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BRYAN KAEGI

(Tennessee)

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6-10 years

Bryan Kaegi previously served six years as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Acadia Healthcare, a leading behavioral health company. In this role, Bryan was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's government relations strategy across 40 states and at the federal level. He also led strategic engagement with political membership associations including the Republican Governors Association and the Republican State Legislative Committee.

Prior to joining Vogel Group, Bryan served as the Finance Director for numerous elected officials running at the state and federal level including, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Chuck Fleishmann (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Phil Roe (R-TN). He also served in varying capacities on campaigns for Governor Bill Lee (R-TN), U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN), Governor Bill Haslam (R-TN), U.S. Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN).

11-15 years

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

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. Connecting State and local governments with business is crucial in this current environment, and Tommy has accomplished those goals for more than two decades.

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 in previous roles.

With a strong and bi-partisan background in 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). Tommy remains strongly engaged with the office of Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) and his administration.

Tommy received his B.A. in Business Administration from Lipscomb University.

KENDALL SCHELL

(Tennessee)

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0-5 years

Prior to joining Vogel Group, Kendall worked extensively in political fundraising in Nashville, TN. She served as the Deputy Finance Director for several elected officials running at the state and federal level including, Governor Bill Haslam (R-TN), Governor Bill Lee (R-TN), U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty. She has also served in varying fundraising capacities on campaigns for Mayor Karl Dean, Mayor Megan Barry, Mayor David Briley, Mayor Jim Coppinger, as well as ROCKCITY PAC, TENNPAC, the Tennessee State Museum Foundation, Tennessee Trucking Association, the Haslam Legislative Fund, Governor Haslam Inaugural Committee and Governor Lee Inaugural Committee.

At Vogel Group, Kendall leads the office's legislative efforts by working extensively with our General Assembly. With the political environment in Tennessee, she understands the complex nuances of working across party lines while representing clients' interests.

A native of Gallatin, Tennessee, Kendall graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in Public Relations. Alongside her work, Kendall enjoys working with two very important charities CASA Nashville and Mother to Mother. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband and two sons.

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

CLARE HESTER

(Mississippi)
Clients:

1) Accelerate Learning, Inc.

2) American Medical Response

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) Assured Guaranty Inc.

5) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP and its Affiliates

6) Asurion

7) BDO Government Services, LLC

8) Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc.

9) BetterLesson

10) Bitcoin Depot

11) Caertwheel Care, Inc.

12) CAG Holdings, Inc. LLC, a Carlyle Company Company Name

13) Capitol Resources LLC

14) Catapult Learning

15) Centene Corporation on behalf of its affiliates and subsidiaries

16) Cicero Action

17) Community Health Center Association of Mississippi, Inc.

18) Data Recognition Corporation

19) Diamondhead Water & Sewer District

20) Drax Group

21) Equifax, Inc.

22) Ergon, Inc.

23) Ernst & Young LLP

24) Exxon Mobil Corporation

25) Fortinet, Inc.

26) Gainwell Holding Corp.

27) Google LLC and its Affiliates

28) Gulf States Toyota, Inc.

29) Hazel Health

30) HB Strategies on behalf of Good Rx

31) Health Resources LLC

32) Ingalls Shipbuilding

33) Intervest Corp.

34) 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

35) Madison County Board of Supervisors

36) McLANE COMPANY, INC.

37) MedeAnalytics

38) Medical Transportation Management, Inc.

39) MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc.

40) Memorial Hospital at Gulfport

41) MGM Resorts International

42) Mississippi Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

43) Mississippi Association of REALTORS

44) Mississippi Association of Self-Insurers

45) Mississippi Business Alliance

46) Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians

47) Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

48) Mississippi Consumer Finance Association

49) Mississippi Counseling Association

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) Money Service Business Association, Inc.

59) MS Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs

60) NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

61) NOLA Education,LLC

62) Ochsner Health System

63) OneImaging

64) Panorama Education, Inc.

65) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

66) Reason Foundation

67) Regional Medical Center (Regional One Health)

68) Republic Services of MS / BFI Waste Services LLC

69) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition

70) Samsara Inc.

71) Scholastic Inc

72) SecurityScorecard, Inc.

73) Sharecare

74) Singing River Health System

75) SitelogIQ LLC

76) Southern Beverage Company, Inc.

77) Southern Renewable Energy Association

78) Spire Mississippi Inc.

79) State Shield Action

80) STChealth LLC

81) Stercus Bioanalytics, LLC

82) Teaching Strategies

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

84) The Magee Foundation

85) The University of Southern Mississippi

86) Thrivist

87) Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

88) Turo Inc.

89) Twenty Labs, LLC dba Healthy Together

90) Uber Technologies, Inc.

91) Unite USA Inc. (dba Unite Us)

92) Universal Health Services, Inc.

93) Vulcan Technologies, Inc

94) Wayne Halfway House, Inc.

95) Wonderschool

96) Workday

97) yes. every. kid

98) Youth Villages

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ROBERT SMITH

(Georgia)
  • (678) 327-5898

  • 2690 Laurelwood RoadAPT. 3241AtlantaGA30360

Clients:

1) 4KIDS of South Florida

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

3) AIDS HealthCare Foundation

4) American Dream

5) ARB Interactive, Inc.

6) ARC Hospice of Florida

7) Art Basel U.S. Corp LLC

8) Association of Dental Support Organizations

9) AssureCare

10) Best Friends Animal Society

11) Better Tomorrow Treatment Center

12) Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC

13) Blue Line Solutions

14) Braman Management Association

15) Brightline Trains Florida, LLC

16) Broward County Property Appraiser

17) Broward County Sheriff's Office

18) BusPatrol

19) Carnival Corporation

20) Chabad of Kendall and Pinecrest

21) Charter Communications Operating, LLC

22) City of Brooksville

23) City of Deerfield Beach

24) City of Doral

25) City of Miami

26) City of Miami Beach

27) City of Miramar

28) Community Health of South Florida

29) Crescent Heights

30) Deel Inc.

31) Deel, Inc.

32) Doma Technology

33) Dosal Tobacco Corporation

34) Early Care and Education Consortium

35) Embarc Collective

36) Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc

37) Feeding South Florida

38) FleetForce

39) Fletcher FL IL, LLC

40) Florida A & M University Foundation

41) Florida Alliance for Seniors

42) Florida Association of Insurance Agents

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

44) Florida Association of Property Tax Professionals (FAPTP)

45) Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association

46) Florida Crystals Corporation

47) Florida Institute of Technology

48) Florida International University Foundation

49) Florida Local Government Information Systems Association

50) Florida Panthers

51) Florida Power & Light Company

52) Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority

53) FORTS Services

54) Gainesville Regional Utilities

55) Gainwell Technologies LLC

56) Google LLC and its Affiliates

57) Greater Miami Jewish Federation

58) Green Jean Foundation

59) Handtevy

60) Hatzalah South Florida Emergency Medical Services

61) HCA Healthcare

62) Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust

63) Hospital for Special Surgery

64) Independent Living Systems, LLC.

65) Indian Trail Improvement District

66) Jersey College

67) JFS of Broward Inc

68) Juul Labs, Inc.

69) Kaplan North America, LLC

70) MAXIMUS

71) Miami Dade County

72) Miami Parking Authority

73) Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

74) Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center

75) Molina Healthcare

76) Nomi Health Inc

77) Nova Southeastern University

78) OnMed

79) Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd.

80) Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P

81) Power Design

82) PrizePicks

83) PTG-Florida, Inc

84) Responsive Gov Action

85) Richman Group of Florida, Inc., The

86) Ryan Specialty, LLC

87) SimpliGov, LLC

88) Skydio

89) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

90) Southwest Airlines

91) Stamm Development

92) Starkey Hearing Technologies

93) State Shield Action

94) Stride, Inc.

95) Tampa Bay Downs HBPA, Inc.

96) Tampa JCC-Federation, Inc

97) Teach Florida

98) The Foundation for Florida Gateway College

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

100) The Rok Family Shul - Chabad Downtown Jewish Center

101) The Seaside School Foundation, Inc.

102) Thoroughbred Racing Initiative, LLC

103) Tranquility AI Inc.

104) Trend Micro

105) University of Miami

106) University of South Florida Foundation

107) Vaad Harabonim Florida- Rabbinical Alliance of Florida

108) VGW Holdings Pty Ltd

109) Vheda, Inc

110) Village of Key Biscayne

111) Waymo LLC

112) Western Governors University

113) Wing Aviation LLC

114) Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc

115) WPT Enterprises, Inc.

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

117) Youth on Course

RAYMON WHITE

(Tennessee)