Charlene Puchalla

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Charlene Puchalla

( Georgia,  )

Cornerstone Government Affairs

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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)

Client List  Biography 
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) Decide DeKalb Development Authority

15) Delaware North Companies, Inc.

16) Development Authority of Bainbridge and Decatur County

17) DIRECTV LLC

18) Dougherty County Commission

19) Emory

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

21) FanFreedom

22) FreedomCare Georgia

23) GA Rural Water Association (GRWA)

24) Georgia Agribusiness Council

25) Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen

26) Georgia Bio

27) Georgia Companion Animal Coalition

28) Georgia Economic Developers Association

29) Georgia EMC

30) Georgia Hospital Association

31) Georgia Society of Hearing Professionals

32) Google LLC and its Affiliates

33) Hunt Companies, Inc.

34) Independent Pharmacists of Georgia

35) Jabian

36) Kia

37) Kinship Health

38) Linde Global Public Affairs

39) Lowndes County

40) MARTA

41) McDonald's Corporation

42) Meridiam Infrastructure North America Corporation

43) Metro Atlanta Chamber

44) Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

45) Motion Picture Association (MPA)

46) Norfolk Southern Corporation

47) O'Kelley and Sorohan Attorneys at Law LLC

48) Oglethorpe Power

49) Philanthropy Roundtable

50) Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.

51) Pine Gate Renewals

52) Pulsara

53) QuikTrip Corporation

54) Rayonier

55) RedSpeed Georgia

56) Retreat Hotels & Resorts

57) Revenue Based Finance Coalition

58) Safe Building Materials

59) Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

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

61) Secure Democracy USA

62) Sentara Healthcare

63) Stripe

64) Susan G. Komen

65) TitleMax of Georgia, Inc.

66) Trulieve, Inc.

67) Twin Pines Minerals LLC

68) US Farathane

69) Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC

70) Viimed

71) Vilmed

72) Waymo LLC

73) Wellstar Health System

74) 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: December 10, 2025