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CHRISTOPHER VANDEHOEF

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CHRISTOPHER VANDEHOEF

(Connecticut, )

Penn Lincoln Strategies

chris@pennlincoln.com
860-716-4461
17 Lincoln Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06102,

Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.

1) 50CAN National

2) American Investment Council

3) Analytics Labs

4) BBB Attorneys & Counselors

5) Carvana, Inc.

6) Connected Commerce Council

7) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation

8) Connecticut Foodshare

9) Critical Response Group, Inc.

10) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.

11) CT Network for Children & Youth

12) CT Water Service, Inc.

13) DJI Technology Inc.

14) EarnIn

15) Educators 4 Excellence

16) Expedia Group Inc

17) FaithActs for Education

18) General Cigar Company

19) Healthcare Distribution Alliance

20) Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff LLC

21) Lottomatrix Corporation

22) Mastercard

23) MCEJV d/h/a Affinity Grow

24) Monster Beverage Corporation

25) Open Communities Alliance

26) Petrogas US | AppleGreen

27) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

28) The Diaper Bank of Connecticut

29) Turo, Inc.

30) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

31) Yondr

15-20 years

Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.

Chris, as the Founder and CEO of Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC (PLS), oversees government relations and strategic communications for his firms' multitude of clients. PLS specializes in providing its clients with streamlined and precise consultation for all of their public affairs and advocacy needs. The firm advises client interests before state legislatures around the country, specializing primarily in the Connecticut legislature while, for some clients, managing their day-to-day association operations and providing strategic communications counsel on how to manage press inquiries and crisis communications/public relations.

PLS, established by Chris in 2016, is a full service firm that is proud of the commitment and professionalism it provides its clients.

Before PLS' founding, Chris worked as the Director of Government Relations for Connecticut based company, TicketNetwork, overseeing and managing the company's government relations for all 50 states and the federal government. In concert with the company's legal department and C-Suite, Chris oversaw a robust consultation and travel budget while managing a network of nearly two dozen national government relations and public relations consultants and professionals.

Prior to joining TicketNetwork in 2015, Chris spent over twelve years with the government relations firm Tobin, Carberry, O'Malley, Riley and Salinger (TCORS) a Hartford, CT based firm that specializes in association management and government relations. In the role of Principal, Chris led daily legislative management for dozens of clients on wide ranging issues from environmental regulation to state budgetary issues, gambling issues to freedom of press matters before the Connecticut State Legislature.

Chris got his start in the political field nearly twenty years ago as a political and campaign consultant on numerous successful local and statewide races in Connecticut.

Chris has a B.S. in Political Science from Ohio Dominican University and currently lives in West Hartford, CT with his wife, Maureen, their son Jake and the family dog, Ripken. Chris is an avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan and believes that Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie.

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THOMAS ALSUP

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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.

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LIAM SWEENEY

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LIAM SWEENEY

(Connecticut, )

Penn Lincoln Strategies

liam@pennlincoln.com
860-803-5103
17 Lincoln Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06102,

Penn Lincoln Strategies is a full-service government relations and public affairs consulting firm that specializes in utilizing the decades of experience its team brings to your company or association's needs. Whether it's executing a comprehensive legislative agenda or managing a communications crisis PLS is prepared to give you and your matter the attention and dedication it needs to achieve the level of success you expect.

1) 50CAN National

2) American Investment Council

3) Analytics Labs

4) BBB Attorneys & Counselors

5) Connected Commerce Council

6) Connecticut Canna Food and Beverage Alliance Corporation

7) Connecticut Foodshare

8) Critical Response Group, Inc.

9) CT Daily Newspapers Assoc.

10) CT Network for Children & Youth

11) CT Water Service, Inc.

12) DJI Technology Inc.

13) EarnIn

14) Educators 4 Excellence

15) Expedia Group Inc

16) FaithActs for Education

17) Healthcare Distribution Alliance

18) Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff LLC

19) Mastercard

20) MCEJV d/h/a Affinity Grow

21) Monster Beverage Corporation

22) Open Communities Alliance

23) Petrogas US | AppleGreen

24) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

25) The Diaper Bank of Connecticut

26) Turo, Inc.

27) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

28) Workday, Inc.

29) Yondr

15-20 years

Penn Lincoln Strategies has fostered many relationships with members of the Connecticut legislature, General Assembly staffers, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State and agency heads.

Liam's background involves a wide range of experience in government relations, public service, and politics. Liam has worked on both national and statewide campaigns, and lobbied on the local, state and national levels.

Prior to joining Penn Lincoln Strategies, LLC in 2017, Liam served as the Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs at ConnCAN, the state's largest education advocacy organization. In that role, Liam coordinated and directed ConnCAN's diverse legislative agenda at the federal, state and local levels. Additionally, Liam worked in tandem with the organization's leadership and various coalitions to develop strategies that improved educational outcomes for Connecticut students.

Before Liam joined ConnCAN, Liam worked for former U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd in his district legislative office and Presidential campaign in Iowa and New Hampshire. Liam also supported the Connecticut Senate President Pro Tempore's office where he monitored the Majority's legislative proposals and worked on several key legislative campaigns. Additionally, Liam has worked with a wide range of clients from nonprofit organizations to major utility companies and has had several legislative victories ranging from helping pass the State's nationally recognized Minority Teacher Recruitment legislation, authorizing Electric Bikes in Connecticut and establishing the State's Hemp program.

Liam is a member of the Town Council in West Hartford. Liam is also a founding board member of Active City, a Hartford based non-profit group centered around getting 600+ kids in the area active in youth sports. Liam lives in West Hartford with his wife, Whitney and their children Rory and Claire.

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DAVID CUZZI

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DAVID CUZZI

(New Hampshire, )

PROSPECT HILL STRATEGIES

david.cuzzi@prospecthillstrategies.com
603-716-0569
72 N. Main St., Ste. 201, Concord, NH, 03110,

Subjects: All Subjects

Links:Website, LinkedIn

David Cuzzi is an accomplished public affairs consultant and lobbyist. His unique, extensive background in government and public relations, and business development, provides organizations with a demonstrated ability to assess and shape their business environment to protect their interests and grow their bottom line.

1) 3M Company

2) Aurora Sustainable Lands

3) BAE Systems, Inc.

4) New Hampshire Electric Co-Op/NH Broadband

5) New Hampshire Life Sciences

6) NH Society of Physician Associates

7) Tutor.com

8) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

9) White Mountain Paper Co.

6-10 years

Mr. Cuzzi launched Prospect Hill Strategies in 2012. Today, David brings over two decades of experience to benefit some of New Hampshire's largest and smallest companies. The results achieved in both New Hampshire and Washington, DC for a diverse client roster demonstrate the Firm's ability to provide full service public affairs and government relations solutions to organizations with varying needs across a range of industries.

David previously worked for BAE Systems' Electronic Systems sector and its legacy businesses in Nashua, NH, in the roles of Manager, Business Development and Director, Government Relations. As a Business Development Manager, he led the strategy, resource planning, and execution of efforts to maintain core business and capture new business for a product line with annual sales of $240 million, including one of the company's most important programs. As Government Relations Director, David was responsible for advocacy at the federal, state and local levels for the Nashua, NH-based sector, which then employed 9,000 people at 16 sites across 7 states, with annual sales of $3.5 billion.

Prior to joining BAE Systems, David served as a top aide to then-U.S. Senator John E. Sununu (R-NH) on Capitol Hill, advising the Senator on National Security, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Veterans' matters, and all issues pertinent to the Senator's service on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Mr. Cuzzi played a critical role in reversing the Department of Defense's recommendation to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the 2005, and was a key negotiator in the drafting and passage of legislation reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT ACT in 2006 and 2007, and reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States in 2007.

Mr. Cuzzi also served in New Hampshire and Washington, DC as an aide for two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, handling a wide portfolio of issues, including all committee work for a member of the Appropriations Committee. His other career assignments include posts with Podesta Associates in Washington, DC, Putnam Investments in Andover, MA, Bob Dole's 1996 New Hampshire Presidential Primary campaign, and the National Restaurant Association in Washington, DC.

David was born and raised in Waltham, MA. He is a graduate of St. Anselm College, and lives in Bedford, NH with his wife, Christina, and their twin boys. An avid sports fan and golfer, Mr. Cuzzi is active in business and civic organizations. He is honored to serve on the following Boards of Directors: Elliot Health System, McAuliffe-Sheppard Discovery Center, NH Scholars, NH Research and Industry Council, Rivier University President's Circle, and the New Hampshire Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Council. David is Chair of the New Hampshire State Society's annual Educational Opportunity Fund golf tournament, and was an appointed member of the of the NH Telecommunications Planning and Development Advisory Committee, and Board Vice-Chair of the Manchester Community Health Center.