404-971-2690
1100 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 900, ATLANTA, GA, 30309,
Seasoned government affairs professional with a wide spectrum of policy experience in both Georgia and Alabama. Specializing in local government, tax policy, and finance.
1) Accelecom
2) Advanced Manufacturing International
9) D4 Solutions
10) Douglas-Coffee County Economic Development Authority
11) Electronic Transactions Association
13) Fidelity National Financial
14) Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
15) Georgia Association of Assessing Officials
16) Good-Lite
17) Guardian Fleet Services, Inc.
18) Hims & Hers
19) Independent Electrical Contractors
20) InfraHub
21) Inspected
23) Kaitlin Monaghan
26) Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority
28) MEAG Power
29) Mithril Defense Inc DBA Campus Guardian Angel
30) Nightlock
31) Office Images
32) Oscar Health
33) Reconnect, Inc
34) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
35) Samsara
36) South Georgia Energy Authority
37) Southern Oak Land and Capital
40) Tennessee Book Company LLC
41) The Southern Group of Georgia
43) Walton Global
44) Workbay
6-10 years
Served on the Georgia Department of Revenue Local Government Advisory Group. As a member of this group, Joel provided the Revenue Commissioner with feedback and suggestions on the impact of important tax issues on local governments.
Joel has developed extensive relationships with elected and appointed officials at the state and local level. Many of these relationships are concentrated in revenue and finance with strong relationships with finance directors all across Georgia's 538 cities and 159 counties. In addition to these local relationships, Joel has done extensive work with the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Joel began his career in local government by providing planning, zoning, and land use support with over 63 cities and 17 counties for one of Georgia's Regional Commissions. Joel then moved to Talladega, AL where he assisted the city manager in all planning and community development projects. It was in this capacity that Joel first started learning municipal budgeting and operations. Joel's work in Talladega caught the eye of a state trade association, and Joel got his introduction to lobbying with the Alabama Manufactured Housing Association (AMHA) in 2013.
As AMHA's Deputy Director, Joel learned the business operations of one of Alabama's major industries and lobbied on their behalf both locally and on the state level. After nearly four years with AMHA, Joel decided to combine his local government and lobbying experience by taking a job with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA). While at GMA, Joel specialized in a wide array of tax issues and lobbied on behalf of Georgia's 538 cities. Joel's knowledge of local government operations, business operations, and public policy development allowed him to develop a broad array of relationships at the General Assembly, while effectively advocating for all of Georgia's cities.
Joel graduated from Georgia College and State University with a BA in political science and Masters of Public Administration. Joel grew up in Byron, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta with his wife Lucy and daughter Willow.
1) AirSight
3) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
5) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
7) Apple Inc
8) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
9) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
10) Bexley Brothers
13) Clay County Board of County Commissioners
14) Copart, Inc
17) Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
18) Estuary LLC.
19) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
20) Florida Blue
21) Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
22) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
23) Florida Sheriffs Association
26) Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC
27) Hillwood
28) Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
33) Key West International Airport
34) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
35) LEO Technologies
36) Metro Development Group, LLC
38) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
39) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
41) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
42) Putnam County
43) Rayonier, Inc
44) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
45) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
46) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
47) South Central Florida Express, Inc
49) Sunfish Inc
50) The Parker Management Company, LLC
52) Two Roads Development, LLC
53) United States Sugar Corporation
54) University of North Florida
56) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
57) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
58) Westshore Marina Ventures LLC
59) ZeroEyes
A leader within Florida's government relations arena, Mercer Fearington, Jr. has been representing clients before the executive and legislative branches of Florida government since the mid-1990's. Mercer is the past Chairman of the Florida Agricultural Coalition and is a graduate of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture -- an affiliate of the Institute of Food and Agriculture and Sciences at the University of Florida. Mercer is a graduate of Mercer University.
Mercer lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Lindsey, and their three daughters.
(850) 671-4401
Po Box 10570, Tallahassee, FL, 32302-2570,
2) Airbnb, Inc.
3) AirSight
4) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
6) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
8) Apple Inc
9) Aramark Correctional Services, LLC
10) Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing, Inc. (AIM)
12) Baldwin Risk Partners, LLC
13) Bay County Board of County Commissioners
15) Beer Industry of Florida, Inc
18) Brava Roof Tile
19) Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC
20) Canaery, Inc.
21) Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute
23) CGL Companies
27) City of Marathon
30) Colonial Management Group, LP
31) Copart, Inc
33) Equifax
34) Fidelity National Financial, Inc
35) Florida Blue
36) Florida Prepaid College Foundation, Inc
37) Florida Pulp & Paper Association
38) Florida Senior Living Association
39) Florida Sheriffs Association
41) Gopher Resource
46) Jefferson County
49) Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC and Affiliates
50) LEO Technologies
52) Metro Development Group, LLC
54) NASCAR, LLC
55) National Emergency Management and Response
57) Nutanix, Inc.
59) OpenAI
60) Palm Beach Aggregates, LLC
61) Panhandle Engineering, Inc.
62) Phillips Infrastructure Corp.
63) Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care, Inc
65) Putnam County
67) Rayonier, Inc
69) Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC
71) SCI Funeral Services of Florida, Inc
74) SMG Drones, LLC dba DARIUS
75) Southern Gardens Citrus Holding Corporation
77) Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, Inc
79) TECO Energy, Inc
81) United States Sugar Corporation
82) Universal Protection Service, LLC
84) Vestcor Companies, Inc., The
85) VGW Corporate Services Australia Pty Ltd
86) Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S.
87) ZeroEyes