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) Kinship Health

37) Linde Global Public Affairs

38) Lowndes County

39) MARTA

40) McDonald's Corporation

41) Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corporation

42) Metro Atlanta Chamber

43) Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

44) Motion Picture Association (MPA)

45) Norfolk Southern Corporation

46) O'Kelley and Sorohan Attorneys at Law LLC

47) Oglethorpe Power

48) Philanthropy Roundtable

49) Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

50) Pine Gate Renewals

51) Pulsara

52) QuikTrip Corporation

53) Rayonier

54) RedSpeed Georgia

55) Retreat Hotels & Resorts

56) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

57) Safe Building Materials

58) Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

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

60) Secure Democracy USA

61) Sentara Healthcare

62) Stripe

63) Susan G. Komen

64) TitleMax of Georgia, Inc.

65) Trulieve, Inc.

66) Twin Pines Minerals LLC

67) US Farathane

68) Viimed

69) Vilmed

70) Waymo LLC

71) Wellstar Health System

72) 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: August 15, 2025