410-382-2193
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
Subjects: Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, City/County Government, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Health Care, Non-Profit, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Transportation/Vehicles
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Registered lobbyist and practicing attorney with more than 16 years of combined private and public sector experience with a core focus on business and regulatory matters.
5) Anne Arundel County Food Bank
6) Association of Dental Support Organizations
7) AT&T
8) Cisco
10) Concentra
11) Dynamic Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC
12) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
14) Greenvest
19) International Sleep Products Association
20) Konterra Realty
22) Miller Pipeline
24) Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce
25) Procter & Gamble
26) Public Service Enterprise Group
28) Rock Creek Foundation, The
29) Rowan Digital Infrastructure
30) Sheetz, Inc.
32) Sun Service LLC
33) TeraWulf, Inc.
34) Three Prisms Consulting LLC
36) US Wind, Inc.
37) Via Path (Global Tel Link GTL)
38) Voyatek (GCOM)
39) Washington Gas
11-15 years
1st Vice President, Maryland Government Relations Association
Former General Counsel, Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation
Former General Counsel, Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Pounds is an accomplished attorney and lobbyist with sixteen years of legal experience and served as General Counsel for government, quasi-government entities, boards & commissions, and businesses. After seven years in Prince George's as a senior campaign and transition staff member, an associate county attorney, and then General Counsel to the Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation, Pounds served six years as a partner and senior counsel in two prominent Maryland law firms. He represents clients in municipal and cannabis law, alcoholic beverage licensing; land use and zoning; business transactions, and government relations. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech, and received his Juris Doctor, with honors, at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Pounds is active in his community and serves on several boards, including the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland Government Relations Association. He lives in Bowie with his wife and two children.
Holly Deshields is Director of the McGuireWoods Consulting Austin office and senior vice president of State Government Relations where she assists clients by lobbying and consulting on issues related to economic development, education, healthcare, finance, and state and local affairs.
3) AbbVie
4) Arthrex, Inc
5) BSA Buisness Software Alliance Inc.
6) Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
8) Consumer Data Industry Association
13) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
15) NRG Energy, Inc.
16) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated c/o MultiState Associates LLC
17) Rowan Digital Infrastructure
20) Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas
21) Texas Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
22) Treaty Oak Clean Energy, LLC
23) Walgreens Co.
6-10 years
She has been recognized by Capitol Inside in 2015 as a "Rising Star" in Texas politics and in 2016, was selected as the winner for Austin Under 40's government and public affairs industry category.
Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting in 2012, Holly served as chief of staff to Texas State Senator Mike Jackson and worked in the Texas Senate for over a decade building strong relationships with state legislators, capitol staff, executive branch and regulatory agencies.
Holly volunteers in various capacities around Central Texas. She is an active member of the MD Anderson Cancer Center's Advance Team and also founded Young Texans of Cancer's Austin Chapter. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Kappa Alpha Theta alumni and Texas Ex. She enjoys spending her free time with her son, Hunt, and golden retriever, Winnie.
410-977-3419
54 State Circle, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
4) Anne Arundel County Food Bank
5) AT&T
6) BSC America
8) Cisco
9) Concentra
11) Darden, Inc.
12) Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp.
14) GEICO
16) Greenvest
20) International Sleep Products Association
21) Konterra Realty
22) Miller Pipeline
23) Nissan North America, Inc.
24) One South Street Baltimore, LLC
26) Procter & Gamble
27) Public Service Enterprise Group
30) Rowan Digital Infrastructure
31) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
32) Sheetz, Inc.
35) Sun Service LLC
36) Tenable, Inc.
37) TeraWulf, Inc.
38) Trotter5857, LLC
40) US Wind, Inc.
41) Valley Link Transmission Maryland LLC
42) W.R. Grace & Co.
43) Washington Gas
(512)8100665
1400 16th Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO, 80202,
(980)2290019
300 Colorado St., Ste. 2300, Austin, TX, 78701,
3) AbbVie
4) Arthrex, Inc
5) BSA Business Software Alliance Inc.
7) Charles River Laboratories Inc.
9) Consumer Data Industry Association
12) Entertainment Software Association
15) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.
17) NRG Energy, Inc
18) Quaver Music LLC
19) Quest Diagnostics Incorporated c/o MultiState Associates LLC
20) Rowan Digital Infrastructure
23) Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas
24) Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI)
25) Texas Music Educators Association
(512)7436063
17901 Calm Harbor Dr, Pflugerville, TX, 78660,
1) AbbVie
3) Fermi Inc. DBA Fermi America
6) Guardian Industries Holdings, LLC
8) INV Nylon Chemicals Americas, LLC
9) Invited
10) Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, LLC