMO)
  • (573) 645-5912

  • 18500 Edison AveChesterfieldMO63005

Clients:

JOSEPH SILVERZWEIG

(Utah)
  • (435) 659-7380

  • 5670 South Echo DriveMurrayUT84123

JAMES SMITH

(Florida)
  • (850) 671-4401

  • Po Box 10570TallahasseeFL32302-2570

Clients:
Clients:

FREDDY SOTO

(Arizona)
  • 602-761-2760

Clients: