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Michael has more than a decade of experience crafting strategy and facilitating legislative goals in Harrisburg. Most recently, he served as Senior Advisor to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Pennsylvania. He has also served the Senate Republican Caucus, served Senator Tom Killion as the Executive Director of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee and was Chief of Staff for Senators Rich Alloway and Tom McGarrigle. Prior to his senior advisory roles to various legislators, Michael was the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

As a business leader before his career in state government, Michael has a keen understanding of the interplay between public and private interests that can help drive economic growth in Pennsylvania. Having served various government officials with constituencies in urban, suburban and rural regions, he knows the political, business and economic issues and challenges important to communities across the commonwealth.

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John brings 24 years of strategic experience in shaping legislative, budgetary, and regulatory policy in the Commonwealth. He most recently served three terms as Pennsylvania State Senator for Senate District 14 in Carbon and Luzerne Counties, where he earned a reputation as a consensus-builder and accomplished notable community and economic development objectives. John was Chairman of the Senate Community and Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Aging and Youth Committee and minority Chairman of the Senate Environmental and Energy Resource Committee, a role he held for nearly a decade. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served the 119th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 12 years.

Across his senatorial tenure, John managed multiple community and economic development projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania that transformed the region into one of the leading economic development areas in the country. He forged coalitions with labor groups, such as the Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, including the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, to advance the Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit, the Pennsylvania EDGE Tax Credit and the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for computer data center development.

John also worked with the Earth Conservancy to reclaim thousands of acres of mine-scarred lands and set the stage for national developers, like NorthPoint Development, who have invested $1 billion to create 8,000 new jobs in the South Valley of Luzerne County.

Throughout his career, he worked with Republicans and Democrats to author laws to support veterans (Sgt. Sherwood Baker Act), protect seniors (Senior Citizens Full Benefits Act), support law enforcement (Officer John Wilding Law), improve our environment (Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit) and expand educational opportunities (SHINE Afterschool Program).

Affiliations
• The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board, Member, 2011-2019
• The Luzerne Foundation, Executive Board Member, 2001-2017
• The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Executive Board Member, 2011-2015
• The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Executive Board Member, 2009-2010
• Osterhout Free Library, Director of Development, 1995-1998
• The Earth Conservancy, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
• The Pennsylvania Tuition Account Advisory Board, 2022-Present

Recognition
• Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries Elected State Official of the Year
• Children's Service Center Commitment to Children Award
• North Branch Land Trust Community Stewardship Award
• Pennsylvania Health Care Association Legislative Champion
John is the founder of the Yudichak Family Lighthouse Fund of the Luzerne Foundation, a charity that has donated over $250,000 to public libraries, college scholarships, and youth programs.

Credentials
Education
• The Pennsylvania State University, M.A.
• The Pennsylvania State University, B.A.

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Former Chief of Staff to Governor Tom Wolf as well as a national political affairs manager for a "Big Five" technology company. Mike also served two full terms as a State Representative in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and as Executive Director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

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Mike is Managing Director of GSL Public Strategies Group as well as GSL Government Consulting's state and local government consulting practice. He works with public and private sector clients within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and across the country to structure, maintain and further organizational partnerships and continuous improvement in the markets they serve.

Mike has an extensive background in legislative leadership. He served as Chief of Staff to the Office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, working with a wide range of public and private stakeholders and advising the Governor in strategic political, policy, legislative, communications and intergovernmental affairs. He has led various multi-billion dollar budget negotiations and key legislative reforms in areas that include pensions, criminal law, health care, education, election law and school safety, among others.

As an electoral strategist, Mike's experience includes serving two full terms as a State Representative in the New Hampshire House of Representatives as well as Executive Director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. Mike was also Executive Director of the Service Employees International United (SEIU) Pennsylvania State Council, National Campaign Director of SEIU and a national political affairs manager for a "Big Five" technology company.

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Before joining the GSL team, Elizabeth worked as a registered lobbyist in Harrisburg. She assists the GSL team in communications and public affairs strategy, design and delivery.

Elizabeth attended Penn State University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Elizabeth was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society.

Elizabeth is an avid golfer and volunteers with LPGA*Girls Golf USA in the Central Pennsylvania area. She is also a member of the Harrisburg Young Professionals.

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Senior Advisor to the Shapiro Transition Committee

Rob has extensive experience in crafting and implementing policy, particularly in the areas of economic development and energy. A veteran of state government, Rob served in the Governor Tom Wolf Administration as Deputy Chief of Staff, Speechwriter, Secretary of Intergovernmental Affairs and most recently as Senior Advisor to the Governor. In this position, he served as primary political advisor and oversaw all aspects of economic development for the Wolf administration as well as coordinated all economic development related grant programs in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. He also coordinated all aspects of the administration's federal government relations efforts to advance the Governor's agenda in Washington, D.C.

Rob is an expert on the intersection of economic development, state funding and labor organizations. He has built coalitions to advance common goals and fostered relationships with a range of stakeholders, including interest groups, business and professional organizations, elected officials and community leaders across the state.

Widely regarded as one who could always work in a bipartisan manner within the halls of the Capitol, Kyle has been able to utilize those relationships to achieve numerous successes for his clients. Over the last few years, Kyle has worked with his clients to accomplish many legislative victories, such as the expansion of tax credit programs, implementing the first e-Scooter pilot program in Pennsylvania, amending state licensure laws and securing state appropriations.

Kyle brings to GSL Public Affairs and Communications more than two decades of experience in state government. A native of northeast Pennsylvania, Kyle came to Harrisburg more than 20 years ago and began his career in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Kyle quickly worked his way up the ranks, serving in various roles and most recently as the Chief of Staff for Senator John Yudichak.

As Chief of Staff, Kyle was responsible for the day-to-day operations of both the Harrisburg Office and the District Offices. Kyle developed, implemented and promoted the Senator's legislative proposals and public policy agenda. He also identified and helped secure funding sources, such as RACP, LSA, PennDOT/DCED Multimodal and other CFA grant programs for economic development and infrastructure projects in the Senator's district.

In 2016, Kyle made the transition from chief of staff in the Senate to a career in lobbying. Widely regarded as one who could always work in a bipartisan manner within the halls of the Capitol, Kyle has been able to utilize those relationships to achieve numerous successes for his clients. Over the last few years, Kyle has worked with his clients to accomplish many legislative victories, such as the expansion of tax credit programs, implementing the first e-Scooter pilot program in Pennsylvania, amending state licensure laws and securing state appropriations.

Throughout Kyle's entire professional career, he has maintained an outstanding reputation amongst his peers. Kyle continues to use his experiences and longtime connections to collaboratively work with his clients and stakeholders to achieve policy and legislative goals.

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City and State's "40 Under 40 State Leaders" in 2022

PoliticsPA's "Top PA Political Operatives" in 2014

Board Member on the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Elena has significant experience coordinating and advancing legislative initiatives in Harrisburg. As former Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of Governor Tom Wolf, she oversaw operations of 24 executive agencies, led the planning and implementation of the Governor's strategic plan and worked closely with the General Assembly to advance budgetary, investment, tax reform, election reform, public health and economic goals. Among numerous major initiatives that Elena helped guide from development to completion include the 2022-23 $45 billion budget process, Pennsylvania's largest tax credit package for energy and advanced manufacturing development, COVID vaccine distribution, Pennsylvania's Broadband Authority, regional economic hub development and business recruitment, and the regulatory and executive action agenda for equal rights policies across various industries. She also oversaw the development of risk management, process improvements and data management structures across state agencies. Having served as a liaison between various cabinet agencies, nonprofit organizations and public and private leaders, Elena understands how to collaborate to achieve a common objective.

Elena also has a depth of strategic knowledge about the organization and coordination of political and field programs for key caucus operations and races. Prior to her senior advisory career in the Governor's Office, Elena held executive leadership roles in the Democratic Party and election organizations. She was Executive Director for Campaign for a Fresh Start, which coordinated gubernatorial campaign and other Democratic campaign efforts; served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party; and was Political Director for the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee.

Former Budget Secretary and legislative drafting attorney provides a unique insight into making the deal as well as the interpretation of what the deal was made.

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Nick has served in key leadership positions both within Pennsylvania's Office of Administration (O.A.) and Governor's Office under both Governor Corbett and Governor Wolf. He brings a bipartisan approach to assisting GSL clients. While in O.A., Nick served as the Director of the Bureau of State Employment overseeing 32,000 non-civil service jobs and the application, interview and selection process associated with them. Nick built relationships with key stakeholders in the hiring process, including Deputies for Administration, labor unions and human resources personnel. Additionally, he was influential in proposing and implementing various executive orders, HR initiatives, management directives and policies throughout the enterprise


After transferring to the Governor's Office under Governor Wolf, Nick served as the Director of Administration and as a Deputy Chief of Staff before being named the Governor's Executive Deputy Chief of Staff. In these various roles, he oversaw personnel, procurement and the Governor's Office of Performance Through Excellence. He participated in legislative negotiations and played a key role in the Governor's final budget. Through his administration and procurement background, Nick has extensive experience working with all state agencies and delivery centers and specifically served as a liaison for the Office of Inspector General, Office of Administration, Department of General Services and the Department of Agriculture.

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(Federal)
  • 2028416777

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BRIAN BALLARD

(Florida)
Clients:

1) 19 Enterprises, LLC

2) 8038 and 165 Owner LLC

3) A Resilient Future Florida, Inc.

4) Access Restoration Services US, Inc.

5) Adashi Systems LLC

6) Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

7) Advanced Rx Pharmacy, LLC

8) AIDS Healthcare Foundation

9) Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

10) Alfred Benesch and Company

11) Alma Advertising

12) Amazon.com, Inc.

13) American Fintech Council

14) American Investment Holdings, LLC

15) American Polymer Company

16) American Veterinary Medical Association

17) Armoured One

18) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

19) Atlas Air, Inc.

20) Atlys Global, LLC

21) Augmented Intelligence Technologies, Inc.

22) Automated Healthcare Solutions

23) Avecina Medical

24) Axon Enterprise, Inc.

25) Babcock Property Holdings, LLC

26) Banyan Health Systems, Inc

27) Barry University

28) Basketball Properties, LTD

29) Bayer U.S. LLC

30) BCC Engineering, LLC

31) Becker Boards

32) Bellini Better World Foundation

33) Belvedere Terminals Company, LLC

34) Big Bend Homeless Coalition

35) BioSpine Institute

36) Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper

37) Block, Inc.

38) Blue Origin Florida, LLC

39) Blue Waters Development Group, LLC

40) BMG Money, Inc

41) Broward County

42) Broward County Public Schools

43) Broward County Sheriff's Office

44) Buena Vista Homes LLC

45) BusPatrol America LLC

46) Camillus House, Inc

47) Caplin Family Offices, LLC

48) Carahsoft Technology Corporation

49) CareSource Mission

50) Churchill Downs, Inc

51) Citrus Health Network, Inc

52) City of Boynton Beach

53) City of Cape Coral, Florida

54) City of DeBary

55) City of Delray Beach

56) City of Hallandale Beach

57) City of Largo

58) City of Marathon

59) City of Miami

60) City of Palm Beach Gardens

61) City of Pembroke Pines

62) City of Pensacola, Florida

63) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

64) Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

65) Coinbase, Inc.

66) Colonial Management Group, LP

67) Communications International, Inc.

68) Core and Main LP

69) Cougar Contracting LLC

70) Council of Florida Medical School Deans

71) COVE Behavioral Health

72) Cox Science Center and Aquarium

73) Cruise Lines International Association

74) D.R. Horton, Inc

75) DACRA

76) David A. Straz Jr Foundation

77) DBL Ventures

78) Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Inc

79) Destinations Florida

80) DISH Network LLC

81) Diversified Technology Consultants

82) DMF Employment Opportunities, Inc.

83) Doodie Calls, Inc.

84) DoorDash, Inc.

85) Downtown Vision, Inc.

86) Dream Greene Holdings Florida LLC

87) DSS, Inc.

88) East Coast Packers, LLC

89) Eisai, Inc

90) Embassy of Japan

91) Epilepsy Florida

92) FarmaceuticalRX LLC

93) Fast Forward Sports Group, LLC

94) Feeding Florida, Inc.

95) Feeding Northeast Florida, Inc.

96) FG Holdings Florida, LLC

97) Florida A & M University Foundation

98) Florida Alliance of Children's Councils & Trusts, Inc.

99) Florida Association of Cosmetology & Technical Schools (FACTS)

100) Florida Chiropractic Association, Inc

101) Florida Entertainment & Arts Venues Association, Inc.

102) Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, Inc

103) Florida Podiatric Medical Association

104) Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc

105) Florida Power & Light Company

106) Florida Rural Water Association

107) Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund

108) Florida Society of Ophthalmology

109) Florida Society of Pathologists

110) Florida Transportation Builders Association, Inc

111) FOP Foundation

112) Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

113) Foster Care Review, Inc

114) Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida, Inc

115) Fresenius Medical Care North America

116) Friends of Miami Dade College

117) Friends of the Underline, Inc.

118) FSCC, LLC

119) Gates Housing Group, LLC

120) GlaxoSmithKline

121) Google LLC and its Affiliates

122) Habilitation Center for the Handicapped, Inc.

123) Health Care District of Palm Beach County

124) Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners

125) HistoryMiami Museum

126) HNTB Corporation

127) Hope Healthcare

128) Housing Trust Group, LLC

129) Huntsman International LLC

130) IGT and its Affiliates

131) Indelible Management Solutions, Inc.

132) Infrastructure Rehabilitation USA, Inc.

133) Inseparable Action Inc.

134) Intellectually Developmentally Disabled Community Foundation

135) International Atlantic, LLC

136) Investment Corporation of Palm Beach

137) Jacksonville Port Authority

138) Jacksonville Transportation Authority

139) Jamco, Inc.

140) K&L Gates, LLP

141) Keystone Properties, L.L.C.

142) Kinder Morgan, Inc.

143) Kitson Evergreen LLC d/b/a Kitson & Partners

144) Kleo, Inc. d/b/a ClassWallet

145) KOR Medical

146) KPMG LLP

147) L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

148) Lee Memorial Health System

149) Liberty Dental Plan

150) LifeScience Logistics

151) Lighthouse Central Florida

152) Lions Eye Institute for Transplant and Research, Inc.

153) Lions World Vision Institute, Inc.

154) Loggerhead Marinelife Center

155) M&M Realty Partners LLC

156) Major League Baseball

157) Marine Towing of Tampa, LLC

158) Martin County Board of County Commissioners

159) Max Planck Florida Foundation, Inc

160) Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

161) MCI, LC

162) Miami Design District Associates, LLC

163) Miami Learning Experience School

164) Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc

165) Milan Laser Hair Removal

166) MorseLife Health System

167) Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC

168) Mount Sinai Medical Center

169) Mulicka Properties LLC

170) Murphy Pipeline Contractors, LLC

171) NAIOP Tampa Bay

172) Natural Health Partners, LLC

173) Netskope Inc.

174) New York Yankees

175) Nomi Health Inc

176) North Broward Hospital District (d/b/a Broward Health)

177) Northport Health Services of Florida, L.L.C.

178) Nova Southeastern University

179) Novavax Inc.

180) Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

181) NTT Data, Inc.

182) Nuestra Senora de la Vivienda Community Foundation

183) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

184) Okeechobee Community Developers LLC

185) Online Lenders Alliance

186) Orange Barrel Media

187) Padel X

188) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC

189) Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A.

190) Passport Labs, Inc.

191) Pensacola State College Foundation, Inc.

192) PointClickCare Technologies USA Corp

193) Priority Holdings LLC

194) Public Health Trust

195) Pulse Clinical Alliance

196) Radom Corporation

197) RAI Services Company

198) Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc.

199) Renew Financial Group LLC

200) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

201) Robinhood

202) Rubicon Technologies LLC

203) RUDG, LLC

204) Safe Port Terminals LLC

205) Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida

206) Sanford Airport Authority

207) SAS Institute, Inc

208) Security Scorecard

209) Selah Freedom

210) Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC

211) Sentara Health Plans, Inc.

212) SePro Corporation

213) Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc.

214) Shopping Center Management d/b/a Turnberry Associates

215) Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.

216) Simpson Nurseries

217) Skanska USA Civil Southeast Inc.

218) Skyward, Inc.

219) Socure, Inc.

220) Solar Sportsystems, Inc

221) Somnia, Inc.

222) South Central Florida Express, Inc

223) SouthEast Development Group, LLC

224) Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, LLC.

225) Southern Roots Filling Station, Inc.

226) Spark Learning, Inc.

227) SPIDR Tech, Inc.

228) St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care

229) Stircor Services, Inc.

230) Strategic Digital Services

231) Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

232) Sunfest Herbs LLC

233) SWARM Inc.

234) Talk of the Town, Inc.

235) Tampa Bay Lightning

236) Tampa Bay Sports & Entertainment, LLC

237) Tampa General Hospital

238) Teach Florida

239) The Beck Group

240) The Fire Watch

241) The Florida Theatre

242) The Private Suite

243) TheraTrue Florida, LLC

244) Titan America LLC

245) Town of Lantana

246) Town of Palm Beach

247) Transit Village Venture, LLC

248) Tremco Incorporated

249) Trulieve, Inc.

250) Trusted Florida LLC

251) Unite USA, Inc.

252) United States Sugar Corporation

253) University of Central Florida Foundation, Inc.

254) University of Florida Foundation, Inc.

255) University of Miami

256) Versaterm Public Safety

257) Village of North Palm Beach

258) Vinik Family Office LLC

259) Voices for Children Foundation, Inc

260) VyStar Credit Union

261) Walden Lake, LLC

262) Walgreen Company

263) WeatherSTEM

264) Wheeler Emergency Management Consulting, LLC

265) Windstorm Mitigation, Inc

266) Worldwide Interactive Network, Inc. d/b/a WIN Learning

267) YMCA of the Palm Beaches

268) Youth Opportunity Investments

269) Zoox, Inc.

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RICHARD HAZELTON

(Arizona)
  • 602-466-1284

Clients:

JAY HOWARD

(Texas)
Clients:

NEAL JONES

(Texas)
Clients:

40) Houston Municipal Employees Pension System

41) Houston NFL Holdings, L.P. , DBA Houston Texans

42) Houston Police Officers' Pension System

43) Huckabee & Associates, Inc.

44) JPI Multifamily Development, LLC

45) LaCore Enterprises LLC

46) Landsea Homes Corporation

47) Lone Star Transmission LLC

48) Long Cove Development, Inc. on behalf of the Lake View Management & Development District

49) Lubbock Power & Light

50) Majestic Realty Co., a California Corporation

51) Microsoft

52) Molina Healthcare Inc.

53) National Football League(NFL) c/o MultiState Associates LLC

54) National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation

55) NextEra Energy Inc.

56) NextEra Energy Resources LLC

57) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, DBA Major League Baseball

58) Perry Homes, LLC

59) Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

60) Pogue Construction Company, LP

61) Port of Corpus Christi Authority

62) Raise Your Hand for Public Schools/Raise Your Hand Texas

63) Rangers Baseball LLC

64) SHI Government Solutions Inc.

65) SLR Property I, LP

66) Southern Spirit Transmission LLC c/o Pattern Energy Group LP

67) Speedway Motorsports LLC

68) Sports Betting Alliance

69) Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems

70) Texas Motor Speedway, LLC

71) Texas Technology Consortium

72) The Javelin Group, LLC

73) The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

74) Touchstone Communities

75) Trellis Company and Subsidiaries

76) Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance

77) United Airlines, Inc.

78) Waste Control Specialist, LLC

ADRIAN LUKIS

(Florida)
  • (850) 577-0444

  • 201 East Park Avenue5th FLTallahasseeFlorida32301

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  • 17 North Second StreetHarrisburgPA17101

Clients:
  • 602-466-1284

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