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MaryBeth Wilkerson is a Government Relations Coordinator in the Baton Rouge office, working with businesses on navigating regulatory challenges across local, state, and federal governments, and connecting clients' interests and policy goals to further investment and business growth.

6-10 years

Before joining Adams and Reese, MaryBeth was the Public Policy Manager for Alzheimer's Association. She gained experience drafting, lobbying, and passing legislation on federal, state, and regulatory levels; recruiting, training, and mobilizing advocates; supporting alliances with similar organizations; and cultivating relationships with key legislative members. MaryBeth was recognized by the Louisiana State Legislature for her advocacy work with the Alzheimer's Association.

MaryBeth represented the Alzheimer's Association in a variety of forms including testimony at committee meetings, public hearings, and media appearances. This experience leads to MaryBeth working closely with clients on researching, planning, and executing government relations strategies at the local and state levels in Louisiana, developing relationships at multiple levels of government, including municipal agencies, city councils, state agencies, stakeholders, and improving clients' community relations messaging for key government relations initiatives.

MaryBeth is a former Governmental Affairs Associate for The Louisiana State Medical Society, where among her accomplishments she recruited more than 250 contributors to the Louisiana Medical Political Action Committee (LAMPAC).

MaryBeth earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Information Sciences from The University of Alabama. There, she served as Student Government Director of Lobbying Affairs, leading a team of 40 student lobbyists, advocating for higher education funding, and conducting voter registration drives. Through her work, she received recognition for "Most Outstanding Member of the External Affairs Chamber." MaryBeth was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.

While in college, MaryBeth interned as a research assistant with The Department of Defense's Tuscaloosa office, assisting a professor contracted with Lockheed Martin and gathering data for a cross-national media monitoring project.

In the community, MaryBeth is a board member of the BREC Foundation. The mission of the BREC Foundation is to raise funds for parks and recreation to benefit the health, welfare, and culture in East Baton Rouge Parish.

EMILY BACQUE

(Federal)
  • 525 9th Street, NWSuite 800WashingtonDC20004

WILLIAM CRUMP

(Mississippi)

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

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 Council

52) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

53) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

54) Mississippi Optometric Association

55) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

56) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

57) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

58) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

59) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

60) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

61) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

62) NOLA Education,LLC

63) Ochsner Health System

64) PATH Company LLC

65) Pine Gate Renewables LLC

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) Scholastic Inc

71) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates

72) Sharecare

73) Singing River Health System

74) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

75) Southern Renewable Energy Association

76) Spire Mississippi Inc.

77) State Shield Action

78) STChealth LLC

79) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

80) Teaching Strategies

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

82) The University of Southern Mississippi

83) Thrivist

84) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

85) Turo Inc.

86) Uber Technologies, Inc.

87) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

88) Universal Health Services, Inc.

89) Wonderschool

90) Workday

91) yes. every. kid

92) Youth Villages

LYNNETTE JACQUEZ

(Federal)
Clients:

DAVID KOKE

(Louisiana)
  • 337-989-0071

  • 309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200LAFAYETTELOUISIANA70508

Clients:
  • 2022662600

  • 1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1000WashingtonDC20005

Clients:

CHRISTIAN MATHERNE

(Louisiana)
  • 337-258-0577

  • 309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200LAFAYETTELouisiana70508

Clients:

MICHAEL MICHOT

(Louisiana)

DEVON SEIBERT-BAILEY

(Federal)
  • 1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1000WashingtonDC20005

Clients:

NICHOLAS WALTS

(Louisiana)
  • 337-278-9132 ext. 3379890071

  • 309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200SUITE 101LAFAYETTELOUISIANA70508

Clients:

NICHOLAS WALTS

(Louisiana)
Clients: