Sponsored Ad

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

  • (850) 681-9111

  • 215 S Monroe StreetSuite 130TallahasseeFlorida32301-1852

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

45) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

46) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

47) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

48) Mississippi Counseling Association

49) Mississippi Economic Council

50) Mississippi Economic Development Council, Inc.

51) Mississippi Healthcare Collaborative

52) Mississippi Optometric Association

53) Mississippi Orthopaedic Society

54) Mississippi Physicians Care Network

55) Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation

56) Mississippi Section, American College of Obstertricians & Gynecologists

57) Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

58) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

59) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

60) NOLA Education,LLC

61) Ochsner Health System

62) PATH Company LLC

63) Pine Gate Renewables LLC

64) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

65) Reason Foundation

66) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

67) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

68) Scholastic Inc

69) Secure Democracy USA And It's Affiliates

70) Sharecare

71) Singing River Health System

72) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

73) Southern Renewable Energy Association

74) Spire Mississippi Inc.

75) State Shield Action

76) Teaching Strategies

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

78) The University of Southern Mississippi

79) Thrivist

80) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

81) Turo Inc.

82) Uber Technologies, Inc.

83) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

84) Universal Health Services, Inc.

85) Wonderschool

86) Workday

87) yes. every. kid

88) Youth Villages

  • (813) 317-7766

  • 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) Association of Dental Support Organizations

7) AssureCare

8) Best Friends Animal Society

9) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center

10) Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc.

11) Braman Management Association

12) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC

13) Broward County Property Appraiser

14) Broward County Sheriff's Office

15) Burford Capital LLC

16) BusPatrol

17) Carnival Corporation

18) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest

19) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

20) City of Brooksville

21) City of Deerfield Beach

22) City of Doral

23) City of Miami

24) City of Miami Beach

25) City of Miramar

26) Community Health of South Florida

27) Daher Aerospace

28) Dosal Tobacco Corporation

29) E. & J. Gallo Winery

30) Early Care and Education Consortium

31) Echo1 Emergency Logistics

32) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc

33) Feeding South Florida

34) FleetForce

35) Florida Association of Insurance Agents

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

37) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

38) Florida Crystals Corporation

39) Florida East Coast Industries LLC

40) Florida Institute of Technology

41) Florida International University Foundation

42) Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

43) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association

44) Florida Panthers

45) Florida Power & Light Company

46) Floridians for Safe Medical Cannabis Care

47) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

48) FORTS Services

49) Gainwell Technologies LLC

50) Giffords

51) Google LLC and its Affiliates

52) Greater Miami Jewish Federation

53) Handtevy

54) Hatzalah of South Florida

55) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services

56) HCA Healthcare

57) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust

58) Hospital for Special Surgery

59) Independent Living Systems, LLC.

60) Indian Trail Improvement District

61) Innovage

62) Joshco Group LLC dba Veteran Benefits Guide

63) Juul Labs, Inc.

64) Kaplan North America, LLC

65) Liner Source, Inc.

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

67) MAXIMUS

68) Miami Parking Authority

69) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

70) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center

71) Molina Healthcare

72) Nomi Health Inc

73) Nova Southeastern University

74) OnMed

75) Orchid Cove Health Group

76) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.

77) Patriot Voices

78) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P

79) Power Design

80) PrizePicks

81) PTG-Florida, Inc

82) Rebirth South LLC

83) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The

84) Ryan Specialty, LLC

85) School District of Osceola County

86) SimpliGov, LLC

87) Skydio

88) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

89) Southwest Airlines

90) Starkey Hearing Technologies

91) State Shield

92) State Shield Action

93) Stride, Inc.

94) Student Loan Servicing Alliance

95) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.

96) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc

97) The Chick Mission

98) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College

99) The GEO Group, Inc.

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

101) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.

102) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC

103) Trend Micro

104) University of Miami

105) University of South Florida Foundation

106) Vheda, Inc

107) Village of Key Biscayne

108) Wing Aviation LLC

109) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc

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

RAYMON WHITE

(Tennessee)