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6-10 years

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

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.

In previous roles, 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.

With a strong, bi-partisan background in the state of 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, TN).

Tommy remains strongly engaged with the office of Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) and his administration.

The Adams and Reese LLP Government Relations Team is a premier lobbying group in Alabama. Our team includes former members of the executive and legislative branches of government with over 80 years of combined experience working inside and outside of state and local government. We achieve success for our clients as a result of strong personal relationships that we maintain with government officials and leaders. Just as importantly, we know the processes and procedures of the executive and legislative branches inside and out.

We serve a diverse client base with interests ranging from healthcare, education, municipalities, non-profits, associations, manufacturing, defense, infrastructure, alcohol and hospitality.

15-20 years

Mark Gaines Named to Alabama Today's 32 Powerful and Influential Alabamians to Know

"Mark Gaines has been around for decades, bringing a wealth of knowledge, decades-long relationships, and a positive attitude to the political arena in Alabama."


Southern Political Report - The South's Top Government Affairs Firms

"The law firm of Adams and Reese placed #1 in the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee and also ranked in the top five in Mississippi and South Carolina.

Adams and Reese has a long-standing reputation as one of the region's most prominent Government Relations firms now with 16 offices in 15 markets across the Southern United States and Washington, D.C."

Mark Gaines lobbies at the local, state and federal level - in Alabama and Washington, D.C. - advising corporate clients on regulatory, legislative and economic development matters. His clients include companies in the telecommunications, road and bridge construction, infrastructure, financial, pharmaceutical, health care, alcohol, and defense industries as well as municipal governments and educational institutions. Having spent 15 years in state government and more than a decade providing government relations services, Mark has developed long-term personal and professional relationships with important decision makers at every level of government. He is skilled at building political coalitions to achieve client objectives.

Prior to joining Adams and Reese, Mark served as Probate Judge for Jefferson County and was elected to four terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. During his time in the legislature, he served on various legislative committees and commissions and served as the Republican Leader of the House and Chair of the House Republican Caucus. Mark has managed, consulted or counseled dozens of political campaigns, grassroots efforts and ballot initiatives, including races for Governor, U.S. Senate, judicial offices, and state legislative seats.

Prior to joining the firm, Mark was in private law practice concentrating in the areas of real estate, probate, wills, trusts and business entities. He tried many jury and non-jury cases to verdict in courts throughout Alabama.

Professional Affiliations & Memberships:
Alabama House of Representatives, Member, 1990-2005
Jefferson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, Vice Chair, 2004-2005
Jefferson County Coroner and Medical Examiner's Board, Member, 1998-2005
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Commissioner, 1994-2005
Probate Judge of Jefferson County, 2005-2007

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CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

47) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

48) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

49) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

50) Mississippi Counseling Association

51) Mississippi Economic Council

52) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

53) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

54) Mississippi Optometric Association

55) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

56) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

57) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

58) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

59) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

60) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

61) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

62) NOLA Education,LLC

63) Ochsner Health System

64) PATH Company LLC

65) Pine Gate Renewables LLC

66) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

67) Reason Foundation

68) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

69) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

70) Scholastic Inc

71) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates

72) Sharecare

73) Singing River Health System

74) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

75) Southern Renewable Energy Association

76) Spire Mississippi Inc.

77) State Shield Action

78) STChealth LLC

79) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

80) Teaching Strategies

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

82) The University of Southern Mississippi

83) Thrivist

84) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

85) Turo Inc.

86) Uber Technologies, Inc.

87) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

88) Universal Health Services, Inc.

89) Wonderschool

90) Workday

91) yes. every. kid

92) Youth Villages

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  • 101 E College AvenueSuite 502TallahasseeFlorida32399

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

1) 4KIDS of South Florida

2) 831 Federal Acquisition, LLC dba / The Big Easy Casino

3) Advocating for Seniors

4) Agudath Israel of South Florida

5) American Dream

6) ARC Hospice of Florida

7) Association of Dental Support Organizations

8) AssureCare

9) Best Friends Animal Society

10) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center

11) Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc.

12) Braman Management Association

13) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC

14) Broward County Property Appraiser

15) Broward County Sheriff's Office

16) Burford Capital LLC

17) BusPatrol

18) Carnival Corporation

19) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest

20) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

21) City of Brooksville

22) City of Deerfield Beach

23) City of Doral

24) City of Miami

25) City of Miami Beach

26) City of Miramar

27) Community Health of South Florida

28) Daher Aerospace

29) Dosal Tobacco Corporation

30) E. & J. Gallo Winery

31) Early Care and Education Consortium

32) Echo1 Emergency Logistics

33) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc

34) Feeding South Florida

35) FleetForce

36) Florida Association of Insurance Agents

37) Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists DBA Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

38) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

39) Florida Crystals Corporation

40) Florida East Coast Industries LLC

41) Florida Institute of Technology

42) Florida International University Foundation

43) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

44) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association

45) Florida Panthers

46) Florida Power & Light Company

47) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care

48) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

49) FORTS Services

50) Gainesville Regional Utilities

51) Gainwell Technologies LLC

52) Giffords

53) Google LLC and its Affiliates

54) Greater Miami Jewish Federation

55) Handtevy

56) Hatzalah of South Florida

57) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services

58) HCA Healthcare

59) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust

60) Hospital for Special Surgery

61) Independent Living Systems, LLC.

62) Indian Trail Improvement District

63) Innovage

64) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide

65) Juul Labs, Inc.

66) Kaplan North America, LLC

67) Liner Source, Inc.

68) Lottomatrix Corporation d/b/a Jackpot.com

69) MAXIMUS

70) Miami Parking Authority

71) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

72) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center

73) Molina Healthcare

74) Nomi Health Inc

75) Nova Southeastern University

76) OnMed

77) Orchid Cove Health Group

78) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.

79) Patriot Voices

80) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P

81) Power Design

82) PrizePicks

83) PTG-Florida, Inc

84) Rebirth South LLC

85) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The

86) Ryan Specialty, LLC

87) School District of Osceola County

88) SimpliGov, LLC

89) Skydio

90) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

91) Southwest Airlines

92) Starkey Hearing Technologies

93) State Shield

94) State Shield Action

95) Stride, Inc.

96) Student Loan Servicing Alliance

97) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.

98) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc

99) The Chick Mission

100) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College

101) The GEO Group, Inc.

102) The Panama City-Bay County Airport And Industrial District

103) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.

104) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC

105) Trend Micro

106) University of Miami

107) University of South Florida Foundation

108) Vheda, Inc

109) Village of Key Biscayne

110) Wing Aviation LLC

111) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc

112) Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. ("YFA")

RAYMON WHITE

(Tennessee)