Charlene Puchalla
Cornerstone Government Affairs
cpuchalla@cgagroup.com
(814) 599-6619
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA, 30309,
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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 issuesPreviously served as a government relations specialist at Wellstar Health SystemFormer scheduler and field representative for Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
1) 3M Company
2) Acciona Concesiones S.L.
3) ACS Infrastructure Development, Inc.
4) American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
5) Archer
6) Barrow County Board of Commissioners
7) Becton Dickinson and Company (BD)
8) Black & Veatch
9) Chime
10) City of Bainbridge
11) Cornerstone Government Affairs
12) Decatur County
13) Delaware North Companies, Inc.
14) Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County
15) DIRECTV LLC
16) GA Rural Water Association (GRWA)
17) Georgia Agribusiness Council
18) Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen
19) Georgia Companion Animal Coalition
20) Georgia EMC
21) Georgia Hospital Association
22) Georgia Residential Land Development Council (GRLDC)
23) Google LLC and its Affiliates
24) Guidehouse, Inc.
25) Hunt Companies, Inc.
26) Independent Pharmacists of Georgia
27) Kia
28) Kinship Health
29) Lowndes County
30) MARTA
31) McDonald's Corporation
32) Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corporation
33) Metro Atlanta Chamber
34) Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
35) Moss & Associates
36) Motion Picture Association (MPA)
37) Norfolk Southern Corporation
38) O'Kelley and Sorohan Attorneys at Law LLC
39) Oglethorpe Power
40) Philanthropy Roundtable
41) Phoebe Putney Health System
42) QuikTrip Corporation
43) Rayonier
44) Revenue Based Finance Coalition
45) Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
46) Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association of America, Inc.
47) Secure Democracy USA
48) Sports Betting Alliance
49) Stripe
50) TitleMax of Georgia, Inc.
51) Unite America, inc.
52) US Farathane
53) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC
54) Waymo LLC
55) WebMD Ignite
56) Wellstar Health System
57) Willis Towers Watson
58) Wing Aviation LLC
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: October 15, 2026
