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Garin began her political career in Washington D.C. working for Senator Wayne Allard and ran the government affairs department at Colorado Farm Bureau before joining Colorado Legislative Services in 2007. She became partner in 2012 and steadfastly through her career, Garin has honed her policy knowledge on issues related to agriculture, including water and property rights. She also is highly skilled as a strategist for higher education, business, liquor, and state licensure issues.

Growing up on a ranch in southwest Colorado gave Garin a strong work ethic and her dedication to understanding an issue completely shows up when representing CLS clients. Her adeptness in many policy areas and direct manner of speaking means that she is a trusted resource for legislators on both sides of the aisle. She is regarded as a top water policy expert in Colorado and has been recognized for her work bolstering the Colorado business climate by working to align agriculture and energy-- two of the top five drivers of the Colorado economy--on a variety of issues. Garin was recognized as one of Colorado's "Top Women in Energy" by the Denver Business Journal in 2017.

She is a proud graduate of Colorado State University where she earned an Agricultural Business degree. Garin has completed Colorado Farm Bureau's Elite Leaders Academy, is a member of the Women's Energy Network of Colorado and has served on the Colorado Agricultural Leadership Program board and Butterfly Pavilion's Fund Development Committee.

In her free time, Garin cherishes time with her husband and two daughters, especially during trips to the mountains. She is an avid reader, sous-chef for her husband and wine connoisseur who frequents the Napa Valley.

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KIMBERLY KENT

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KIMBERLY KENT

(South Carolina, )

Copper Dome Strategies

kkent@hsbcopperdome.com
864-240-3200
75 Beattie Place, Suite 300, Greenville, SC, 29601,

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Ms. Kent has spent her professional career working in and around South Carolina government

1) ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS

2) AMGEN

3) ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS C/O MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC.

4) KINDER MORGAN

5) NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.

6) SC ASSOC. OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

7) SC CABLE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION

8) SC DEFENSE TRIAL ATTORNEY'S ASSN.

9) SC HOME CARE ASSOCIATION

10) SOUTH CAROLINA AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER ASSOCIATION

11) SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAL ASSOC.

12) TTX COMPANY

13) WESTCOR LAND TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY

11-15 years

Kimberly V. Kent joined Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., in December 2011, as a lobbyist and consultant, to form Copper Dome Strategies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the law firm. She will be based in the firm's Greenville office when the South Carolina General Assembly is not in session and in the Columbia office during the session.

Ms. Kent has spent her professional career working in and around South Carolina government. Prior to joining Copper Dome Strategies, LLC, she spent four years with another private consulting group representing a variety of clients, including small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, professional trade associations and specific issue coalitions, on matters before federal, state, and local governments.

Ms. Kent began her legislative and legal career working as the vice president for governmental relations for the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA). In this role, she represented the interests of many of South Carolina's largest companies on issues related to economic development, environment, taxes, labor and employment and healthcare, before state agencies, the governor's Office and the S.C. General Assembly.

Following this position, Ms. Kent served as the governmental affairs director and assistant general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Commerce. While at the state's leading industrial recruiting agency, she was the primary liaison for the agency between the executive branch and the S.C. General Assembly on all state funding matters relating to commerce, statutory changes relating to tax incentives and for any and all legislative changes needed by the agency to assist companies interested in expanding or locating new economic development projects in South Carolina.

In 2005, Ms. Kent joined the South Carolina Medical Association as the chief policy officer of the statewide trade association that serves more than 6,000 physicians. During her tenure, Ms. Kent served as the association's general counsel, directed all legislative initiatives before the S.C. General Assembly and the executive branch and managed the recruitment and renewal of physician memberships. She was responsible for all membership publications as well as all communications to members, the public, and the S.C. General Assembly.

Combined with her legal training, Ms. Kent's wide range of experience working in the private sector, professional trade associations and state government, gives her a unique ability to represent a variety of clients.

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MELANIE LAYTON

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MELANIE LAYTON

(Colorado, )

Colorado Legislative Strategies

melanie@lobby4co.com
303-832-1061
1410 GRANT STREET, STE D-110, DENVER, CO, 80203,

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1) Aftersight (Audio Information Network of Colorado

2) AMGEN

3) AMTA obo Colorado Coalition of Massage Therapists

4) Anheuser-Busch Inc.

5) AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER

6) CITIZENS FOR ARTS TO ZOO

7) Colorado Bankers Association

8) Colorado BioScience Association

9) COLORADO FARM BUREAU

10) COLORADO HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY

11) COLORADO LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES

12) COLORADO OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION

13) Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind

14) COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

15) Consumer Healthcare Products Association

16) COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO

17) ED AND SHIRLEY, INC.

18) Friends of the Colorado Talking Book Library

19) Holcim Participations (US) Inc.

20) Instacart

21) InState Partners

22) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

23) NextEra Energy Resources

24) Novo Nordisk

25) Rio Grande Water Conservation District

26) Rocky Mountain Home Association

27) South Metro Denver Chamber

28) Southwestern Water Conservation District

29) Stride, Inc.

30) TechNet

31) United Rotocraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation

32) Vantage Data Centers

33) Western States Ranches LLC

20+ years

Melanie joined CLS in 2000 and has nearly 25 years of expertise in public policy, lobbying, business, banking, bioscience and renewable energy. She enjoys working on complex economic development and tax policy, and has one of highest success rates passing incentives for varied industry sectors. She also has experience effectively lobbying k-12 education, capital development and healthcare. Melanie's strong network of relationships with legislators, as well as influencers in the government and public policy arena, ensures CLS' clients have unparalleled access to policy leaders.

Before beginning her lobbying career, Melanie was the Public Relations Director for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, then moved into lobbying as the Legislative Director at Colorado Farm Bureau, while obtaining a Master's from University of Colorado Denver's Graduate School of Public Affairs. Prior to that, she received her Bachelor's from Colorado Christian University. Melanie is a state board member of Girls on the Run and has served as an assistant instructor at the Colorado Mountain Club's High Altitude Mountaineering School.

Melanie is a married mother to three children and an extreme athlete. Her noteworthy accomplishments include finishing the Leadville 100 Ultra-Marathon, climbing all 58 of Colorado's mountains over 14,000', along with numerous high-altitude mountains around the world. Her current athletic focus is Pack Burro Racing, Colorado's official heritage sport, with her two rescued burros. Her dedication to these endeavors translates to the vision, planning and execution it takes to succeed in politics and advocacy.