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BRIAN FLYNN

  • 803-920-6797

  • 1301 Gervais St. Suite 1050, Columbia, SC, 29201, 

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Links:Website

"Brian is who you want in the trenches with you." - Travis Bussey, Community Choice Financial

15-20 years

Brian Flynn is senior vice president and director of McGuireWoods Consulting's South Carolina government relations group. He advises a diverse group of clients on government affairs strategies at both the state and national levels. Through his national practice, Brian works with Fortune 500 companies and leading trade associations to navigate complex legislative, regulatory and public policy issues.

In South Carolina, Brian represents clients before the General Assembly, executive branch agencies and local governments across a wide range of industries and policy areas.

His experience includes work in energy, health care, transportation, pharmaceuticals, alcohol beverage regulation, retail and nonprofit advocacy. Brian has extensive experience developing and implementing integrated government affairs, grassroots advocacy and public affairs strategies for clients.

An Eagle Scout, Brian graduated from The Citadel and was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the United States Army. In 2010, he deployed to Afghanistan with the 1-178th Field Artillery Battalion, where he served as the unit's tactical intelligence officer. After 22 years of military service, Brian retired from the South Carolina Army National Guard, where he most recently served as a legislative liaison.

Before joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Brian worked on numerous political and grassroots campaigns throughout South Carolina. He has been recognized in the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as one of the state's top lobbyists for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).

Brian lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife, Rachel, and their two daughters.

AMBER BARNES

15-20 years

Has been named to the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as a top lobbyist for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).

South Carolina General Assembly, Governor's Office and state agencies

Amber is a senior vice president of state government relations, assisting clients with traditional advocacy, lobbying and government relations services in matters before the South Carolina General Assembly and regulatory agencies. She has experience working with clients across industry sectors, including education, financial services, healthcare and energy. She assists clients with a variety of issues and has particular depth in the areas of non-profit advocacy and state budget requests. In addition, Amber works with multiple trade and business associations, managing programs, events, communications, membership, among other services.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Amber served as the director of government relations for the South Carolina Bankers Association. In that capacity, she was responsible for coordinating the organization's lobbying and legislative efforts at the state and federal level. Before that, Amber served as a leadership consultant for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and traveled the country working with collegiate women on leadership and organizational management. She is a former intern of the Hodges Consulting Group, which was headed by former South Carolina governor and MWC president Jim Hodges.

Amber serves as the vice president of the South Carolina Girls State Foundation Board. She has been named to the Columbia Regional Business Report Book of Lists as a top lobbyist for three consecutive years (2024 - 2026).

SARA VERNON

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Links:Website

0-5 years

Sara joined McGuireWoods Consulting after six years with the SC Association of REALTORS as their director of political affairs. In that capacity, she managed the SC REALTORS Political Action Committee Board of Trustees, fundraising, finances, disbursements, ethics reporting, independent expenditure campaigns, and public policy campaigns.

Prior to that she served as executive assistant/scheduler to U.S. Congressman Tom Rice in Washington, DC. Her previous experience also includes campaign fundraising for multiple members of the South Carolina General Assembly and members of Congress.

Sara has a public relations degree from the University of South Carolina and is currently pursuing her Master's in business administration at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

HEATH CLARKSTON

Clarkston Nelson Government Solutions is a full-service governmental relations and advocacy firm located in Jefferson City, Missouri. Although recently founded, our team shares a longstanding, respected reputation in the Missouri State Capitol. Our uniquely qualified professionals have decades of combined experience working in the Missouri state legislature, Executive Branch and state agencies.

The world of politics has changed over the years making it essential for businesses to have an effective and efficient working relationship with policy makers. Our team holds extensive policy knowledge, strong communication and relationship-building skills and precise legislative strategies resulting in successful governmental advocacy for our clients.

At Clarkston Nelson, we believe our teamwork approach based on years of experience, hard work and dedication to our client's interests provide a strong route to client advocacy and effective results bridging the gap between business and government.

FIRM SPECIALTY
DIRECT LOBBYING
In a world of constant change due to term-limits, ever changing political winds and executive branch turnover, we at Clarkston Nelson adapt and thrive due to our extensive experience and hard work. We work extremely hard to successfully help our clients reach their advocacy goals through our professionalism and unique understanding of the legislative and executive process. We provide direct lobbying efforts to shape legislation and regulations from the beginning to implementation. Our firm is capable of providing all services necessary such as legislation and issue monitoring, public engagement counseling, public testimony, and coalition building.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
We believe that public opinion shapes much of the debate and decisions at the government level. Clarkston Nelson have a long history of working with clients in the preparation and development of messaging to assist in their advocacy efforts before the legislature, regulators or any other decision-making body. Our strategic communications will be aimed at reaching our client's underlying goal and often can be conveyed to the media and public to potentially sway opinion to our favor. Often times, strategic communications are aided with coalition building efforts to expand our sphere of influence and find additional partners that share with our goals and preferred outcomes.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Our firm recognizes the vast importance of relationship building throughout the political, regulatory, and industry sectors. We believe healthy relationships are built on honest communication and respect. We work diligently with legislators and department contacts to know our clients and understand why their issues matter. Clarkston Nelson strive to maintain professional and positive relations with state elected officials and decision-makers and can utilize our relationships to assist clients with ensuring their issues are properly understood and considered when needed.

HEATH CLARKSTON has more than two decades working for a variety of clients as a registered lobbyist in Missouri with state government relations and public relations experience. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration and Political Science in 1997 from Missouri State University in Springfield. He began his career as a legislative intern for the Taxpayers Research Institute, a division of Associated Industries of Missouri. After joining Gallagher Consultants Inc. in 2006, Heath quickly earned a reputation as a tenacious, hard-working voice in the Missouri State Capitol for his clients. An active member in many civic and professional organizations, Heath is the benchmark of hard work in the State Capitol.

DOUG NELSON

  • (573) 353-8279

  • 235 E High Street, Suite 301, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 

Clarkston Nelson Government Solutions is a full-service governmental relations and advocacy firm located in Jefferson City, Missouri. Although recently founded, our team shares a longstanding, respected reputation in the Missouri State Capitol. Our uniquely qualified professionals have decades of combined experience working in the Missouri state legislature, Executive Branch and state agencies.

The world of politics has changed over the years making it essential for businesses to have an effective and efficient working relationship with policy makers. Our team holds extensive policy knowledge, strong communication and relationship-building skills and precise legislative strategies resulting in successful governmental advocacy for our clients.

At Clarkston Nelson, we believe our teamwork approach based on years of experience, hard work and dedication to our client's interests provide a strong route to client advocacy and effective results bridging the gap between business and government.

FIRM SPECIALTY
DIRECT LOBBYING
In a world of constant change due to term-limits, ever changing political winds and executive branch turnover, we at Clarkston Nelson adapt and thrive due to our extensive experience and hard work. We work extremely hard to successfully help our clients reach their advocacy goals through our professionalism and unique understanding of the legislative and executive process. We provide direct lobbying efforts to shape legislation and regulations from the beginning to implementation. Our firm is capable of providing all services necessary such as legislation and issue monitoring, public engagement counseling, public testimony, and coalition building.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
We believe that public opinion shapes much of the debate and decisions at the government level. Clarkston Nelson have a long history of working with clients in the preparation and development of messaging to assist in their advocacy efforts before the legislature, regulators or any other decision-making body. Our strategic communications will be aimed at reaching our client's underlying goal and often can be conveyed to the media and public to potentially sway opinion to our favor. Often times, strategic communications are aided with coalition building efforts to expand our sphere of influence and find additional partners that share with our goals and preferred outcomes.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
Our firm recognizes the vast importance of relationship building throughout the political, regulatory, and industry sectors. We believe healthy relationships are built on honest communication and respect. We work diligently with legislators and department contacts to know our clients and understand why their issues matter. Clarkston Nelson strive to maintain professional and positive relations with state elected officials and decision-makers and can utilize our relationships to assist clients with ensuring their issues are properly understood and considered when needed.

DOUG NELSON spent five years as Missouri's State Commissioner of Administration working with all branches of government and every executive branch department on contracting and procurement matters. As Commissioner, he oversaw more than 2,000 active procurement contracts, information technology and cybersecurity issues, bond issuances and budget matters. Along with Doug's unmatched experience in all types of government contract issues, his extensive network of national and state contacts makes him a great resource to clients. Doug also spent more than 18 years as an Assistant Missouri Attorney General focusing on consumer and contract litigation and administrative/regulatory matters. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987 from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and Law degree in 1990 from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

  • 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, ALBANY, NY, 12260, 

Clients:

1) 125 Greenwich Owner LLC

2) 554 Metro Spe LLC

3) A Posteriori LLC

4) Aden Brook Agricultural, LLC

5) Advantage Capital

6) American Beverage Association

7) American Coatings Association, INC.

8) Amp Robotics Corporation

9) Association Of Professional Land Surveyors, INC. (NYS)

10) Association Of Towns Of The State Of New York

11) Aurora Carleton Ave LLC

12) Aurora Carleton LLC

13) Bae Systems, INC.

14) Bell Laboratories, INC.

15) Bestpass, INC.

16) Boston Beer Company (The)

17) Carson Power

18) Catskills Tech Hub LLC

19) Centralus Health, INC.

20) Certainteed Gypsum Operating Company LLC

21) Chevra Hatzalah

22) Chinese American Ipa, INC.

23) City Of Buffalo

24) Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, INC.

25) Commission On Rehabilitation Counselor Certification

26) Concourse Tech, INC.

27) County Of Rockland

28) Cpd NY Energy CORP.

29) Creighton Manning Engineering & Surveying, PLLC

30) Delaware Engineering, D.p.c.

31) Dk Crown Holdings INC.

32) Doctors Management Company (The)

33) Early Care And Learning Council

34) Edge Inference, LLC

35) Environmental Advocates Action, INC

36) Field Point Servicing, LLC

37) Finger Lakes Ipa, INC. D/B/A Forward Leading Ipa

38) Galaxy Media Partners LLC

39) Garonit Pharmaceutical INC.

40) Gotham Eye Medical

41) Government Employees Insurance Company (Geico)

42) Hecate Energy LLC

43) Hobart And William Smith Colleges

44) Hospitals Insurance Company

45) Hudson Public Hotel LLC

46) Imagetrend. LLC

47) Improvlearning, INC. FKA National Point And Insurance Reduction Course, INC

48) Infant Nutrition Council Of America

49) Infra Tech Engineering LLC

50) K&R Preservation LLC

51) Kalshi INC.

52) Kent Riverview LLC

53) Key Capture Energy, LLC

54) Lagrange Fire District

55) Leaflink INC.

56) Livingston County

57) Mandi Care LLC

58) Mcdonald's USA, LLC

59) Med-Metrix, LLC

60) Meta Platforms, INC.

61) Mfny Group CORP.

62) Milmar Food Group Ii, LLC

63) Mlmic Insurance Company

64) Myle Technologies, INC.

65) National Strategies, LLC

66) Neumo Tax & Licensing LLC FKA Govos, INC.

67) New York State Dental Association

68) New York Tobacconist Association, INC.

69) Ninjaone, LLC

70) Novo Nordisk INC.

71) Nr International

72) Orange County Ida

73) Panorama Education, INC.

74) Peckham Industries, INC.

75) Pennymac Financial Services, INC.

76) Perfect Health Boro Park LLC

77) Pharmacann Of New York, LLC

78) Planet Networks, INC.

79) Poly Craft Industries CORP.

80) Project P Holdings, LLC D/B/A Northeast Shared Services

81) Public Employer Risk Management Association, INC.

82) Remco Agency, INC.

83) Retail Council Of New York State, INC.

84) Rewiring America, INC.

85) Rockland Green

86) Rockland Independent Living Center, INC. DBA Bridges

87) Roman Health Ventures INC.

88) Safety Holdings, INC.

89) Salesforce, INC.

90) Scannell Properties , LLC

91) Securus Technologies, LLC

92) Sf Cherry Hill LP

93) Shaw Building LP

94) Shift Chainworks Owner1, LLC

95) Steady Platform, INC.

96) Stewart Title Insurance Company

97) Sun Ng Kittatinny Rv LLC

98) Superior Pack Group

99) T-Mobile USA, INC.

100) Tech:NYC INC.

101) The Agency Broome County Ida/Ldc

102) The Machaneh Trust

103) Town Of Clarkstown

104) Town Of Haverstraw

105) Town Of Ramapo

106) Trustees Of The Masonic Hall And Asylum Fund

107) Tungsten Health Holdings, LLC D/B/A Habitat Health

108) Underdog Sports Holdings, INC. D/B/A Underdog Fantasy

109) Vantage Compliance

110) Veracare INC.

111) Village Of Kiryas Joel

112) Village Of Pelham Manor

113) Village Of West Haverstraw

114) Volvo Group North America

COURTNEY CRAIG

(Iowa, )
  • 515-518-5719

  • 510 E Locust Ste 200, Des Moines, IA, 50309, 

MICHAEL HENDERSON

(Missouri, )
  • (573) 520-7240

  • 235 E High Street, Suite 301, Jefferson City, MO, 65101, 

Clients:

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi, )
Clients:

1) Accelerate Learning, Inc.

2) American Medical Response

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) Americans for Lower Drug Prices

5) Assured Guaranty Inc.

6) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates

7) Asurion

8) BDO Government Services, LLC

9) Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc.

10) BetterLesson

11) Bitcoin Depot

12) Brightstar Global Solutions Corporation

13) Caertwheel Care, Inc.

14) CAG Holdings, Inc. LLC, a Carlyle Company Company Name

15) Capitol Resources LLC

16) Catapult Learning

17) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

18) CHAMP Titles INC.

19) Cicero Action

20) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

21) Data Recognition Corporation

22) Delta Carbon USA

23) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

24) Drax Group

25) Equifax, Inc.

26) Ergon, Inc.

27) Ernst & Young LLP

28) Exxon Mobil Corporation

29) Fortinet, Inc.

30) Gainwell Holding Corp.

31) Google LLC and its Affiliates

32) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

33) Hazel Health

34) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx

35) Health Resources LLC

36) Ingalls Shipbuilding

37) Intervest Corp.

38) 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

39) Madison County Board of Supervisors

40) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

41) MedeAnalytics

42) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

43) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

44) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

45) MGM Resorts International

46) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

47) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

48) Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers

49) Mississippi Business Alliance

50) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

51) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

52) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

53) Mississippi Counseling Association

54) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

55) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

56) Mississippi Optometric Association

57) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

58) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

59) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

60) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

61) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

62) Money Service Business Association, Inc.

63) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

64) National Mentor Holdings, LLC

65) National Rarities

66) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

67) NOLA Education,LLC

68) Ochsner Health System

69) OneImaging

70) Palantir Technologies Inc.

71) Panorama Education, Inc.

72) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

73) Reason Foundation

74) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

75) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

76) Robinhood Markets, Inc.

77) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition

78) Samsara Inc.

79) Scholastic Inc

80) SecurityScorecard, Inc.

81) Sharecare

82) SHI International

83) SimpliGov LLC

84) Singing River Health System

85) SitelogIQ LLC

86) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

87) Southern Renewable Energy Association

88) Spire Mississippi Inc.

89) State Shield Action

90) STChealth LLC

91) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

92) Strategic Communications

93) Teaching Strategies

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

95) The Magee Foundation

96) The University of Southern Mississippi

97) Thrivist

98) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

99) Turo Inc.

100) Twenty Labs, LLC dba Healthy Together

101) Uber Technologies, Inc.

102) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

103) Universal Health Services, Inc.

104) Vulcan Technologies, Inc

105) Wayne Halfway House, Inc.

106) Wonderschool

107) Workday

108) yes. every. kid

109) Youth Villages

  • 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, ALBANY, NY, 12260, 

Clients:
  • 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, ALBANY, NY, 12260, 

Clients: