717-319-4638
300 N Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
Versant means "having good knowledge of" and clients benefit from our in-depth industry knowledge and skills on the Hill. We help clients ranging from small farms and businesses to Fortune 500 companies send the right message to the right people who can affect action on their behalf. Our expertise in navigating legislative and regulatory issues provides you with a powerful partner for nearly any organizational or governmental relations concern. In addition, our network of relationships can open up opportunities for business development.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) CRLPA, LLC.
8) EEG, Inc.
11) International Development Company
12) Montage Mountain Resorts, LP
13) Padagis US LLC
14) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
15) Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts
16) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
17) Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
18) Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
19) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
0-5 years
2019 30 Under 30 by AgGrad
With a focus on rural affairs, I work with numerous members of the legislature. I also engage regularly with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Department of Education.
Chief Operating Officer Caleb Wright's roots in Pennsylvania's agricultural community are deep, and accolades earned during his young career have marked him as a voice of rural Pennsylvania's new generation. Raised on a Huntingdon County farm that has borne his family's name for over a century, Caleb grew up as the grandson of the region's renowned veterinarian, Doc Kyper, with a family legacy of serving the rural community. Prior to joining Versant Strategies, he served as a PA State FFA Officer, was a National FFA Officer Candidate, and taught high school agriculture.
Caleb is a graduate of Penn State with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education. He was named as the College of Agricultural Science's inaugural Emerging Leader Candidate, working one-on-one with the College's Dean. Caleb investigated recruitment and retention of students in Agricultural Education as a Penn State research project. A skilled speaker, his energized commitment to rural education also earned him the Youth Agricultural Award presented by the Penn State Agriculture Council. Wright was elected to Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Board and also serves on the Board of the PA FFA Foundation.
Along with managing day-to-day operations of the firm, Caleb actively lobbies and assists with organizational management.
717-860-8463
300 N Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Sector, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality
Links:Website
MeeCee Baker's name is synonymous with agricultural and rural issues in Pennsylvania. MeeCee's commitment, experience and knowledge coupled with her networking skills, make her a uniquely efficient and effective advocate.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) CRLPA, LLC.
8) EEG, Inc.
11) International Development Company
12) Montage Mountain Resorts, LP
13) Padagis US LLC
14) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
15) Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts
16) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
17) Pennsylvania Pest Management Association
18) Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
19) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
15-20 years
Dr. Baker was named an Alumni Fellow at the Penn State University and delivered the commencement address at the College of Agricultural Sciences spring graduation. She also received the prestigious Medal of Honor Award from the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture (PSPA), the oldest (1785) continuously operating agricultural society in the country. PSPA was involved in establishing the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. In addition, Baker was honored with the esteemed Jefferson Award by the Penn Ag Democrats.
Baker was appointed during the Rendell administration to work in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture . While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department.
Dr. Baker owns Versant Strategies, a premier governmental affairs firm focused on agricultural, education, environmental, and rural issues. Versant has represented dozens of clients in the Harrisburg and DC marketplace ranging from small farms and businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
Previously, Baker served in the executive office of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department using the knowledge, skills, and traits she perfected during her 20 years behind a teacher’s desk at secondary and post-secondary institutions. Baker served as a faculty member at Penn State, an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, and was the first woman elected as president of the National Association of Agricultural Educators. She is known across the nation as a published author and columnist with frequent engagements as a motivational keynote speaker and workshop presenter.
MeeCee, husband Jim Garofalo, a retired PA State Police Major who now works with USDA Investigation and Enforcement, and daughter Libby, a former state FFA president (Future Farmers' of America) and current Penn State student, live on the Baker homestead farm in Juniata County.
717-961-5450
909 Green Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17102,
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
7) Antrim Investment Group, LLC
8) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
9) AT&T Inc.
10) Aviat Networks
11) Bounty Minerals
12) Byler Management
18) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
19) Churchill Downs Incorporated
21) Coalition for Community Solar Access
22) College Board
23) Compass Learning
24) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
26) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair
32) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
33) G&F Realty
35) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
36) Greenview Development, Inc.
38) HeyTutor
41) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange
45) Kyndryl, Inc.
47) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
48) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.
49) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
51) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
52) Martz Trailways
53) McCarthy Tire
54) Messiah Lifeways
56) Modern Treasury
60) PA Association for Justice
62) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
63) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
64) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
65) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
66) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
67) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
69) Philadelphia School District
70) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
73) Rikore, Inc.
75) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
78) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
79) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
80) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC
81) The Lands at Hillside Farms
82) Ticket Network
83) Total Security International LLC
84) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
85) Viatris Inc.
86) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.
87) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice
88) YourChoice
717-961-5450
600 North 3rd Street, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Antrim Investment Group, LLC
8) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
9) AT&T Inc.
10) Aviat Networks
11) Bounty Minerals
12) Byler Management
15) Catalight
20) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
21) Churchill Downs Incorporated
23) Coalition for Community Solar Access
24) Compass Learning
25) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
26) Cumberland Historic Properties
31) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
32) G&F Realty
33) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
38) Inch & Co
40) Jewish Community Alliance of NEPA
43) Kooth USA, LLC
45) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
46) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.
47) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
49) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
50) Martz Trailways
51) Messiah Lifeways
52) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.
54) Modern Treasury
55) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544
57) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
58) PA Association for Justice
59) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
60) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
61) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance
62) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
63) Pennsylvania Principals Association
64) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
65) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
66) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
68) Philadelphia School District
69) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
71) Rikore, Inc.
74) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
75) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
76) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
77) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC
78) Ticket Network
79) Total Security International LLC
80) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
82) Viatris Inc.
717-961-5450
600 North 3rd Street, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
3) Allied Services Integrated Health System
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) Antrim Investment Group, LLC
8) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
9) AT&T Inc.
10) Aviat Networks
11) Bounty Minerals
12) Byler Management
15) Catalight
19) Child USA
20) Chobani
21) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
22) Churchill Downs Incorporated
25) CNX Land LLC
27) Coalition for Community Solar Access
28) Coalition For Home Equity Partnership
29) College Board
30) Compass Learning
31) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
33) Cumberland Historic Properties
37) Effective School Solutions
39) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
40) FMP Realty LLC
41) G&F Realty
43) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
45) HeyTutor
48) HomeAde, LLC
49) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange
50) Inch & Co
51) Indo-American Community of Scranton
55) Kimball Motion Analytics LLC
57) Kooth USA, LLC
59) Leading Youth For Excellence
61) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
62) Local Union No. 1319 O.S.H.E.
63) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
65) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
66) Martz Trailways
67) McCarthy Tire
68) Messiah Lifeways
69) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.
71) Modern Treasury
73) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544
75) PA Association for Justice
76) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
77) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
78) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance
79) Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition
80) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
81) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
82) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
84) Philadelphia School District
85) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
88) Rikore, Inc.
90) RVG Management and Development Co.
92) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
93) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
94) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
95) The Lands at Hillside Farms
96) Ticket Network
97) Total Security International LLC
98) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
100) Viatris Inc.
101) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.
102) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.
103) Weidner Construction
104) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice
105) YourChoice
717-961-5450
600 North 3rd Street, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
5) Allied Services Integrated Health System
6) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
9) Antrim Investment Group, LLC
11) Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers
12) AT&T Inc.
13) Aviat Networks
14) Bounty Minerals
15) Byler Management
19) Catalight
23) Child USA
24) Chobani
25) Christian School Association of Greater Harrisburg
26) Churchill Downs Incorporated
29) CNX Land LLC
30) Coalition for Community Solar Access
31) Coalition For Home Equity Partnership
32) College Board
33) Compass Learning
34) Concurrent Technologies Corporation
37) Dallas Area Fall Fair Inc. TA The Luzerne County Fair
43) Effective School Solutions
45) First National Bank of Pennsylvania
46) FMP Realty LLC
47) G&F Realty
48) GREATER JOHNSTOWN REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
49) Greenview Development, Inc.
51) HeyTutor
55) Housing And Redevelopment Insurance Exchange
56) Ibotta, Inc.
57) Inch & Co
61) Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania
64) Kooth USA, LLC
65) Kyndryl, Inc.
67) Leading Youth For Excellence
68) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition
69) Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center
71) Malt Beverage Distributors Association of PA
72) Martz Trailways
73) McCarthy Tire
74) Messiah Lifeways
75) MidPoint Group of Companies, Inc.
77) Modern Treasury
78) Mountain Springs Lake Resort LLC
80) New Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of America #544
82) NVNG Inc.
83) Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
84) PA Association for Justice
86) PA State Building & Construction Trades Council
89) Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
90) Pennsylvania Beer Alliance
91) Pennsylvania Principals Association
92) Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants
93) Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
94) Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc.
96) Philadelphia School District
97) Prestige Healthcare Administrative Services
100) Rikore, Inc.
102) Sentiment AI
103) Sheet Metal Workers LU 19
104) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Luzerne County
107) Summit Realty Advisors, LLC
108) Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
109) Terrapin Investment Fund 1, LLC
110) The Lands at Hillside Farms
111) Ticket Network
112) Total Security International LLC
113) Valley Crest Real Estate, LP
114) Viatris Inc.
115) Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Inc.
116) Waste Reduction Recycling Transfer, Inc.
117) Weidner Construction
118) William J. Brennan, Jr. Center for Justice
119) YourChoice