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LIST OF ATTENDEES


(as of August 22, 2024)

Last Name
First Name
Title
Organization
Address
City/State/Zip
Email
Phone
Acevedo
Michael
Deputy Executive Director
New Jersey Retail Merchants Association
1010 Kings Highway South
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
macevedo@cozen.com
609-638-4842
Ahlmer
Michelle
Executive Director
Arizona Retailers Association
224 West 2nd Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
michelle@azretailers.com
480-220-6319
Anderson
Bess
Director, Government Relations & Stakeholder
Tractor Supply
5401 Virginia Way
Brentwood, TN 37027
beanderson@tractorsupply.com
731-695-3168
Baise
Joel
Vice President, State and Local Government Relations
Walgreen Co
108 Wilmot Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
joel.baise@walgreens.com
847-858-2291
Beattie
Raymond
Regional Vice Presidenet
Transamerica
85 Greenacre Avenue
Longmeadow, MA
raymond.beattie@transamerica.com
857-383-9967
Bennett
Shane
Principal
Target
7000 Target Parkway North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
shane.bennett@target.com
763-405-1080
Berger
Eric
Senior Director
Walmart, Inc.
4 S Plymouth Lane
Rogers, AR 72758
eric.berger@walmart.com
650-515-9467
Boehnke
Alex
Vice President
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
50 West Broad St, Suite 1111
Columbus, OH 43215
AlexB@ohioretailmerchants.com
614-221-7833
Bonds
Angela
Vice President of Government Affairs
Florida Retail Federation
227 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Angela@frf.org
850-345-2277
Brentini
Carly
Manager of Marketing and Member Development
Retail Council of New York State
258 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
carlybrentini@rcnys.com
518-465-3586
Brewer
Jason
Senior Executive Vice President Communications & State Affairs
Retail Industry Leaders Association
2953 Mills Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20018
Jason.Brewer@RILA.org
517-420-1335
Brown
Rick
President
Alabama Retail Association
7265 Halcyon Summit Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117
rbrown@alabamaretail.org
334-546-1915
Brown
Townsend
Sr. Manager of State Government Affairs
Retail Industry Leaders Association
4851 27th Rd S
Arlington, VA 22206
Townsend.Brown@RILA.org
703-507-8408
Carr
Kirby
CSRA Staff
CSRA
kkcarrhotmail@icloud.com
Cassady
Jacob
Director, Government Affairs
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
1111 19th Street, NW, #1150
Washington, DC 20036
jcassady@aham.org
202-322-6826
Check
Meghan
Policy Advisor
SHEIN
250 Massachusetts Ave., NW, #660
Washington, DC 20001
meghan.check@sheingroup.com
215-275-3303
Chilton
Tara
Manager of Government Relations
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy
Lakeland, FL 33811
Tara.Chilton@publix.com
863-688-1188
Conner
Sean
Director, Government Affairs
Lowe's
1000 Lowe's Blvd.
Mooresville, NC 28117
Sean.conner@lowes.com
609-789-9316
Cowart
Ben
Vice President of Government Affairs
Georgia Retailers
3904 N Druid Hills Rd., #125
Decatur, GA 30033
ben@georgiaretail.org
229-444-2522
Crittenden
Jennifer
President/CEO
Retail Alliance
838 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
jcrittenden@retailalliance.com
804-815-3522
Cruz
Meghan
Sr. Director, Grassroots Advocacy
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
cruzm@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Culligan
Thomas
Director of Government Relations
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
3300 Publix Corporate Pkwy
Lakeland, FL 33811
Thomas.Culligan@publix.com
863-688-1188
Davis
Dave
President & CEO
Utah Retail Merchants Association
4286 Main Street
Murray, UT 84107
ddavis@utahretail.com
801-262-5001
Davis
Kerri
Guest of Dave Davis
Dillon
John
Sr. Manager, Government Relations
The Home Depot
16079 W 62nd Drive
Arvada, CO 80403
john_j_dillon@homedepot.com
301-758-1580
Dorado Bobersky
Kelsey
Director of State& Local Government Relations
Retail Council of New York State
258 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
kelseydorado@rcnys.com
518-337-1032
Dorfman
Claire
Public Policy
Amazon
12 West 39th Street
New York, NY 10001
dorfmanc@amazon.com
917-623-3854
Doroghazi
Lauren
Senior Vice President
MultiState Associates
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22314
ldoroghazi@multistate.us
734-776-5196
Dotson
Shelby
Vice President of Member Relations
Florida Retail Federation
227 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
shelby@frf.org
850-545-9704
Douglas
Eric
Government Relations
The Home Depot
154 N Dogwood Ridge Road
Carbondale. IL 62902
eric_douglas1@homedepot.com
847-722-7662
Drumm
Amy
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Michigan Retailers Association
603 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
adrumm@retailers.com
248-376-5720
Dupree
Opio
VP, Government Affairs
Macy's, Inc.
151 W. 34th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10019
opio.dupree@macys.com
925-951-7337
Ellen
Andy
President and General Counsel
North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
P. O. Box 1030
Raleigh, NC 27602
andye@ncrma.org
919-389-0136
Ellen
Tricia
Guest of Andy Ellen
Elliott
Blake
Guest of Jessica Elliott
Elliott
Derek
Guest of Jessica Elliott
Elliott
Jessica
Executive Director
Louisiana Retailers Association
18522 Magnolia Bridge Road
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
jessica@laretail.org
225-344-9481
Erbeyi
Michelle
Manager, Public Affairs & Policy
Mary Kay Inc.
16251 Dallas Parkway
Addison, TX 75001
michelle.erbeyi@mkcorp.com
469-289-8862
Florence
Kat
Manager of Government Relations
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
3300 Publix Corporate Parkway
Lakeland, FL 33811
katherine.middleton@publix.com
863-688-1188
Fox
Ed
President-Elect
Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
963 Paine Turnpike N
Berlin, VT 05602
ed@vtrga.org
French
David
Executive Vice President, Government Relations
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
frenchd@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Gamberini
Brian
Sr. Manager, State & Local Government Relations
The Home Depot
8219 La Faye Court
Alexandria, VA 22306
Brian_Gamberini@homedepot.com
202-213-5407
Gardner
Jennifer
Director of State Government Affairs
National Confectioners Association
126 Waterford Drive
Mooresville, NC 28117
jennifer.gardner@candyusa.com
704-798-9610
Gonzalez
Celinda
Manager, State & Local Government Relations
The Home Depot
8304 Longview Road
Austin, TX 78745
celinda_gonzalez@homedepot.com
512-945-9640
Goode
Steve
Executive Director
Arkansas Grocers and Retail Merchants Association
1304 Main Street
Vilonia, AR 72173
stevegoode.naturalstate@gmail.com
501-514-2013
Gough
Gordon
President and CEO
Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
50 W. Broad St., Suite 1111
Columbus, OH 43215
gordong@ohioretailmerchants.com
614-221-7833
Greaney
Alyssa
Operations Coordinator
Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
963 Paine Turnpike N
Berlin, VT 05602
alyssa@vtrga.org
802-839-1928
Green
Michael
Director, State and Local Government Relations
FMI, The Food Industry Association
3212 Farcet Ter
Midlothian, VA 23112
mgreen@fmi.org
202-220-0605
Griffin
Brad
President
Montana Retail Association
1645 Parkhill Drive, #6
Billings, MT 59102
brad.griffin@mtretail.com
406-855-5939
Griffin
Lisa
Guest of Brad Griffin
Griffin
Tod
President
Kentucky Retail Federation
340 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
tgriffin@kyretail.com
502-229-1530
Grigsby
Cassie
Sr. VP, Operations & Development
Kentucky Retail Federation
340 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
cgrigsby@kyretail.com
502-395-3390
Gutierrez
Carlos
Vice President, State & Local Government Affairs
Consumer Healthcare Products Association
1625 I Street, NW, #600
Washington, DC 20006
cgutierrez@chpa.org
202-429-3521
Hagen
Will
Director of Government Relations & Member Engagement
Minnesota Retailers Association
380 St. Peter Street, #1050
St. Paul, MN 55102
will@mnretail.org
651-227-6631
Hallan
Bill
President and CEO
Michigan Retailers Association
603 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
whallan@retailers.com
517-327-8906
Hancock
Jeremy
Vice President, Government Affairs
Experian
2427 Lexington Road
Falls Church, VA 22043
jeremy.hancock@experian.com
202-271-4231
Harris, Jr.
Michael
Manager, Government Relations
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
53 W. Jackson Blvd., #518
Chicago, IL 60604
mharris@irma.org
312-726-4600
Harrison
Bryan
Government Affairs Manager
Amway
7575 Fulton Street
Ada, MI 49355
Bharrison@amway.com
616-318-8216
Heise
John
President
Atlas Fiduciary Services, Inc.
123 N. State Street, Unit 1
Concord, NH 03301
jheise@afgplanning.com
603-661-3069
Henderson
Maggie
Director GA
Target
4833 Girard Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55419
maggie.henderson@target.com
612-850-6340
Hinson
Krista
Executive Director
South Carolina Retail Association
126 Congaree Park Drive
West Columbia, SC 29169
kristah@scretail.org
507-530-1300
Holley
Lorena
Vice President & General Counsel
Florida Retail Federation
227 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Lorena@frf.org
850-222-4082
Holt
Karin
Sr. Manager, Government Affairs
Best Buy Co., Inc.
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
karin.holt@bestbuy.com
612-393-4090
Holtzman
Charles
CSRA Staff
CSRA
Holub
John
President
Pennsylvania Retailers Association
185 Burnet Crescent
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
john@njrma.org
609-213-6866
Hosp
Alison
Vice President
Alabama Retail Association
P. O. Box 240669
Montgomery, AL 36117
alison@alabamaretail.org
334-462-7500
Houck
Guest of Ryan Houck
Houck
Ryan
Partner
Consensus Communications
201 South Orange Avenue #950
Orlando, FL 32801
ryan@onmessage.com
407-496-4035
Howes
Angie
CRC Lobbyist
Colorado Retail Council
1580 Lincoln Street, #1260
Denver, CO 80203
Angie@HowesWolf.com
303-249-2336
Howes
Christopher
President
Colorado Retail Council
1580 Lincoln Street, #1260
Denver, CO 80203
Chris@HowesWolf.com
303-246-5753
Infante
Nick
Vice President, State and Local GR
Walmart, Inc.
2403 SE J Street
Bentonville, AR 72716
nicholas.infante@walmart.com
517-488-4896
Inman
Danielle
Sr. Director, Media Relations
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
inmand@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Jackson
Dakota
Director, U.S. Government Relations & Engagement
SHEIN
250 Massachusetts Ave., NW, #660
Washington, DC 20001
Dakota.Jackson@sheingroup.com
719-502-6306
Johnson
Heather
ADDO
heather@addo.is
770-533-0986
Johnson
Mark
Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs
Washington Retail Association
618 Quince Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98501
mjohnson@washingtonretail.org
360-704-0048
Karr
Lori
Guest of Rob Karr
2 Belaire Court
Jacksonville, IL 62650
karr6@mchsi.com
217-370-0379
Karr
Rob
President & CEO
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
216 Broadway
Springfield, IL 62650
rkarr@irma.org
217-544-1003
Kearney
Ryan
General Counsel
Retailers Association of Masschusetts
18 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
rkearney@retailersma.org
617-523-1900
Kennedy
Heather
Vice President, Gov't Relations and External Communications
The Home Depot
1155 F Street, NW, #400
Washington, DC 20004
heather_kennedy@homedepot.com
202-393-4457
Kluttz
Lawson
Director External Relations
Reynolds American Inc.
401 N Main Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
kluttzl@rjrt.com
336-741-0447
Knapp
Judy
Government Relations Manager
Hannaford Supermarkets
17 Berwick Street
South Portland, ME 04106
Judy.Knapp@adusa.com
207-415-6581
Knotts
Leigh
Director, State Director Affairs
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
2296 Forest Hills Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
lknotts@nacds.org
Knutson
Kent
Chief Government Relations Officer
SHEIN
250 Massachusetts Ave., NW, #660
Washington, DC 20001
kent.knutson@sheingroup.com
202-365-4488
Laird
Alec
Senior Vice President, Government Relations
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
216 Broadway
Springfield, IL 62701
alaird@irma.org
217-544-1003
Leatherman
Crystal
State & Local Government Affairs Manager
Washington Retail Association
618 Quince Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98501
cleatherman@washingtonretail.org
360-884-0771
Leyba
Amber
Vice President
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
121 W. 15th Street, Suite 204
Cheyenne, WY 82001
amberl@cheyennechamber.org
307-421-2372
Lindsay
Bryan
Major Crimes Investigations Manager
Walgreens
8800 Beckett Road
West Chester, OH 45069
bryan.lindsay@walgreens.com
513-413-4127
Locklair
Cailey
President
Maryland Retailers Association
171 Conduit Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
clocklair@mdra.org
410-269-1440
Lopez
Dan
Director, Government Affairs
Best Buy
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
dan.lopez@bestbuy.com
612-275-3254
Lucier
Mike
Senior Director
Experian
555 12th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
mike.lucier@experian.com
714-280-5113
Lukoskie
Adam
SVP & Executive Director, NRF Foundation
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
lukoskiea@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Lynch
Beverly
Executive Director
CSRA
664 Sandpiper Bay Drive, SW
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
bev@CouncilSRA.com
215-499-6284
Lynch
Patrick
Guest of Beverly Lynch
Marcus
Davey
Director of Government Affairs
Target
15 Terry Drive
Morristown, NJ 07960
david.marcus@target.com
973-791-3780
May
Kyle
Director External Relations
Reynolds American Inc.
401 N Main Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Kyle,May@rjrt.com
828-291-9049
McClain
Steve
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Kentucky Retail Federation
340 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
smcclain@kyretail.com
502-316-2881
McCord
John
Executive Director
Texas Retailers Association
1005 Congress Avenue, #900
Austin, TX 78701
jmccord@txretailers.org
512-660-1922
McCormack
Jill
Director, State Government Affairs
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
2296 Forest Hills Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
jmccormack@nacds.org
717-592-8977
McGinty
Mary
VP, Communications & Public Affairs
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
mcgintym@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Miller
Charles
Vice President, Government Affairs
Macy's, Inc.
151 W. 34th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
charles.miller@macys.com
314-750-4665
Mulvaney
Dan
Director, Industry Engagement
Swedish Match/Phillip Morris International
1021 East Carey Street
Richmond, VA 21219
Dan.Mulvaney@smpmi.com
703-622-5707
Myers
Margaret
Guest of Roland Myers
Myers
Roland
CEO
Tennessee Retail Association
411 Union Street, #1007
Nashville, TN 37064
rmyers@tnretail.com
615-210-2737
Neuenberger
Ron
Guest of Maryland Retailers Assn
Nustad
Bruce
President
Minnesota Retailers Association
380 St. Peter Street, #1050
St. Paul, MN 55102
bruce@mnretail.org
651-227-6631
O'Connell
Denevan
Director, State & Local Government Affairs
Walgreens
88 Greene Street
North Andover, MA 01845
denevan.oconnell@walgreens.com
224-572-4427
Otto
Rich
Executive Director
Nebraska Retail Federation
635 S. 14th Street, #305
Lincoln, NE 68508
rich@nebraskaretail.com
402-440-2311
Overfelt
David
President
Missouri Retailers Association
P. O. Box 1336, 618 E. Capitol
Jefferson City, MO 65102
dave@moretailers.com
573-230-6006
Overfelt
Shu ye
Assistant to the President
Missouri Retailers Association
1917 Cole Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109
dsoverfelt@gmail.com
Picard
Curtis
President and CEO
Retail Association of Maine/NH Retail Association
45 Melville Street, Suite 1
Augusta, ME 04330
curtis@retailmaine.org
207-623-1149
Picard
Larissa
Guest of Retail Association of Maine
Prasol
Thomas
Managing Director, Demers & Prasol, Inc.
New Hampshire Retail Association
72 North Main Street, #301
Concord, NH 03301
thomas.prasol@demers-prasol.com
413-320-1523
Preloh
Meredith
Director, Government Affairs
Lowe's
1000 Lowes Blvd.
Mooresville, NC 28177
Meredith.preloh@lowes.com
704-607-6818
Quaranta
Michael
President
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce
1201 N. Orange Street, 2nd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
mquaranta@DSCC.com
302-576-6585
Renfroe
Cara
SVP Global Operations
Blackhawk Network
6220 Stoneridge Mall Road
Pleasanton, CA 94588
cara.renfroe@bhn.com
925-457-1767
Rennie
Bill
Vice President
Retailers Association of Massachusetts
18 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
brennie@retailersma.org
617-523-1900
Reyes
Courtney
Manager
Lowe's
1000 Lowes Blvd.
Mooresville, NC 28177
courtney.reyes@lowes.com
512-466-5194
Rich
Jeramy
Executive Director
Oklahoma Retail Merchants Association
431 NE 14th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
jrichcompanies@yahoo.com
405-205-0062
Rinzel
Joe
Principal
MultiState Associates
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Rosslyn, VA 22209
jrinzel@multistate.us
202-431-4015
Roth
Jodi
Director of Government Affairs
Virginia Retail Federation
5101 Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA 23230
jroth@virginiaretailfederation.com
804-690-4940
Sanderson
Nathan
Executive Director
South Dakota Retailers Association
320 E Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SC 57501
sanderson@sdra.org
605-224-5050
Sangston
Derek
Policy Director and Counsel
Oregon Business & Industry
1149 Court Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
dereksangston@oregonbusinessindustry.com
541-815-6497
Scott
Kevin Paul
ADDO
kevin@addo.is
Shaer
Jonathan
Senior Director, State Government Affairs
Altria Client Services, LLC
P. O. Box 920409
Needham, MA 02492
jonathan.shaer@altria.com
617-899-9355
Shalley
Scott
President/CEO
Florida Retail Federation
227 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
scott@frf.org
850-545-2673
Shaul
Dan
Lobbyist
Missouri Retailers Association
1539 Arlington Heights Way
Imperial, MO 63052
dan@theshaulgroup.com
314-378-4363
Shay
Matthew
President & CEO
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
depalmaj@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Sigrist
Erin
President
Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
963 Paine Turnpike N
Berlin, VT 05602
erin@sigristco.com
802-363-1457
Socha
Savannah
Director, Sustainability
Attindas Hygiene Partners
8020 Arco Corp. Dr., #200
Raleigh, NC 27617
savannah.socha@attindas.com
252-646-5007
Stiglitz
Shannon
Sr. VP Government Affairs
Kentucky Retail Federation
340 Democrat Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
sstiglitz@kyretail.com
502-229-9454
Stolp
Jon
President
Florida Retail Federation Services, Inc.
227 S. Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
jonS@frf.org
850-222-8308
Straczewski
Jason
VP, Government Relations & Political Affairs
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
straczewskij@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Stram
Jessica
Director of Public Affairs
Target Corporation
20 Ridge Sq. NW Unit e-747
Washington, DC 20016
jessica.stram@target.com
203-430-5916
Struhs
David
SVP, Global Corporate
Attindas Hygiene Partners
8020 Arco Corp. Dr., #200
Raleigh, NC 27617
david.struhs@attindas.com
650-245-1690
Sunde
Renee
President/CEO
Washington Retail Association
618 Quince Street, SE
Olympia, WA 98501
rsunde@washingtonretail.org
360-846-2447
Thorne
Bill
SVP, Communications & Public Affairs
National Retail Federation
1101 New York Avenue, NW, #1200
Washington, DC 20005
thorneb@nrf.com
202-626-8100
Thrower
Hillary
Sr. Manager, Government Relations
The Home Depot
2299 Vistamont Drive
Decatur, GA 30033
hillary_n_thrower@homedepot.com
706-618-2632
Tilley
William
Guest of Retail Alliance
Virginia Retail Federation
407 Cattail Cove Court
Suffolk, VA 23435
wytbrady@gmail.com
757-570-9956
Torres
Lisette
Manager, Government Affairs
Lowe's
1000 Lowe's Blvd
Mooresville, NC 28117
Lisette.torres@lowes.com
650-421-1058
Turner
Eric
United States Fireworks Safety Commission
232 East Main Street
Gas City, INĀ  46933
317-417-1177
Uribe
Francisco
Senior Director, Government Relations
The Home Depot
4000 W Metropolitan Drive, #100
Orange, CA 92868
francisco_uribe@homedepot.com
213-880-6059
VanderWoude
Dave
Sr. Manager, Government Affairs
Best Buy Co., Inc.
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
david.vanderwoude@bestbuy.com
612-418-0386
White
Deborah
President
Retail Litigation Center
99 M Street, NW, #700
Washington, DC 20003
deborah.white@rila.org
202-422-4062
Whittingham
Larissa
Litigation Counsel
Retail Litigation Center
99 M Street, NW, #700
Washington, DC 20003
larissa.whittingham@rila.org
417-327-4781
Wilk
William
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
534 S. Kansas Avenue, #1400
Topeka, KS 66603
williamw@kansaschamber.org
913-683-8882
Wilson
Kent
Senior Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Target
4410 N 27th Street, Unit 7
Phoenix, AZ 85016
kent.wilson@target.com
703-713-2003
Wolf
Katie
CRC Lobbyist
Colorado Retail Council
1580 Lincoln Street, #1260
Denver, CO 80203
Katie@HowesWolf.com
720-365-3990
Young
Josh
Sr. Director, Government Affairs
American Chemistry Council
5845 11th Street N.
Arlington, VA 22205
josh_young@americanchemistry.com
404-401-3343
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