Charlene Puchalla

( Georgia )

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Introduction

Assists the firm's Georgia government relations team with client service activities including conducting research and providing updates on state legislative matters and diverse regulatory issues

Previously served as a government relations specialist at Wellstar Health System

Former scheduler and field representative for Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)

Clients

1) 3M Company

2) Acciona Concesiones S.L.

3) ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc.

4) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

5) Amwell

6) Archer

7) Barrow County Board of Commissioners

8) Becton Dickinson and Company (BD)

9) Chime

10) City of Bainbridge

11) City of Roswell

12) Cornerstone Government Affairs

13) Decatur County

14) Delaware North Companies, Inc.

15) Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County

16) DIRECTV LLC

17) Dougherty County Commission

18) Emory

19) Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action

20) FanFreedom

21) FreedomCare Georgia

22) GA Rural Water Association (GRWA)

23) Georgia Agribusiness Council

24) Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen

25) Georgia Bio

26) Georgia Companion Animal Coalition

27) Georgia Economic Developers Association

28) Georgia EMC

29) Georgia Hospital Association

30) Georgia Society of Hearing Professionals

31) Google LLC and its Affiliates

32) Hunt Companies, Inc.

33) Independent Pharmacists of Georgia

34) Jabian

35) Kia

36) Linde Global Public Affairs

37) Lowndes County

38) MARTA

39) McDonald's Corporation

40) Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corporation

41) Metro Atlanta Chamber

42) Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

43) Motion Picture Association (MPA)

44) Norfolk Southern Corporation

45) O'Kelley and Sorohan Attorneys at Law LLC

46) Oglethorpe Power

47) Philanthropy Roundtable

48) Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

49) Pine Gate Renewals

50) Pulsara

51) QuikTrip Corporation

52) Rayonier

53) RedSpeed Georgia

54) Retreat Hotels & Resorts

55) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

56) Safe Building Materials

57) Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

58) Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association of America, Inc.

59) Secure Democracy USA

60) Sentara Healthcare

61) Stripe

62) Susan G. Komen

63) TitleMax of Georgia, Inc.

64) Trulieve, Inc.

65) Twin Pines Minerals LLC

66) Viimed

67) Vilmed

68) Waymo LLC

69) Wellstar Health System

70) Willis Towers Watson

Biography

Charlene Puchalla serves as an Assistant Vice President in Cornerstone's Atlanta, GA office, assisting the firm's government relations team with client service activities including conducting research and providing updates on state legislative matters and diverse regulatory issues.

Charlene joins Cornerstone following her time at Wellstar Health System, where she held multiple positions, most recently serving as a Government Relations Specialist. In this role, she developed and managed relationships with elected officials and key staff in Georgia at the local, state and federal levels, while assisting in developing and recommending legislative priorities and goals. Charlene gained invaluable experience summarizing and interpreting the impact of legislation and preparing legislative summaries, regular communications and presentations. She also served as a Legal Assistant of Government Relations at Wellstar.

Prior to Wellstar, Charlene served as a scheduler and field representative for Representative Tom Price (R-GA) for more than seven years. She began her career as a legislative and research aid in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Charlene earned her bachelor's with a concentration in public administration from Shippensburg University.

Last Updated: May 27, 2025