Delora Sanchez

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Delora Sanchez

( MD, DE,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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Introduction

Created the first a trade association of Maryland's nine Medicaid MCOs and served as Director and principal lobbyist for the MCOs who are responsible for providing health care to 1.2 million Marylanders enrolled in the Medicaid program

Provides strategic consulting and lobbying to the Maryland Hospital Association and its 64 hospitals on medical liability, tort reform, and integrated community oncology issues.

Lobbied for the passage of legislation on behalf of ZERO to Prostate Cancer making Maryland the second state in America to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screening

Named 2020 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics (NILE)

Client List  Biography 
Clients

1) Allied Universal

2) ALS Association, The

3) American Petroleum Institute

4) Amgen, Inc.

5) AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP

6) Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees

7) Baltimore Orioles

8) Capital One

9) Center for Hope, Inc.

10) Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.

11) City of Bowie

12) Clark Construction Group, LLC

13) Coalition to Power America

14) Comcast Cable Communications LLC

15) CPower

16) Deloitte Consulting, LLP

17) Domtar Corporation

18) Equifax Inc.

19) General Motors Company

20) Historic St. Mary's City Commission Foundation

21) Hunt Companies

22) Johns Hopkins

23) Lifebridge Health, Inc.

24) Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.

25) Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Inc.

26) Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland (MAM)

27) Maryland Center for History & Culture

28) Maryland Coalition for Cannabis Equity, Inc., The

29) Maryland Hospital Association

30) Maryland National Electrical Contractors Association

31) Maryland Optometric Association

32) Maryland Troopers Association

33) Maryland-Delaware-DC Beverage Association

34) Mechanical Contractors Association of Maryland, Inc.

35) MedStar Health

36) Mid-Atlantic NATO

37) Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association

38) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

39) Nutanix

40) Palo Alto Networks

41) Patriot Point LLC

42) Pepco Holdings, LLC.

43) Pride of Baltimore

44) Queen Anne's County

45) Risepoint

46) Sports Betting Alliance

47) St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation

48) TechNet

49) Thread, Inc.

50) University of Maryland Medical System

51) Veterans Guardian

52) Washington Center, The

Biography

Delora R. Sanchez, Esq. joined Cornerstone in October 2015 after leading Johns Hopkins Medical System's government affairs team. Delora spent nearly a decade representing Hopkins' interests before the Maryland General Assembly, Governor's office, and state administrative agencies. She has an extensive background in state legislative and regulatory issues.

As a senior vice president in Cornerstone's Annapolis office, Delora specializes in representing hospitals, managed care organizations (MCOs), pharmaceutical manufactures, medical cannabis companies, and private sector special interests. Over the past 10 years, Delora has used her deep policy expertise and legislative connections to save or create tens of millions of dollars in state funding for clients; shape Maryland's medical liability policy; and steer the top healthcare system in the world through the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the creation of the Maryland Health Benefits Exchange.

Delora was recognized by the Daily Record in 2017 as a VIP, 40 under 40 and as a Leading Woman in 2013. In 2014 Sanchez was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow -- the flagship leadership development program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. From 2008 to 2010 she was appointed by the President of Johns Hopkins University to serve on the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council. During the same time period, she was also appointed by then Governor Martin O'Malley to the Maryland Commission for Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.

Delora is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as chair of community engagement on the board of directors for Thread, which engages underperforming high school students facing significant barriers outside of the classroom. As a native of Baltimore and current South Baltimore resident, Delora was proud to accept an appointment by the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates to the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership Board. The organization is responsible for distributing approximately $8 million in casino revenue for community development projects in the areas immediately impacted by the casino's construction. Previously, she was a board member of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Vice Chair of the board for Hope Forward, which provides support transitioning for former foster youth.

Delora holds a Juris Doctor degree with a concentration in Health Law from University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and an undergraduate degree in Healthcare Management from Towson University. She is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Delora is a lifelong resident of Baltimore and enjoys living downtown, yoga, and biking around the City.

Last Updated: March 22, 2026