(770) 713-0245
4020 Westchase Blvd, Suite 390, Raleigh, NC, 27607,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Kairos: a Greek term meaning "the perfect time, an opportune or propitious moment for decisive action, the moment of truth." This articulates the nuanced practices that underlie a successful government affairs campaign and represents the thoughtfulness with which Kairos Government Affairs works for its clients.
11-15 years
Betsy McCorkle has served the clients of Kairos Government Affairs since 2015. Beyond expertise in lobbying, she provides a unique understanding of the policy process with extensive experience navigating complex issues and diverse stakeholders.Before joining the firm, Betsy directed the government affairs work for the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, a non-profit membership organization, where she gained extensive experience in leading diverse coalitions of businesses and other non-profits toward legislative goals. Betsy also has experience in workforce development, economic development, agricultural policy, and has been responsible for policy analysis and communications for political campaigns across the southeastern United States.Betsy received a Master Degree in Environmental Management from Duke University, and she holds a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Economics from the University of Georgia (UGA),
where she graduated magna cum laude.
Betsy was recognized in 2020 for a 40 Under 40 Award by the Triangle Business Journal. Betsy was a 2013 Recipient of the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Young Alumni Achievement Award and the 2012 Recipient of the J.W. Fanning Distinguished Young Professional Award. Betsy and her husband, Ben, live in Apex with their daughter.
(919) 923-7908
4020 Westchase Blvd, Suite 390, Raleigh, NC, 27607,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Ballot Measures/Campaign Finance/Elections, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Criminal, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Media/Entertainment, Medicare/Medicaid, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Kairos: a Greek term meaning "the perfect time, an opportune or propitious moment for decisive action, the moment of truth." This articulates the nuanced practices that underlie a successful government affairs campaign and represents the thoughtfulness with which Kairos Government Affairs works for its clients.
11-15 years
Served as GOP State House Caucus Director in 2010
Served as Executive Director for the NC GOP in 2012
Scott Laster has been serving the clients of Kairos Government Affairs since 2013. Beyond his expertise in lobbying, he provides clients with an unprecedented understanding of political giving, polling and campaigns in North Carolina.Scott began his work in North Carolina as the House Campaign Director for the North Carolina Republican Party. Prior to Scott's arrival in the state in 2010, the House GOP caucus was in a state of perpetual minority, having held a majority for only four years in the state's history. As the Campaign Director, Scott led the caucus to a historic victory in 2010 that saw Republicans pick up 16 seats - and claim a 68-52 majority in the House for the second time in history. Following his groundbreaking success, Scott was chosen as Executive Director for the NCGOP to lead the charge for the 2012 elections. Following the 2012 elections, Republicans held a supermajority in both the House and Senate. Scott holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Economics from the University of South Florida and a graduate degree in Political Science with a focus on campaigns from the University of Florida. Scott is also a certified EMT and volunteers on a Search and Rescue Team. He and his wife, Kristen, live in Fuquay Varina with their two sons and daughter.
1300 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SIXTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036,
1) American Property Casualty Insurance Association (formerly known as AIA)
2) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
4) C2FO
5) Canada Life Reinsurance Company (fka London Life Reinsurance Company)
6) Chubb INA Holdings Inc. (FKA ACE INA Holdings Inc.)
7) Committee on Capital Markets Regulation
8) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
9) Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
10) Facebook, Inc.
11) Finseca
(617) 359-4077
4020 Westchase Blvd, Suite 390, Raleigh, NC, 27607,
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1101 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20005-4213,
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2023471223
444 N. Capitol St. NW Suite 601, Washington, DC, 20001,
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2022355613
24 Dockside Lane #500, Key Largo, FL, 33037,
(763) 514-0145
710 Medtronic Parkway LC370, Minneapolis, MN, 55432,
(512)4151489
1122 Colorado, Suite 2310, Austin, TX, 78701,
2) Altria Client Svcs & Affiliates-Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, USSTC & Helix Innov. & NJOY
3) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
5) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) Bombardier
8) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation
9) Camping Association for Mutual Progress
10) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries including Superior HealthPlan
11) Charter Communications Inc.
13) CHRISTUS Health
14) City of McAllen
15) Concorde Career Colleges, Inc
16) Doctronic Inc.
2027758116
1300 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SIXTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC, 20036,
1) Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3) American Hotel & Lodging Association
4) American Property Casualty Insurance Association (formerly known as AIA)
5) Amgen, Inc.
6) Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
7) Anthem Inc. (formerly known as Wellpoint, Inc.)
8) Association for Clinical Oncology
9) AstraZeneca
10) Avenue Solutions
11) Bay Bridge Strategies (on behalf of Bloom Energy)
12) Bay Bridge Strategies (on behalf of Kinsa, Inc.)
13) Bay Bridge Strategies, Inc. (on behalf of Lumeris, Inc.)
15) Bloom Energy
16) Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
19) C2FO
20) Canada Life Reinsurance Company (fka London Life Reinsurance Company)
21) Case New Holland Industrial Inc.
22) Chubb INA Holdings Inc. (FKA ACE INA Holdings Inc.)
24) Coalition for the American Dream
25) Committee on Capital Markets Regulation
26) CONSORTIUM FOR WORKER EDUCATION
27) DELOITTE LLP
29) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
30) Election Systems & Software, LLC
32) EMD Millipore
33) EMD Serono, Inc.
34) Entergy Services LLC (fka Entergy Corporation)
35) Environmental Defense Action Fund
37) Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
38) Facebook, Inc.
39) Feeding America
41) Fresenius Medical Care North America
42) Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
43) FWD.us
44) Genentech, Inc.
45) GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSN
46) Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.
47) Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America
48) Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
49) HealthPartners
51) InfuSystems Holdings, Inc.
52) InnovaCare, Inc.
53) International Franchise Association
56) JMA Wireless
58) K12 Inc.
59) Kinsa, Inc.
60) KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS
62) LabWare, Inc.
63) Legacy Community Health Services
65) Live-Evermore, Inc. (DBA Evermore)
66) Lumeris, Inc.
67) MASTERCARD
68) Merck & Co., Inc
71) ModivCare Solutions, LLC (fka LogistiCare Solutions LLC)
72) Monkton, Inc.
73) Munich American Reassurance Company
74) NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS
75) National Association of Health Underwriters
76) NIC Inc.
77) North American Subaru, Inc.
78) Northwell Health, Inc. (FKA NSLIJ Health System)
79) Novartis
80) NVG, LLC (on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.)
81) ONE Action
83) Peck Madigan Jones (obo Greenwich Biosciences, Inc)
84) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Bristol Myers Squibb)
85) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of EMD Serono, Inc.)
86) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Legacy Community Health Services)
87) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Merck & Co., Inc)
88) Peck Madigan Jones (on behalf of Prevent Opioid Abuse)
89) Peck Madigan Jones (On behalf of Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
90) Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)
91) PHRMA
93) Retractable Technologies, Inc.
96) Secretary of State, State of Delaware
97) Smiths Group plc
98) Spotify USA Inc.
100) SunPower Corporation
101) Tenable, Inc.
103) The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and its Affiliates
104) The Ickes & Enright Group (Northwell Health fka North Shore-LIJ)
105) The Ickes & Enright Group, Inc. (on behalf of Consortium for Worker Education)
106) The Ickes and Enright Group (on behalf of Greater New York Hospital Association)
107) The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
108) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company)
109) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (On behalf of Genentech, Inc.)
110) Tiber Creek Health Strategies, Inc. (On behalf of Novartis)
111) TPI Composites, Inc.
112) U.S. Chamber of Commerce fka U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Institute for Legal Reform
114) UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
115) Univision Communications Inc.
117) Viacom, Inc.