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The competitive nature of government and public advocacy requires a team with the experience, insight and knowledge to provide results. The Floridian Partners team is composed of individuals from different backgrounds and practice areas, resulting in a dynamic group of advocacy professionals. As a firm, we strive to exceed our clients' expectations with the understanding that our success is based solely upon the success of our clients. We not only represent our clients before the public sector; we also assist our clients in developing business-to-business opportunities.

Our first step in pursuing any client goal is to develop a strategic plan. In the world of advocacy, success is the result of sound strategy, access to decision makers, effective communication and strong execution. In creating and executing a strategy for each of our clients, we bring to bear decades of strategic advocacy experience on major client initiatives in projects spanning from the entitlement of Jungle Island in Miami-Dade County - to the largest privatization of services in the history of the State of Florida - to playing a major role in developing telecommunications and insurance law each year in the State Capitol. In addition to the know-how developed over this time, we also bring to bear the collective scope and depth of relationships developed along the way.

As a result, Floridian Partners operates at all levels of government and is never more than two degrees away from accessing a key decision maker on any given client matter, whether that client needs to impact proposed state legislation, a local or state agency regulation, local government ordinance, the state budget, or a local or State RFP opportunity.

Firm Specialties:
With offices in Tallahassee and Miami, our core services include government affairs, issues management & communications, and business consulting & development. We service clients across all major industries, have influence at all levels of Florida government, and can manage national issues through our multi- state advocacy network.

JORGE CHAMIZO, an attorney and governmental consultant, represents a variety of clients before the Florida Legislature, Executive Office of the Governor, Agency for Healthcare Administration, Florida Department of Health, Florida Public Service Commission, and other state regulatory agencies on matters related to healthcare, energy, telecommunications, professional licensure, public procurement and business regulation.

Before joining the Firm, Jorge served as Chief Advisor to the Chairman of the Florida Public Service Commission, the state agency which regulates Florida's utilities. In that capacity, Jorge gave counsel to the Chairman on legal and policy matters related to telecommunications, energy, water, and wastewater issues coming before the Commission, assisted the Chairman in setting and implementing overall agency policy and direction, served as central contact to industry representatives, and was the Chairman's liaison to the Florida Legislature as well as state and local government agencies. Apart from his legal and governmental experience, Jorge brings to Floridian Partners over a decade of business experience in the insurance industry in the area of marketing, sales and management.

Jorge is an honors graduate from The Florida State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000) and received his undergraduate degree in Finance from the University of Miami (BBA, 1996). Jorge was honored as a top South Florida lobbyist and the recipient of the Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project award. The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers presented him with the 2014 Presidents Award.

Tim Schellberg is the Founder and President of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, an internationally known governmental affairs and government business market development firm. In addition to serving as the firm's managing partner, Tim maintains an active governmental affairs and market development practice, and provides strategic direction to the firm's four primary divisions: International, Multi-State, Federal, and Washington State. Under Tim's leadership, the firm has had impressive growth and success.

Tim is recognized nationally and internationally for his work to create and grow new markets by collaborating with business and government to implement dynamic public policy and technology based solutions. Tim has used over 25 years of professional experience, worldwide contacts and knowledge of global government institutions to actively lead legislative based projects in over 30 countries and within the United States.

Diana Carlen is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan. Diana represents a broad group of clients before the state legislature, state agencies, and the executive branch.

6-10 years

Diana Carlen leads the firm's business and utility practice and has over 20 years of legal and legislative experience. Prior to joining Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs, Diana served as Leadership Counsel to the Senate Republican Caucus. In that role, she also served as the caucus attorney for the following policy issues: energy, natural resources, agriculture, land use, telecommunications and water issues. Prior to working for the Senate, Diana practiced law for several years focusing on land use and environmental issues and also served as a Law Clerk to Chief Justice Gerry Alexander of the Washington State Supreme Court. Diana represents several of the firm's business clients, public utilities, and port clients.

Josh has over two decades of experience in government relations representing both public and private entities in the legislative and executive branches of Washington State government. Josh is a Vice President at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA), the state's largest comprehensive governmental affairs firm. GTH-GA is information-driven and non-partisan.

20+ years

Nonpartisan staff for House members during development and passage of Washington's Forests & Fish law.

Josh has relationships with key legislators, statewide elected officials, agency staff and locally elected officials across the state.

Prior to joining the GTH-GA team, Josh spent nearly 10 years advocating for counties, serving as the Legislative Relations and Policy Director and General Counsel for the Washington State Association of Counties. Josh started working in Olympia in 1998 as nonpartisan counsel to the House of Representatives and served as Legislative Director for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. As Environmental Policy Director for the Washington Forest Protection Association he represented private forest landowners in the state's environmental regulatory system. He also assisted in Governor Locke's water reform efforts. Josh is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, graduate of Central Washington University and the Vermont Law School, and is a fourth generation Washingtonian. He lives in Olympia with his wife Karen.

Clients:

ERIC BREWER

(Tennessee)
Clients:

ERIC BREWER

(Tennessee)
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JEREMY COLLINS

(Georgia)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)

EDWARD COOPER

(Minnesota)
Clients:
Clients:

44) Merakey USA

45) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

46) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

47) MLH Explorations, LLC

48) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

49) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

51) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

52) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

53) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

54) One Call Corporation

55) Opus Inspection

56) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

57) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

58) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

59) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania MENTOR

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

64) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

65) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

66) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

67) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

68) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

69) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

70) Sharing Excess

71) Sports Betting Alliance

72) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

73) The Davey Resource Group, Inc

74) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

75) THE PENNSYLVANIA CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR DEAF & BLIND CHILDREN

76) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

77) UniqueSource Products & Services

78) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

79) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

80) VisionLink

81) Vistra Corporate Services Company

82) Walgreen Co.

83) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

84) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

85) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

86) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

46) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

47) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

48) MLH Explorations, LLC

49) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

51) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

52) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

53) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

54) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

55) One Call Corporation

56) Opus Inspection

57) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

58) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

59) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

60) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

61) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

62) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

63) Pennsylvania Forward

64) Pennsylvania MENTOR

65) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

66) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

67) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

68) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

69) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

70) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

71) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

72) Sharing Excess

73) Sports Betting Alliance

74) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

75) The Davey Resource Group, Inc.

76) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

77) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

78) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

79) UniqueSource Products & Services

80) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

81) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

82) VisionLink

83) Vistra Corporate Services Company

84) Walgreen Co.

85) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

86) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

87) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

88) XEROX CORPORATION

89) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:

45) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

46) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

47) MLH Explorations, LLC

48) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

49) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

50) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

51) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

52) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

53) Nueva Esperanza, Inc.

54) One Call Corporation

55) Opus Inspection

56) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

57) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

58) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

59) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania Forward

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR

64) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

65) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

66) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

67) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

68) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

69) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

70) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

71) Sharing Excess

72) Sports Betting Alliance

73) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

74) The Davey Resource Group, LLC

75) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

76) The Pennsylvania Charter Schools for Deaf & Blind Children

77) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

78) UniqueSource Products & Services

79) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

80) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

81) VisionLink

82) Vistra Corporate Services Company

83) Walgreen Co.

84) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

85) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

86) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

87) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:
Clients:

43) Live Nation

44) Meili Ventures

45) Merakey Pennsylvania

46) Merakey USA

47) Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance

48) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health

49) MLH Explorations, LLC

50) National Association of Chain Drug Stores

51) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of MiQ

52) National Strategies, LLC on behalf of ReUp Education

53) Niskanen Center and its Affiliates

54) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP

55) One Call Corporation

56) Opus Inspection

57) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

58) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES

59) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools

60) PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

61) Pennsylvania Child Care Association

62) Pennsylvania MENTOR

63) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network

64) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.

65) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

66) Pomeroy Technologies, LLC

67) Restore Integrated Wellness Center

68) Retail Services & Systems, Inc. dba Total Wine & More

69) Safety and Advocacy for Empowerment

70) Sharing Excess

71) Sports Betting Alliance

72) Stadium Casino RE, LLC

73) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center

74) The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

75) UniqueSource Products & Services

76) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

77) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board

78) VisionLink

79) Vistra Corporate Services Company

80) Walgreen Co.

81) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN

82) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

83) Westmoreland County Transit Authority

84) Youth Advocate Programs, Inc

Clients:
Clients: