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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

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) Caertwheel Care, Inc.

12) Capitol Resources LLC

13) Catapult Learning

14) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

15) Cicero Action

16) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

17) Data Recognition Corporation

18) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

19) Drax Group

20) Equifax, Inc.

21) Ergon, Inc.

22) Ernst & Young LLP

23) Exxon Mobil Corporation

24) Fortinet, Inc.

25) Gainwell Holding Corp.

26) Google LLC and its Affiliates

27) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

28) Hazel Health

29) Health Resources LLC

30) Ingalls Shipbuilding

31) Intervest Corp.

32) 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

33) LS Power Midcontinent, LLC

34) Madison County Board of Supervisors

35) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

36) MedeAnalytics

37) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

38) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

39) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

40) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

41) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

42) Mississippi Business Alliance

43) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

44) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

45) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

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)
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