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After ten years serving the State of Georgia, Stuart Wilkinson is a seasoned public official with a proven track record of success. He recently comes from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp where he served as a top advisor to the Governor. Stuart covers a broad range of topics and specializes in Executive and Legislative branch relations.

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James Magazine Rising Star 2015, 2016, 2017

Stuart Wilkinson is a vice president with McGuireWoods Consulting in Atlanta. Over the past decade, he has earned extensive experience working with both the Executive and Legislative branches in Georgia.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Stuart served as a top advisor to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, most recently as his Deputy Director of External Affairs. In this role, Stuart helped craft and advance the Governor's legislative agenda. Additionally, he has held a number of other key positions with Governor Kemp including Deputy Director of the Gubernatorial transition team, as well as managing then Secretary of State Brian Kemp's legislative and external affairs team.

Stuart began his career in Governor Nathan Deal's administration for six years where he managed the Governor's local government relations program before joining the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities government relations team.

Stuart has been recognized as a Rising Star lobbyist in James magazine. An avid runner, Stuart currently serves as a Board Member of the Atlanta Track Club. Previously, he was appointed to the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism by Governor Deal. He is a native of Sandy Springs, Georgia and a graduate of Georgia College. Stuart currently lives in Atlanta with his wife Kathleen.

My name is Danica Thompson and I am a lobbyist at McGuireWoods Consulting. I work on behalf of companies and organizations to advocate for and to influence policy while educating elected officials about the interests of my clients on the state and local levels. I would love to earn your business.

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Voted as a Top and Rising Star Lobbyist by the James Magazine

Recognized as a Top Fierce and Fabulous 40 Under 40 Alumni by Spelman College

Executive Director, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (2003-2016)
Chair, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Corporate Roundtable Sports, Entertainment and Gaming Committee
Board Member, Wellroot (formerly known as United Methodist Children's Home)

Danica Thompson is experienced in civic engagement with a focus in government relations. She currently serves as a vice president of state government relations where she provides strategic advice and lobbying services to help clients meet their corporate and public affairs objectives. She has extensive experience working with clients in the areas of education, healthcare, diagnostic laboratories, procurement and transportation on both the state and local levels.

Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Danica worked with state elected officials for 13 years at the Atlanta-based Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Inc. Starting as a legislative intern, she seamlessly rose through the organization's ranks to the position of executive director where she managed the daily operations of the caucus, coordinated legislative conferences, spearheaded the legislative intern program and ensured that the caucus fulfilled its mission to protect the general welfare of people of color, the disadvantaged and the underserved citizens throughout the state of Georgia.

Throughout her professional career Danica has committed herself to making a difference at work and within her community. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the Georgia Women's Policy Institute. Presently, Danica serves as chair of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators Corporate Roundtable Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Policy Committee, serves as a board member for the United Methodist Children's Home (WellRoot), and volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to support children in foster care. She is a Council for Quality Growth Emerging Leader and serves as an ambassador with the Grady Ambassador Force, which consists of nearly 100 community leaders creating awareness and community support for the Grady Health System and chairs the Marsy's Law for Georgia Advisory Committee to ensure victims of crime receive their constitutional rights in court proceedings.

Danica has been recognized by her peers as a Top and Rising Star lobbyist in the James magazine, acknowledged by the Daily Report for providing pro bono services related to changing age requirements in Georgia's child marriage law, and named as Spelman College's Fierce 40 Under 40 Alumni. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Spelman College and a Juris Doctorate from Birmingham School of Law.

Danica is a native from Birmingham, Alabama. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, dogs and traveling.

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

1) Accelerate Learning, Inc.

2) American Medical Response

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) American Research and Policy Institute (ARPI)

5) Assured Guaranty Inc.

6) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates

7) Asurion

8) Bayer U.S. LLC

9) Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc.

10) BetterLesson

11) Capitol Resources LLC

12) Catapult Learning

13) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

14) Cicero Action

15) Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC

16) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

17) Crooked Letter Picture Company

18) Data Recognition Corporation

19) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

20) Drax Biomass Inc.

21) Equifax, Inc.

22) Ergon, Inc.

23) Ernst & Young LLP

24) Exxon Mobil Corporation

25) Fortinet, Inc.

26) Gainwell Holding Corp.

27) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

28) Hazel Health

29) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx

30) Health Resources LLC

31) Horne LLP

32) IGT and Its Affiliates

33) Ingalls Shipbuilding

34) Intervest Corp.

35) Kansas City Southern Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Kansas City and as CPKC, is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Kansas City Limited

36) Kohler Co.

37) LS Power Midcontinent, LLC

38) Madison County Board of Supervisors

39) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

40) MedeAnalytics

41) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

42) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

43) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

44) MetaMetrics, Inc.

45) Milliman, Inc.

46) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

47) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

48) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

49) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

50) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

51) Mississippi Counseling Association

52) Mississippi Economic Council

53) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

54) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

55) Mississippi Optometric Association

56) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

57) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

58) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

59) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

60) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

61) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

62) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

63) NOLA Education,LLC

64) Ochsner Health System

65) OneImaging

66) PATH Company LLC

67) Pine Gate Renewables LLC

68) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

69) Reason Foundation

70) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

71) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

72) Samsara Inc.

73) Scholastic Inc

74) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates

75) SecurityScorecard, Inc.

76) Sharecare

77) Singing River Health System

78) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

79) Southern Renewable Energy Association

80) Spire Mississippi Inc.

81) State Shield Action

82) STChealth LLC

83) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

84) Teaching Strategies

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

86) The University of Southern Mississippi

87) Thrivist

88) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

89) Turo Inc.

90) Uber Technologies, Inc.

91) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

92) Universal Health Services, Inc.

93) Wonderschool

94) Workday

95) yes. every. kid

96) Youth Villages

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