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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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LISA HARRIS JONES

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LISA HARRIS JONES

(Maryland, )

Harris Jones & Malone

lisa.jones@mdlobbyist.com
410-366-1500
2423 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21218,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website

In 2000, Harris Jones founded Harris Jones & Malone, LLC. To date, she remains the first and only Black woman in the State of Maryland to own and manage a law practice with a focus in lobbying, government relations, procurement, labor negotiations, criminal defense, and administrative trial board representation at both the state and local levels. Harris Jones & Malone proudly serves municipalities and related quasi-public agencies, non-profits, and small and large business enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Currently, Harris Jones & Malone represents clients on issues concerning, but not limited to construction, energy, water, retail sales, education, transportation, public safety, healthcare, gaming, real estate, telecommunications, procurement, corporate law, state funding for public and private development projects, taxation, labor, insurance, public interest, election, and environmental law.

Due to her hard work and tireless advocacy, Harris Jones is widely regarded as a lobbyist with the ability to effect real change in the legislative process, regardless of the size of her client or the perceived power of her opponent. As a result of her successful track record, her clients have enabled her to become the first Black attorney/lobbyist to be consistently ranked in the top five earning lobbyists in Maryland following the conclusion of each legislative session since 2009.

Harris Jones has worked on high profile matters such as the repeal of Maryland's Death Penalty, the enactment of the Civil Marriage Protection Act, and in 2019, the Community Safety and Strengthening Act, which authorizes Johns Hopkins University to establish a university police department.

Among her many legislative accomplishments, Harris Jones lobbied successfully for the passage of a priority lien bill on behalf of the Community Associations Institute Maryland Legislative Action Committee (CAI), an organization representing common ownership communities. For many years, CAI had battled with financial institutions over this critical legislation. In only her second legislative session representing CAI, Harris Jones was able to facilitate an agreement and secure the votes needed to pass the bill. This law allows condominium associations to recover up to four months of association fees at the time of a foreclosure sale. Hard hit by the downturn in the housing market, association fees are vital to the financial stability of all common ownership communities.

Harris Jones is a Member of the Board of Trustees/Directors of three publicly traded companies: Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, Diversified Healthcare Trust, and TravelCenters of America, LLC. She also serves on the Board of Trustees/Directors of Everyman Theatre and Baltimore Museum of Art. In 2021, Harris Jones was listed as one of The Daily Record's Power 100. She was also recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors, an international honor. In 2019 Harris Jones received the Current Leader Award from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc. In 2016, Harris Jones received the Friend of Dyslexia Award for Outstanding Dyslexia Advocacy and also received the Maryland Government Relations Association's Community Service Award. Since 2000, Harris Jones has earned the following honors: YWCA Greater Baltimore's Special Leader Award, The Daily Record's Leadership in Law Award, The Baltimore Sun's 50 Women to Watch in 2013, The Daily Records Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2005 and 2009, The Baltimore Business Journal's 40 under 40, The Baltimore Times' Top 25 Young Leaders to Watch, and the Maryland Coalition for Responsive Government's 21st Century Woman distinction.

1) Aligned Data Centers

2) Associated Builders & Contractors

3) Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC

4) Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.

5) Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

6) Baltimore Industrial Group

7) Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership

8) Benchmark Education Company

9) CFG Bank Arena

10) Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company

11) Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee

12) DoorDash, Inc.

13) Earth Funeral Group, Inc.

14) Eastman Chemical Company

15) Employ Prince George's, Inc.

16) Frederick Community College

17) Fund for Educational Excellence

18) Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group

19) Greater Baltimore Committee

20) Home Depot, Inc., The

21) HWS LLC dba Henry's Wrecker Service

22) Johns Hopkins

23) Joseph Smith & Sons, Inc.

24) JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC

25) Kennedy Krieger Institute

26) Kiewit Infrastructure Co.

27) Literacy Lab, The

28) Mariner Finance

29) Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund

30) Maryland Jockey Club

31) Maryland Land Title Association

32) Maryland Minority Contractors Association, Inc.

33) Maryland Multi-Housing Association

34) Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A.

35) Maryland Psychiatric Society

36) Maryland State's Attorneys' Association

37) Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, The

38) MCB Property Services Inc

39) McDonald's Corporation

40) Microsoft Corporation

41) Murphy, Falcon & Murphy

42) Noresco

43) Norfolk Southern Corporation

44) Penn National Gaming, Inc.

45) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

46) PRA Group, Inc.

47) Quest Diagnostics

48) RealPage, Inc.

49) RELX Inc.

50) REV Renewables, LLC

51) Smithfield Foods, Inc.

52) Southern Management Companies

53) Southwest Airlines Co.

54) Stonewall Capital, LLC

55) Town of Centreville

56) Transurban (USA) Inc.

57) Turo, Inc.

58) Tusk/Montgomery Philanthropies, Inc.

59) United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.

60) US Acute Care Solutions

61) US Oncology

62) Verizon Communications

63) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

64) Visit Baltimore

65) Walmart Inc.

66) Washington Psychiatric Society

67) Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.

20+ years

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THOMAS ALSUP

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THOMAS ALSUP

(Tennessee, )

Vogel Group

tommy@vogelgroupdc.com
615-290-3309
1221 Broadway, Suite 2100, Nashville, TN, 37203,

11-15 years

With more than 20 years of experience building relationships between the public and private sector, Tommy Alsup leads state and local government relations efforts for Vogel Group in Tennessee.

Tommy previously served as Vice President of Government Affairs for Envision Healthcare, a $15 billion healthcare and national hospital-based physician group. At Envision, Tommy was responsible for sourcing and managing state-level lobbyists to ensure that the company's strategic goals were met with governors, state legislators, and local officials across the country. His efforts were critical in securing favorable public policy on surprise medical billing issues in Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.

Tommy is an expert in managing national sales and procurement teams for companies seeking to grow revenue through state and local funding initiatives. He has overseen multiple requests for proposals (RFP) and large-scale procurement contracts for companies and industries alike. Connecting State and local governments with business is crucial in this current environment, and Tommy has accomplished those goals for more than two decades.

Tommy was a senior-level government relations executive at Corizon Health and CoreCivic, the nation's largest owner of correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in previous roles.

With a strong and bi-partisan background in Tennessee, Tommy served as Mayor of Oak Hill from 2002 to 2010, where he worked in partnership with Governor Phil Bredesen (D-TN) and Mayor Bill Purcell (D-Nashville). Tommy remains strongly engaged with the office of Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) and his administration.

Tommy received his B.A. in Business Administration from Lipscomb University.

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KENDALL SCHELL

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KENDALL SCHELL

(Tennessee, )

Vogel Group

kendall@vogelgroupdc.com
615-587-0249
1221 Broadway, Suite 2100, Nashville, TN, 37203,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:LinkedIn

0-5 years

Prior to joining Vogel Group, Kendall worked extensively in political fundraising in Nashville, TN. She served as the Deputy Finance Director for several elected officials running at the state and federal level including, Governor Bill Haslam (R-TN), Governor Bill Lee (R-TN), U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty. She has also served in varying fundraising capacities on campaigns for Mayor Karl Dean, Mayor Megan Barry, Mayor David Briley, Mayor Jim Coppinger, as well as ROCKCITY PAC, TENNPAC, the Tennessee State Museum Foundation, Tennessee Trucking Association, the Haslam Legislative Fund, Governor Haslam Inaugural Committee and Governor Lee Inaugural Committee.

At Vogel Group, Kendall leads the office's legislative efforts by working extensively with our General Assembly. With the political environment in Tennessee, she understands the complex nuances of working across party lines while representing clients' interests.

A native of Gallatin, Tennessee, Kendall graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in Public Relations. Alongside her work, Kendall enjoys working with two very important charities CASA Nashville and Mother to Mother. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband and two sons.

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LIAM SWEENEY

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LIAM SWEENEY

(Connecticut, )

Penn Lincoln Strategies

liam@pennlincoln.com
860-803-5103
17 Lincoln Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06102,

Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.

1) 50CAN National

2) American Investment Council

3) Amira Learning

4) Analytics Labs

5) Anthony Troiano & Sons, Inc.

6) BBB Attorneys & Counselors

7) Connected Commerce Council

8) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation

9) Connecticut Foodshare

10) Critical Response Group, Inc.

11) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.

12) CT Network for Children & Youth

13) CT Water Service, Inc.

14) DJI Technology Inc.

15) EarnIn

16) Educators 4 Excellence

17) Expedia Group Inc

18) FaithActs for Education

19) Financial Technology Association

20) Hartford Steam Company

21) Healthcare Distribution Alliance

22) Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff LLC

23) Mastercard

24) MCEJV d/h/a Affinity Grow

25) Monster Beverage Corporation

26) Open Communities Alliance

27) Petrogas US | AppleGreen

28) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

29) Teach.org

30) The Diaper Bank

31) Town of East Haven

32) Turo, Inc.

33) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

34) Water Sports Industry Association

35) Workday, Inc.

36) Yondr

15-20 years

Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.

Liam's background involves a wide range of experience in government relations, public service, and politics. Liam has worked on both national and statewide campaigns, and lobbied on the local, state and national levels.

Prior to joining Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC in 2017, Liam served as the Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs at ConnCAN, the state's largest education advocacy organization. In that role, Liam coordinated and directed ConnCAN's diverse legislative agenda at the federal, state and local levels. Additionally, Liam worked in tandem with the organization's leadership and various coalitions to develop strategies that improved educational outcomes for Connecticut students.

Before Liam joined ConnCAN, Liam worked for former U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd in his district legislative office and Presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire. Liam also supported the Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore's office where he monitored the Majority's legislative proposals and worked on several key legislative campaigns. Additionally, Liam has worked with a wide range of clients from nonprofit organizations to major utility companies and has had several legislative victories ranging from helping pass the State's nationally recognized Minority Teacher Recruitment legislation, authorizing Electric Bikes in Connecticut and establishing the State's Hemp program.

Liam is a member of the Town Council in West Hartford. Liam is also a founding board member of Active City, a Hartford based non-profit group centered around getting 600+ kids in the area active in youth sports. Liam lives in West Hartford with his wife, Whitney and their children Rory and Claire.

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ELENA CROSS

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ELENA CROSS

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

Elena.Cross@gslconsulting.com
17-602-9423
17 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, LinkedIn

30) NorthPoint Development

31) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

32) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

33) PA American Water Company

34) Pearson Education, Inc.

35) Pegasystems

36) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

37) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

38) Pennsylvania Solar Consortium Supporting Farmers

39) Philadelphia Gun Club

40) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

41) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

42) Qualtrics

43) Rodale Institute

44) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

45) Steamfitters Local 420

46) Sunoco L.P.

47) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

48) Temple University Health System

49) The Guthrie Clinic

50) The Janus School

51) UGI Utilities, Inc.

52) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

53) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

54) WGL Energy

55) WGL Energy Services

56) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

57) WinnDevelopment

58) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

0-5 years

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.

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KYLE FITZSIMMONS

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KYLE FITZSIMMONS

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

kyle.fitzsimmons@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-514-6330
17 N. 2nd Street, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

Links:Website, LinkedIn

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.

1) AES Clean Energy

2) Alvernia university

3) Center for Organ Recovery and Education

4) Charlie Health, Inc.

5) Chime Capital, LLC

6) Constellation Energy Generation, LLC

7) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

8) Diavac Biotech Company

9) DocuSign, Inc.

10) Duquesne Light Company

11) Elmwood Park Zoo

12) Energy Transfer L.P.

13) Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank

14) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

15) Google LLC and its Affiliates

16) GREATER DELAWARE VALLEY SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANT SURGEONS

17) GSL Government Consulting

18) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

19) Hazleton Area School District

20) Hazleton City Authority

21) HC Associates, Inc.

22) Historic Philadelphia Inc

23) jawnt, Inc.

24) Keystone College

25) King's College

26) Labrador LLC

27) Lakeside NEPA

28) Lubert Adler Partners

29) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

30) McClure Company

31) Michael Baker International

32) Noodle Partners, PBC

33) NorthPoint Development

34) Novelis

35) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

36) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

37) PA American Water Company

38) Pearson Education, Inc.

39) Pegasystems

40) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

41) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

42) Pennsylvania Solar Consortium Supporting Farmers

43) Philadelphia Gun Club

44) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

45) Qualtrics

46) Rodale Institute

47) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

48) Steamfitters Local 420

49) Sunoco L.P.

50) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

51) Temple University Health System

52) The Guthrie Clinic

53) The Janus School

54) The Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians

55) UGI Utilities, Inc.

56) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

57) WGL Energy

58) WGL Energy Services

59) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

60) WinnDevelopment

61) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

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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GREGORY THALL

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

gregory.thall@gslconsultin.com
717-547-8213
17 N. 2nd Street. 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

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.

30) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

31) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

32) PA American Water Company

33) Pearson Education, Inc.

34) Pegasystems

35) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

36) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

37) Pennsylvania Solar Consortium Supporting Farmers

38) Philadelphia Gun Club

39) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

40) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

41) Qualtrics

42) Rodale Institute

43) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

44) Steamfitters Local 420

45) Sunoco L.P.

46) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

47) Temple University Health System

48) The Guthrie Clinic

49) The Janus School

50) UGI Utilities, Inc.

51) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

52) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

53) WGL Energy

54) WGL Energy Services

55) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

56) WinnDevelopment

57) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

0-5 years

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ROBERT GHORMOZ

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

robert.ghormoz@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-255-7364
111 N. 6th Street, Suite 500, Reading, PA, 19607,

Subjects: All Subjects

30) Noodle Partners, PBC

31) NorthPoint Development

32) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

33) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

34) PA American Water Company

35) Pearson Education, Inc.

36) Pegasystems

37) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

38) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

39) Pennsylvania Solar Consortium Supporting Farmers

40) Philadelphia Gun Club

41) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

42) Prologis Logistics Services Incorporated

43) Qualtrics

44) Rodale Institute

45) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

46) Steamfitters Local 420

47) Sunoco L.P.

48) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

49) Temple University Health System

50) The Guthrie Clinic

51) The Janus School

52) UGI Utilities, Inc.

53) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

54) WGL Energy

55) WGL Energy Services

56) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

57) WinnDevelopment

58) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

0-5 years

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.

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ELIZABETH RUSSOLI

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ELIZABETH RUSSOLI

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

elizabeth.russoli@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-580-4232
17 N. 2nd Street, 16th Floor, Suite 310, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:LinkedIn

1) AES Clean Energy

2) Alvernia university

3) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance

4) Avenues Recovery Medical Center at Valley Forge, LLC

5) Button Holdings Inc

6) Capstone Studios Corp

7) Charlie Health, Inc.

8) Chime Capital, LLC

9) Comcast Corporation

10) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

11) Diavac Biotech Company

12) DocuSign, Inc.

13) Duquesne Light Company

14) Energy Transfer L.P.

15) Ever Grain Brewing Company

16) Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank

17) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

18) Google LLC and its Affiliates

19) Guidehouse Inc.

20) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

21) Hazleton Area School District

22) Hazleton City Authority

23) HC Associates, Inc.

24) HealthShare Exchange of SE PA

25) Historic Philadelphia Inc

26) Hull Street Energy

27) InnovAge

28) jawnt, Inc.

29) Keystone College

30) King's College

31) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

32) Lubert Adler Partners

33) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

34) Michael Baker International

35) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC

36) NorthPoint Development

37) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

38) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

39) PA American Water Company

40) Pace-O-Matic

41) Pearson Education, Inc.

42) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

43) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

44) Philadelphia Gun Club

45) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

46) Prologis

47) Qualtrics

48) Rodale Institute

49) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

50) Steamfitters Local 420

51) Sunoco L.P.

52) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

53) Temple University Health System

54) Terpene Belt, Inc.

55) The Janus School

56) The Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians

57) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

58) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

59) WGL Energy Services

60) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

61) WinnDevelopment

62) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

0-5 years

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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MATTHEW BENTLEY

(Texas, )

Bentley Public Affairs

mb@mbentley.us
512-496-1085
1115 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 275, Austin, TX, 78701,

Matthew Bentley is a government relations consultant working for associations, companies, local governments and non-profit organizations in Texas. His practice is focused on environmental management, energy and utility regulations, private property interests, natural resources, infrastructure projects, economic development and alcohol issues.

With over ten years of policy and campaign experience, Matthew is known for his hard work, integrity, resourcefulness and passion for his clients.

1) AT&T

2) Base Power, Inc.

3) BBBJ2 Family, LP

4) Bentley Public Affairs, LLC

5) Coalition for Responsible Infrastructure Finance

6) DIRECTV, LLC

7) DISH Network, L.L.C.

8) Electronic Payments Coalition Inc.

9) Fermi LLC

10) Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas

11) General Cigar Co., Inc.

12) H20 America dba Texas Water Company

13) Houston Region Business Coalition

14) IKEA US Retail, LLC

15) ISF, Inc.

16) Ivy Funding Company

17) KinderCare Learning Companies

18) Las Vegas Sands Corp.

19) Max Midstream Texas, LLC

20) Nasdaq, Inc.

21) Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.

22) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

23) Texans for Lawsuit Reform

24) Texas Coalition for Patients

25) Texas Consumer Lenders, LLC

26) Texas Deer Association

27) Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association

28) Texas Oil & Gas Association

29) Texas Partnership for Out of School Time

30) TNMP

31) USA Rare Earth, LLC

32) William Chris Wine Company

6-10 years

2019 Capitol Inside Texas Lobby Power Rankings - "Rising Star"

Texas Legislature
Texas Governor's Office
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Railroad Commission of Texas
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Animal Health Commission
Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Facilities Commission
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas General Land Office
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Texas Department of Public Safety

Matthew Bentley is a government relations consultant working for associations, companies, local governments and non-profit organizations in Texas. His practice is focused on environmental management, energy and utility regulations, private property interests, natural resources, infrastructure projects, economic development and alcohol issues. Matthew focuses his guidance on public positioning, issue management and government relations. His success relies greatly on his extensive relationships with elected officials and staff throughout the legislative and executive branches of state government. His work has resulted in the development and implementation of public policy; formulation of strategy with key government officials; and improved communication between legislative and business leaders at the highest level.

Matthew began independent lobbying during the 83rd Legislative Session (2013). Among others, he currently represents the country's largest telecommunications company, the state's leading utility association, a mining operation, a Class A water utility, a conservative tort reform organization, a multi-national transportation infrastructure company, a mid-sized manufacturer seeking regulatory rule changes, an association involved with the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, a group of Texas wineries, a residential developer and a non-profit cancer research foundation. Previous clients have included the state's two largest waste and recycling businesses, several landowner groups, an oil and gas trade association, special purpose districts, a leading power generation company and other major infrastructure projects. Matthew was recently named a Top Ten "Rising Star" by Capitol Inside, a bi-partisan publication covering Texas politics and government.

Throughout the 82nd Texas Legislature (2011), Matthew was under contract to Reggie Bashur, Cliff Johnson, Clay Pope and Luis Saenz, working on their clients' interests before the Texas Legislature and agencies throughout the state. During the 81st Legislative Session (2009), he worked for Commissioner Todd Staples at the Texas Department of Agriculture, as the Commission underwent the Sunset Advisory Commission review process.

Matthew also previously served as Business Development Manager for Procurement Strategy Group, Inc. This Austin-based government relations firm was well respected by government and business leaders for brokering mutually beneficial procurement solutions, until it dissolved due to retiring partners in 2012. Matthew helped companies target and win projects with federal, state and local governments.

Matthew has considerable experience and great success in working on political campaigns throughout Texas and the United States. In 2018, Matthew had a one hundred percent win rate as he consulted on Cody Harris' campaign for the Texas House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman Lance Gooden's open seat race for Congress and judicial races throughout East Texas. Matthew also served as Campaign Manager for State Representative Byron's Cook successful 2016 campaign for re-election. That race was among the highest profile and most seriously contested races that cycle. Matthew started his campaign work with Commissioner Todd Staples' statewide Agriculture Commissioner campaign and Governor Rick Perry's 2010 gubernatorial and 2012 presidential races. Matthew is very involved with the Texas GOP's Mighty Texas Strike Force, having served as the Virginia Co-Captain for the 2016 General Election.

Matthew presently serves on the Advisory Council for Texan by Nature, a non-profit organization founded by Former First Lady, Laura Bush, which focuses on safeguarding the environment with respect to private property interests and economic development. Matthew graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.

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CHAD ROBINSON

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CHAD ROBINSON

(West Virginia, )

Robinson Capitol Consulting

chad@wvcsi.com
(304) 342-3769
18 California Ave., Charleston, WV, 25311,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, LinkedIn

Robinson Capitol Consulting (RCC) is a full-service government relations and public affairs firm. We help a wide range of companies, associations and government entities achieve their public policy and business goals.

RCC has been building relationships between our clients and our government for more than 30 years. We strive to find our clients solutions to the most complex issues, while being an advocate, solid support, educator and a liaison for our clients and their profession.

1) Appalachian Outlaw Trails

2) Association of Optometric Physicians/WV

3) Cemetery and Funeral Association/WV

4) Cigar Association of America, Inc.

5) Food and Farm Coalition/WV

6) Nurse Anesthetists Assn./WV

7) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

8) West Virginia Chiropractic Society

9) WV 811/Miss Utility of WV

10) WV Association of Real Estate Appraisers

20+ years

Chad D. Robinson owner of the government relations and consulting firm, Robinson Capitol Consulting, Inc (RCC). Mr. Robinson has worked within the government relations capacity since 1999, and actively been involved in more than 25 Legislative Sessions.

Chad graduated from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown WV in 1996 with a degree in Political Science and Economics. He earned his Master's Degree from West Virginia University in 1999 with a Masters of Legal Studies.

RCC represents state and local associations and businesses in West Virginia.

Association management is one of Mr. Robinson's passions, providing leadership, legislative expertise, and helping to reach professional goals within the Association. This passion assures members are protected and succeed in professional goals and strategic growth.

Playing a key role in successful legislation, Mr. Robinson has directed lobbying efforts for the Associations and the clients he represents for 19 years. His presence at the State Capitol during the Legislative Sessions and Interim meetings has developed relationships with Legislators and staff members which successfully benefit those he represents.

Chad's experience also includes WV Senate Senior Legislative Analyst and WV Attorney General Consumer Protection agent. These positions provided him knowledge regarding professional legislation, and working with WV consumers, community organizations, businesses and local government regarding Consumer Protection.

Chad is active in his local community where he resides with his wife and 2 children and serves as Charleston WV city councilman. Chad accepts challenges head with professionalism, knowledge and expertise.

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." -Joshua J. Martin

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CHRISTOPHER VANDEHOEF

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CHRISTOPHER VANDEHOEF

(Connecticut, )

Penn Lincoln Strategies

chris@pennlincoln.com
860-716-4461
17 Lincoln Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06102,

Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.

1) 50CAN National

2) American Investment Council

3) Amira Learning

4) Analytics Labs

5) Anthony Troiano & Sons, Inc.

6) BBB Attorneys & Counselors

7) Carvana, Inc.

8) Connected Commerce Council

9) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation

10) Connecticut Foodshare

11) Critical Response Group, Inc.

12) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.

13) CT Network for Children & Youth

14) CT Water Service, Inc.

15) DJI Technology Inc.

16) EarnIn

17) Educators 4 Excellence

18) Expedia Group Inc

19) FaithActs for Education

20) Financial Technology Association

21) General Cigar Company

22) Hartford Steam Company

23) Healthcare Distribution Alliance

24) Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff LLC

25) Lottomatrix Corporation

26) Mastercard

27) MCEJV d/h/a Affinity Grow

28) Monster Beverage Corporation

29) Open Communities Alliance

30) Petrogas US | AppleGreen

31) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

32) The Diaper Bank

33) Town of East Haven

34) Turo, Inc.

35) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

36) Water Sports Industry Association

37) Yondr

15-20 years

Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.

Chris, as the Founder and CEO of Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC (PLS), oversees government relations and strategic communications for his firms' multitude of clients. PLS specializes in providing its clients with streamlined and precise consultation for all of their public affairs and advocacy needs. The firm advises client interests before state legislatures around the country, specializing primarily in the Connecticut legislature while, for some clients, managing their day-to-day association operations and providing strategic communications counsel on how to manage press inquiries and crisis communications/public relations.

PLS, established by Chris in 2016, is a full service firm that is proud of the commitment and professionalism it provides its clients.

Before PLS' founding, Chris worked as the Director of Government Relations for Connecticut based company, TicketNetwork, overseeing and managing the company's government relations for all 50 states and the federal government. In concert with the company's legal department and C-Suite, Chris oversaw a robust consultation and travel budget while managing a network of nearly two dozen national government relations and public relations consultants and professionals.

Prior to joining TicketNetwork in 2015, Chris spent over twelve years with the government relations firm Tobin, Carberry, O'Malley, Riley and Salinger (TCORS) a Hartford, CT based firm that specializes in association management and government relations. In the role of Principal, Chris led daily legislative management for dozens of clients on wide ranging issues from environmental regulation to state budgetary issues, gambling issues to freedom of press matters before the Connecticut State Legislature.

Chris got his start in the political field nearly twenty years ago as a political and campaign consultant on numerous successful local and statewide races in Connecticut.

Chris has a B.S. in Political Science from Ohio Dominican University and currently lives in West Hartford, CT with his wife, Maureen, their son Jake and the family dog, Ripken. Chris is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan and believes that Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie.

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MICHAEL RADER

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

Michael.Rader@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-547-8229
17 N. 2nd Street. 16th Floor, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

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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.

0-5 years

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BRYAN KAEGI

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BRYAN KAEGI

(Tennessee, )

Vogel Group

bryan@vogelgroupdc.com
615-948-1863
Vogel Group, 3810 Bedford Drive, Ste 200, Nashville, TN, 37215,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:LinkedIn

1) Acorn Health of Tennessee LLC

2) AECOM Consult, Inc.

3) Affordable Equity Partners, Inc.

4) Artanis Emergency Communities

5) Cleary Construction, Inc.

6) CommuniCare Technology, Inc dba Pulsara

7) Eubank Asphalt Paving & Sealing, LLC

8) Flatrock Entertainment Group, LLC

9) Green Group Holdings

10) Jones Bros. Contractors, LLC

11) KPMG LLP

12) Oklo Inc

13) Phillips and Jordan, Inc

14) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

15) State Shield Action

16) Tennessee Catholic Conference

17) Trane Technologies Company LLC

18) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

19) Volunteer Materials, LLC

6-10 years

Bryan Kaegi previously served six years as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Acadia Healthcare, a leading behavioral health company. In this role, Bryan was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's government relations strategy across 40 states and at the federal level. He also led strategic engagement with political membership associations including the Republican Governors Association and the Republican State Legislative Committee.

Prior to joining Vogel Group, Bryan served as the Finance Director for numerous elected officials running at the state and federal level including, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleishmann (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Phil Roe (R-TN). He also served in varying capacities on campaigns for Governor Bill Lee (R-TN), U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN), Governor Bill Haslam (R-TN), U.S. Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN).