Courtney Baker is a trusted advisor and skilled strategist who has served three Louisiana governors, the state's chamber of commerce and clients ranging from members of congress to state legislative leaders, private business entities, nonprofit organizations and more. Drawing upon her keen insight, decades of experience and valued relationships with Louisiana's business leaders and within the halls of government at every level, Courtney specializes in developing strategies to meet clients' goals and implementing the support services necessary to produce results. Whether it's opening the right doors, actively lobbying legislation or fundraising to further a candidate or cause, Courtney's talents and high-level network of associates offer the tailored advantage clients need.
15-20 years
Courtney serves on the boards of directors for Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University and Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. She is a Commissioner on the Louisiana River Pilotage Fee Commission, and a past member of the Reentry Advisory Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Courtney launched Courtney Baker & Associates in 2021, consulting with private clients after 15 years in the government relations field. She is a former policy director and development director for the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, where she successfully lobbied for legislation aimed at improving the state's business climate and coordinated campaign and fundraising events for candidates endorsed by the organization's Political Action Committees, leveraging relationships with donors and a network of advocates. Prior to joining LABI, she served in the Jindal Administration as Legislative Liaison for the Department of Children and Family Services, after working for both Governors Kathleen Blanco and Mike Foster.
225-326-1244
1445 LAKERIDGE DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
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256-366-4517
450 Laurel St, Suite 1900, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Education, Energy/Utilities, Finance/Banking, Health Care, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, RFP/Procurement, Telecommunications
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.
985-860-0800
450 LAUREL ST #1900, BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, 70801,
2) American Income Life Insurance / Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company
10) Comcast
11) Delta Dental Insurance Company
13) Expedia Group
14) Forest Investment Associates
16) Inland Pipe Rehabilitation
17) Interfor
18) Invenergy
22) Louisiana Internet & Television (LIT)
23) Louisiana Land Title Association
24) Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association
25) Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA)
26) Louisiana Shrimp Task Force
31) Partners Group (USA), Inc.
32) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
34) Primerica Financial Services
35) Primerica Life Insurance Services of Louisiana, Inc.
36) Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC
38) State Farm Insurance Company
40) Vivid Seats
525 9th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
2) BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT
4) COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
6) SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
7) The Picard Group OBO Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
8) The Picard Group OBO Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
9) The Picard Group OBO Cameron Parish Police Jury
10) The Picard Group OBO City of Monroe
11) The Picard Group OBO Emergency Care Partners, LLC
12) The Picard Group OBO Harbinger Medical Group LLC dba Tides Medical
15) The Picard Group OBO Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District
16) The Picard Group OBO Lake Charles Regional Airport
17) The Picard Group OBO LHC Group
18) The Picard Group OBO Oceans Acquisition, Inc.
19) The Picard Group OBO Ochsner Health System
20) The Picard Group OBO Ouachita Parish Police Jury
21) The Picard Group OBO Priority Hospital Group
22) The Picard Group OBO RiverBridge Specialty Hospital
23) The Picard Group OBO Southeast Rehab LLC, DBA Southeast Rehabilitation Hospital
24) The Picard Group OBO Sterlington Critical Access Hospital, LLC
25) The Picard Group OBO The Harmony Center Inc., DBA Accord Rehabilitation Hospital
26) The Picard Group OBO University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
601-948-6020
200 North Congress Street, Suite 300, JACKSON, MS, 39201,
662-719-4969
439 Point Drive, Suite #404, Brandon, MS, 39047,
2022305147
1500 K Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20005,
225-344-0381
521 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801,
4) Churchill Downs/Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
5) Coalition for a Competitive Louisiana Economy (CCLE)
8) Ecolab
9) G2X Energy
10) Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
11) Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
13) Honeywell Specialty Chemicals
14) JonesWalker
525 9th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
2) Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
3) Emergency Care Partners, LLC
4) Harbinger Medical Group LLC dba Tides Medical
5) Intensive Specialty Hospital, LLC
6) Lafayette Airport Commission
7) Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District
8) Lake Charles Regional Airport
9) LHC Group
12) PHI, Inc.
14) RiverBridge Specialty Hospital
15) Southeast Rehab LLC, DBA Southeast Rehabilitation Hospital
16) Sterlington Critical Access Hospital LLC DBA Sterlington Rehabilitation Hospital
17) The Harmony Center Inc., DBA Accord Rehabilitation Hospital
18) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
19) Viemed
617-335-9941
10210 JEFFERSON HWY., SUITE B, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70809,
504-259-4322
114 SENA DR, METAIRIE, Louisiana, 70005,
601-948-6020
200 North Congress Street, Suite 300, JACKSON, MS, 39201,
3) American Petroleum Institute
4) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
8) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries
10) Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
11) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.
12) Crooked Letter Picture Company
13) Data Recognition Corporation
14) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District
16) Equifax, Inc.
17) Ergon, Inc.
20) Fortinet, Inc.
23) Hazel Health
25) Horne LLP
28) Intervest Corp.
30) Kohler Co.
31) LS Power Midcontinent, LLC
32) Madison County Board of Supervisors
34) MedeAnalytics
35) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
36) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.
37) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
39) Milliman, Inc.
40) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
41) Mississippi Association of REALTORS
42) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians
44) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association
45) Mississippi Counseling Association
46) Mississippi Economic Council
47) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.
48) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative
49) Mississippi Optometric Association
50) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
51) Mississippi Physicians Care Network
52) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation
53) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists
54) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
55) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
56) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
59) PATH Company LLC
61) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates
63) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)
64) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC
65) Scholastic Inc
66) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates
67) Sharecare
68) Singing River Health System
69) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.
70) Southern Renewable Energy Association
74) The Learning Internet, Inc. DBA Learning.com
75) The University of Southern Mississippi
76) Thrivist
77) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
78) Turo Inc.
80) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)
81) Universal Health Services, Inc.
82) Wonderschool
83) Workday
84) yes. every. kid
85) Youth Villages
2024653000
525 9th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) Agricultural Coalition for Immigration Reform
2) ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
3) BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT
5) CALSTART
7) COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA
9) Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center (formerly Community Med. Centers)
10) H-2A Special Procedures Coalition
12) KAWEAH DELTA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
13) MARCH JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
14) National Council of Agricultural Employers
15) SAN JOAQUIN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
16) San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
17) The Picard Group OBO Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
18) The Picard Group OBO Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
21) The Picard Group OBO Emergency Care Partners, LLC
22) The Picard Group OBO Harbinger Medical Group LLC dba Tides Medical
23) The Picard Group OBO Intensive Specialty Hospital, LLC
24) The Picard Group OBO Lafayette Airport Commission
25) The Picard Group OBO Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District
26) The Picard Group OBO Lake Charles Regional Airport
27) The Picard Group OBO LHC Group
28) The Picard Group OBO Oceans Acquisition, Inc.
29) The Picard Group OBO Ochsner Health System
30) The Picard Group OBO Ouachita Parish Police Jury
31) The Picard Group OBO Priority Hospital Group
32) The Picard Group OBO RiverBridge Specialty Hospital
33) The Picard Group OBO Southeast Rehab LLC, DBA Southeast Rehabilitation Hospital
34) The Picard Group OBO Sterlington Critical Access Hospital, LLC
35) The Picard Group OBO The Harmony Center Inc., DBA Accord Rehabilitation Hospital
36) The Picard Group OBO University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
37) The Picard Group OBO Viemed
337-989-0071
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508,
5) Aypa Power Development, LLC
6) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana
7) Bluewing Civil Consulting, LLC
10) Cameron Parish Police Jury
11) Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA)
15) Colt, Inc.
16) Cooperative Purchasing Group, LLC
18) Dexcom
20) Fortinet, Inc.
21) Golden Nugget Lake Charles, LLC
27) Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)
28) Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
29) Lake Charles Regional Airport
30) McNeese State University Foundation
31) MediTrans
34) Mike Hooks, LLC
36) One Acadiana
37) PHI, Inc.
38) Physicians Group Laboratories, LLC
39) Political Pathways Consulting LLC
40) Regional Economic Alliance of Louisiana
42) Sodexo, Inc.
44) STC Health
45) SWLA Chamber-Economic Development Alliance
46) The Picard Group
48) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
49) VieMed
2022662600
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
3) American Academy of Sleep Medicine
4) Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
10) Central Montana
11) Centura Health
12) Community Care of Oklahoma
13) Community Memorial Hospital
15) CORE
16) Craig Hospital
17) Donor Alliance
18) FirstCarolina Care Insurance Company
19) Franklin Regional Hospital
20) Gaylord Hospital
22) Greater Regional Medical Center
24) Hackensack Meridian Health
26) Health Alliance Medical Plans
29) Hospital Health Plan Coalition (formerlyNational Coalition of Local Health Plans
32) Lafayette Regional Health Center
33) Legacy Health
34) LifeBanc
35) Lincoln Health
36) LOPA
37) Margaret Rollins School of Nursing
40) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
44) National Alliance for Nursing Education (NANE)
45) North Sunflower Medical Center
54) RemoteMD
55) Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
59) Shepherd Center
60) Skyline Hospital
61) St. Croix Regional Medical Center
62) St. John's College of Nursing
63) St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
225-405-9834
1155 ABERDEEN AVE., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70808,
2) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
3) Bryant Hammett & Associates, LLC
6) Churchill Downs/Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
7) Harris, DeVille & Associates, Inc.
337-258-0577
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, 70508,
1) Acadia Management Company, LLC
5) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
6) Aypa Power Development, LLC
9) Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA)
12) Coalition for Provider Reimbursement, LLC
13) Cooperative Purchasing Group, LLC
16) Dexcom
20) Fortinet, Inc.
23) Lafayette Airport Commission
24) Lafayette Consolidated Government
25) Lafayette Economic Development Authority
29) MediTrans
35) One Acadiana
36) PHI, Inc.
37) Physicians Group Laboratories, LLC
39) Political Pathways Consulting LLC
42) Sodexo, Inc.
43) Southeast Cannabis Policy PAC
45) St. Mary's Residential Training School
46) STC Health
47) Stream Companies
48) SWLA Chamber-Economic Development Alliance
49) The Picard Group
51) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
52) Viemed
337-989-0071
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, SUITE 101, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508,
4) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
5) American Rental Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
9) Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA)
11) Coalition for Provider Reimbursement, LLC
12) Colt, Inc.
13) Cooperative Purchasing Group, LLC
15) Dexcom
17) Fortinet, Inc.
23) Lafayette Economic Development Authority / (Name change from LA Economic Devel. Authority)
24) Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
25) MediTrans
28) One Acadiana
29) PHI, Inc.
30) Physicians Group Laboratories, LLC
32) Political Pathways Consulting LLC
33) Regional Economic Alliance of Louisiana / (name change from Louisiana Regional Leadership Council)
34) Regional Economic Alliance of Louisiana (name change from Louisiana Regional Leadership Council)
36) Sodexo, Inc.
38) Stream Companies
39) SWLA Chamber-Economic Development Alliance
40) The Picard Group
42) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
43) Viemed
2022305145
1500 K Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC, 20005,
1) Advocate Aurora Health, Inc. (formerly known as Advocate Health Care)
2) Alliance for Aging Research
3) American Nephrology Nurses' Association
4) American Urological Association
6) College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
7) GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
8) Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC, formerly reported as Helena Chemical Company
3379890071
525 9th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004,
1) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
2) Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
5) Emergency Care Partners, LLC
6) Harbinger Medical Group LLC dba Tides Medical
7) Intensive Specialty Hospital, LLC
8) Lafayette Airport Commission
9) Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District
10) Lake Charles Regional Airport
11) LHC Group
14) Ouachita Parish Police Jury
15) PHI, Inc.
17) RiverBridge Specialty Hospital
18) Southeast Rehab LLC, DBA Southeast Rehabilitation Hospital
19) Sterlington Critical Access Hospital LLC DBA Sterlington Rehabilitation Hospital
20) The Harmony Center Inc., DBA Accord Rehabilitation Hospital
21) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
22) Viemed
337-989-0071
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, SUITE 101, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508,
1) Acadia Management Company, LLC
4) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
5) American Rental Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
7) Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA)
9) Coalition for Provider Reimbursement, LLC
10) Cooperative Purchasing Group, LLC
13) Dexcom
16) Hunter Buildings
19) Lafayette Airport Commission
22) Louisiana Medicaid Physician IPA, Inc.
28) One Acadiana
29) PHI, INC.
30) Physicians Group Laboratories, LLC
32) Political Pathways Consulting LLC
35) Sodexo, Inc.
36) STC Health
37) Stream Companies
38) Third Street Strategies LLC
39) United Rentals Inc. c/o MultiState Associates LLC
40) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
41) Viemed
1120 G Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC, 20005,
2) Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital
3) American Academy of Sleep Medicine
4) Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
10) Central Montana
11) Centura Health
12) Community Memorial Hospital
14) CORE
15) Craig Hospital
16) Donor Alliance
17) Franklin Regional Hospital
18) Gaylord Hospital
20) Greater Regional Medical Center
22) Hackensack Meridian Health
24) Health Alliance Medical Plans
28) Lafayette Regional Health Center
29) Legacy Health
30) LifeBanc
31) Lincoln Health
32) LOPA
33) Margaret Rollins School of Nursing
36) Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
40) National Alliance for Nursing Education (NANE)
41) North Sunflower Medical Center
50) Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
54) Shepherd Center
55) Skyline Hospital
56) St. Croix Regional Medical Center
57) St. John's College of Nursing
58) St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
337-278-9132 ext. 3379890071
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, SUITE 101, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508,
3) ALLEGIANCE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC.
4) AMERICAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION C/O MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC.
5) BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
10) COALITION FOR PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT, LLC
11) COOPERATIVE PURCHASING GROUP, LLC
13) DEXCOM
17) FOCUS FOODS
18) HP INC.
20) INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LLC
21) JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
23) LAFAYETTE AIRPORT COMMISSION
24) LAFAYETTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NAME CHANGE FROM LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY)
25) LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
26) LHC GROUP
29) MACLAFF, INC.
31) MEDITRANS
38) OCHSNER LSU
39) ONE ACADIANA
40) PHI, INC.
42) SODEXO, INC.
43) ST. MARY'S RESIDENTIAL TRAINING SCHOOL
44) STREAM COMPANIES
45) SWLA CHAMBER-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
46) SWN PRODUCTION (LOUISIANA), LLC
49) UNITED RENTALS INC. C/O MULTISTATE ASSOCIATES INC.
50) UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE FOUNDATION
51) VIEMED
52) WAGR, INC.
337-278-9132
309 SETTLERS TRACE BLVD. SUITE 200, SUITE 101, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, 70508,
1) Acadia Management Company, LLC
5) Allegiance Health Management, Inc.
6) American Rentals Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC
7) Aypa Power Development, LLC
10) Cancer Advocacy Group of Louisiana (CAGLA)
13) Coalition for Provider Reimbursement, LLC
14) Cooperative Purchasing Group, LLC
17) Dexcom
21) Fortinet, Inc.
22) Hunter Buildings
25) Lafayette Airport Commission
26) Lafayette Consolidated Government
27) Lafayette Economic Development Authority
31) MediTrans
37) One Acadiana
38) PHI, Inc.
39) Physicians Group Laboratories, LLC
41) Political Pathways Consulting LLC
44) Sodexo, Inc.
45) Southeast Cannabis Policy PAC
47) St. Mary's Residential Training School
48) STC Health
49) Stream Companies
50) SWLA Chamber-Economic Development Alliance
54) United Rentals Inc. c/o MultiState Associates LLC
55) University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation
56) Viemed
225-344-0381
521 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70801,
4) Churchill Downs/Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots
5) Coalition for a Competitive Louisiana Economy (CCLE)
7) Gateway Management Services, LLC
8) Good Day Farm Louisiana, LLC
9) Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
10) Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP