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Jason Puhlasky is a Principal with Parker Poe Consulting and has more than 25 years of experience in lobbying, grassroots networking and media relations paid and earned as well as working on more than 100 political campaigns ranging from State House races to the President of the United States.

20+ years

Jason Puhlasky is a Principal with Parker Poe Consulting and has more than 25 years of experience in lobbying, grassroots networking and media relations paid and earned as well as working on more than 100 political campaigns ranging from State House races to the President of the United States. Prior to joining Parker Poe Consulting, Mr. Puhlasky worked as a consultant and vice president of state government relations, and represented clients before the South Carolina Legislature, specializing in telecommunications, education, environmental and economic development issues. Additionally, Mr. Puhlasky served as the South Carolina Political Director for the George W. Bush presidential campaign in 1999. He has also served as the Political Director for the South Carolina Republican Party and the Director of the South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus.

Vicki Parker is a principal with Parker Poe Consulting and has more than 35 years of lobbying and consulting experience on both the state and national level.

20+ years

Ms. Parker served as Director of the Political Division for the Republican National Committee, managing a staff of more than 40 and coordinating all Republican races on the local, state and national levels. In addition, Ms. Parker has experience in managing a national political campaign that carried the states in which she was the lead political operative. Her years in Washington helped her develop lasting relationships on both sides of the aisle. Ms. Parker has over 10 years of experience working with telecommunication companies and dealing with those issues. She has represented entities including the SC Cable Television Association as well as AT&T. For five years, Ms. Parker served as Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, where she successfully lobbied the General Assembly for issues impacting urban areas.

Amanda is a vice president on McGuireWoods Consulting's North Carolina government relations team, representing clients in the state legislature and executive branch and developing and executing government relations strategies carefully tailored to meet each client's needs.

11-15 years

At Pratt & Michael Public Affairs, our mission is to empower clients to shape public policy, protect their interests, and build lasting influence through strategic advocacy, trusted relationships, and ethical leadership. We navigate the complexities of government with clarity, credibility, and purpose.

We are a Georgia-based public affairs and government relations firm helping organizations engage state and local leaders, anticipate obstacles, and act decisively. With decades of experience across government and business, we deliver tailored solutions in lobbying, stakeholder engagement, issue advocacy, and crisis communication.

15-20 years

James Magazine Top Female Lobbyist (2015)

Callie Michael is a seasoned public affairs and government relations professional with a strong track record of advancing complex policy objectives and shaping strategic communications in high-stakes environments. She specializes in advocacy strategy, stakeholder engagement, and results-driven campaigns across sectors. Her career began in Washington, D.C., where she maintained a top-secret DoD security clearance and worked with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee (Defense Subcommittee), gaining rare insight into the federal appropriations process. In Georgia, she served as a principal analyst with the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office, later advising Senate leadership as policy director. For 15 years, she served as Managing Partner at a regional lobbying firm before founding Pratt & Michael Public Affairs. Recognitions include James Magazine Top Female Lobbyist (2015). Callie is a graduate of the University of Alabama and lives in Atlanta.

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

1) Accelerate Learning, Inc.

2) American Medical Response

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) Assured Guaranty Inc.

5) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates

6) Asurion

7) BDO Government Services, LLC

8) Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc.

9) BetterLesson

10) Bitcoin Depot

11) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

12) Caertwheel Care, Inc.

13) CAG Holdings, Inc. LLC, a Carlyle Company Company Name

14) Capitol Resources LLC

15) Catapult Learning

16) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

17) Cicero Action

18) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

19) Data Recognition Corporation

20) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

21) Drax Group

22) Equifax, Inc.

23) Ergon, Inc.

24) Ernst & Young LLP

25) Exxon Mobil Corporation

26) Fortinet, Inc.

27) Gainwell Holding Corp.

28) Google LLC and its Affiliates

29) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

30) Hazel Health

31) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx

32) Health Resources LLC

33) Ingalls Shipbuilding

34) Intervest Corp.

35) Kansas City Southern Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Kansas City and as CPKC, is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Kansas City Limited

36) Madison County Board of Supervisors

37) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

38) MedeAnalytics

39) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

40) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

41) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

42) MGM Resorts International

43) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

44) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

45) Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers

46) Mississippi Business Alliance

47) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

48) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

49) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

50) Mississippi Counseling Association

51) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

52) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

53) Mississippi Optometric Association

54) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

55) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

56) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

57) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

58) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

59) Money Service Business Association, Inc.

60) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

61) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

62) NOLA Education,LLC

63) Ochsner Health System

64) OneImaging

65) Panorama Education, Inc.

66) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

67) Reason Foundation

68) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

69) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

70) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition

71) Samsara Inc.

72) Scholastic Inc

73) SecurityScorecard, Inc.

74) Sharecare

75) Singing River Health System

76) SitelogIQ LLC

77) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

78) Southern Renewable Energy Association

79) Spire Mississippi Inc.

80) State Shield Action

81) STChealth LLC

82) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

83) Teaching Strategies

84) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com

85) The Magee Foundation

86) The University of Southern Mississippi

87) Thrivist

88) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

89) Turo Inc.

90) Twenty Labs, LLC dba Healthy Together

91) Uber Technologies, Inc.

92) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

93) Universal Health Services, Inc.

94) Vulcan Technologies, Inc

95) Wayne Halfway House, Inc.

96) Wonderschool

97) Workday

98) yes. every. kid

99) Youth Villages