LIST OF ATTENDEES

Acevedo

Michael

Principal

New Jersey Retail Merchants Association

303 Knoll Drive

Blackwood, NJ 08012

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

Allain

Ryan

Director, Government Affairs

California Retailers Association

1121 L Street, #607

Sacramento, CA 95814

ryan@calretailers.com

916-443-1975

Armand

Brandi

Director of Operations

Louisiana Retailers Association

P. O. Box 78039

Baton Rouge, LA 70837

brandi@laretail.org

225-344-9481

Birkhead

Meredith

Regulatory Affairs Manager

Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

1072 Calle Las Palmas

El Cajon, CA 92021

mbirkhead@aham.org

609-367-6245

Bisek

Ashley

Client Relations Program Manager

Visit California

555 Capitol Mall, #1100

Sacramento, CA 95814

abisek@visitcalifornia.com

916-233-0308

Bobersky

Zachary

Guest of Kelsey Dorado

Boehnke

Alex

Director of Legislative & Corporate Affairs

Ohio Council of Retail Merchants

50 West Broad St, Suite 1111

Columbus, OH 43215

AlexB@ohioretailmerchants.com

614-221-7833

Brewer

Jason

Senior Executive Vice President Communications & Marketing

Retail Industry Leaders Association

99 M Street, SE, #700

Washington, DC 20003

Jason.Brewer@RILA.org

202-869-0200

Brown

Townsend

Coordinator of State Government Affairs

Retail Industry Leaders Association

99 M Street, SE, #700

Washington, DC 20003

Townsend.Brown@RILA.org

202-869-0200

Campion

Matthew

Manager, State & Local Government Relations

The Home Depot

15 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021

Matthew_C_Campion@homedepot.com

302-598-0796

Check

Meghan

Sr. Specialist, Gov't Relations & Public Policy

The Home Depot

1155 F Street, NW, #400

Washington, DC 20007

meghan_check@homedepot.com

202-230-9966

Cioffi

Karin

Director of Membership & Development

Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

963 Paine Turnpike N

Berlin, VT 05602

karin@vtrga.org

802-839-1928

Conner

Sean

Sr. Manager, Government Affairs

Lowe's

555 12th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

sean.conner@lowes.com

907-738-4131

Cowart

Ben

Vice President of Government Affairs

Georgia Retailers

3904 N Druid Hills Rd., #125

Decatur, GA 30033

ben@georgiaretail.org

229-444-2522

Cruz

Meghan

Sr. Director, Grassroots Advocacy

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

cruzm@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Culligan

Thomas

Director of Government Relations

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

403 E Idlewild Avenue

Tampa, FL 33604

Thomas.Culligan@publix.com

863-688-7407

Dalton

Amanda

President

Northwest Grocery Association

417 2nd Street

Lake Oswego, OR 97034

amanda@nwgrocery.org

503-884-0415

Davis

Dave

President & CEO

Utah Retail Merchants Association

4286 Main Street

Murray, UT 84107

ddavis@utahretail.com

801-262-5001

Dillon

John

Sr. Manager, State Government Relations

The Home Depot

16079 W 62nd Dr

Arvada, CO 80403

John_J_Dillon@homedepot.com

301-758-1580

Dorado

Kelsey

Director of State& Local Government Relations

Retail Council of New York State

582 State Street

Albany, NY 12210

kelseydorado@rcnys.com

518-465-3586

Dorfman

Claire

Public Policy

Amazon

410 Tenth Avenue

New York, NY 10001

dorfmanc@amazon.com

917-623-3854

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

665 Bent Ridge Lane

Barrington, IL 60010

eric_douglas1@homedepot.com

847-722-7662

Downing

Amy

Executive Director

Retail Association of Maine

45 Melville Street, Suite 1

Augusta, ME 04330

amy@retailmaine.org

207-623-1140

Drumm

Amy

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Michigan Retailers Association

603 South Washington Avenue

Lansing, MI 48912

adrumm@retailers.com

517-327-8919

Dupree

Opio

VP, Government and Public Affairs

Macy's, Inc.

994 Sterling Circle

Folsom, CA 95630

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

Elliott

Jessica

Executive Director

Louisiana Retailers Association

P. O. Box 78039

Baton Rouge, LA 70837

jessica@laretail.org

225-344-9481

Erbeyi

Michelle

Manager, Public Affairs

Mary Kay Inc.

16251 Dallas Parkway

Addison, TX 75001

michelle.erbeyi@mkcorp.com

469-289-8862

Espinoza

Brittany

COO

New Mexico Retail Association

46 Kiva Place

Sandia Park, NM 87047

kwconsultingnm@gmail.com

505-301-8149

Espinoza

Jason

Executive Director

New Mexico Retail Association

46 Kiva Place

Sandia Park, NM 87047

jespinoza.kw@gmail.com

505-417-4001

Flanagan

Brendan

Senior Director, State Affairs

Consumer Brands Association

1001 19th Street

Arlington, VA 22209

bflanagan@consumerbrandsassociation.org

443-975-3555

Florence

Kat

Government Relations Manager

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

3300 Publix Corporate Parkway

Lakeland, FL 33811

katherine.florence@publix.com

770-952-6601

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

Giorno

Dennis

Partner

Malady & Wooten, Inc.

604 North Third Street

Harrisburg, PA 17101

dgiorno@malady-wooten.com

717-236-9600

Goldberger

Justin

Vice President, Technology Policy

Retail Industry Leaders Association

99 M Street, SE, #700

Washington, DC 20003

justin.goldberger@rila.org

202-869-0200

Gonzalez

Celinda

Manager, State & Local Government Relations

The Home Depot

10503 Marfa Drive

Austin, TX 78748

celinda_gonzalez@homedepot.com

956-206-5897

Goode

Christie

Guest of Steve Goode

Goode

Steve

President

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 West Broad St, Suite 1111

Columbus, OH 43215

GordonG@ohioretailmerchants.com

614-221-7833

Green

Michael

Director, State and Local Government Relations

FMI, The Food Industry Association

2345 Crystal Drive, #800

Arlington, VA 22202

mgreen@fmi.org

202-220-0605

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

502-875-1444

Gross

Katie

CSRA Staff

CSRA

664 Sandpiper Bay Drive, SW

Sunset Beach, NC 28468

Gundersen

Rose

VP of Operations & Retail Sales

Washington Retail Association

618 Quince Street, SE

Olympia, WA 98501

rgundersen@washingtonretail.org

360-704-0049

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

Hanson

Michael

Senior Executive Vice President Public Affairs

Retail Industry Leaders Association

99 M Street, SE, #700

Washington, DC 20003

michael.hanson@rila.org

202-869-0200

Harrison

Bryan

Government Affairs Manager

Amway

7575 Fulton Street

Ada, MI 49355

bryan_harrison@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

Reginald

Vice President, Government Affairs

Lowe's

1000 Lowes Blvd.

Mooresville, NC 28177

Reginald.b.henderson@lowes.com

704-402-4005

Henter

Jim

President

Iowa Retail Federation

1001 Office Park Road

West Des Moines, IA 50265

jhenter@iaretail.org

515-249-4633

Hester

Tracey

Director, State & Local Government Affairs

Target

5500 Merritt Circle

Edina, MN 55436

tracey.hester@target.com

651-373-1974

Hinson

Krista

Executive Director

South Carolina Retail Association

126 Congaree Park Drive

West Columbia, SC 29169

kristah@scretail.org

507-530-1300

Hoffman

Angela Marshall

Head of Government Relations

JC Penney

6599 Terri Knoll Court

McLean, VA 22101

amhofma@jcp.com

202-431-0093

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

Holub

John

President

Pennsylvania Retailers Association

1010 Kings Hwy South

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

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

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

Hurst

Jan

Guest of Jon Hurst

Retailers Association of Massachusetts

Hurst

Jon

President

Retailers Association of Massachusetts

18 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

jhurst@retailersma.org

617-523-1900

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

Gabe

Guest of Rob Karr

Karr

Lori

Guest of Rob Karr

Karr

Rob

President & CEO

Illinois Retail Merchants Association

216 Broadway

Springfield, IL 62650

rkarr@irma.org

217-544-1003

Knutson

Kent

Vice President

Tractor Supply Co

5401 Virginia Way

Brentwood, TN 37027

kknutson@tractorsupply.com

202-365-4488

Kurrie

Jennifer

Senior Director, Government Relations

Walgreen Co.

108 Wilmot Road MS #1844

Deerfield, IL 60015

jennifer.kurrie@walgreens.com

415-244-1331

Laird

Alec

Vice President of Government Relations

Illinois Retail Merchants Association

216 Broadway

Springfield, IL 62701

alaird@irma.org

217-544-1003

Lambert

Bridget

President

West Virginia Retailers Association

2110 Kanawha Blvd., E., #102

Charleston, WV 25311

blambert@wvretailers.com

304-342-1183

Leyba

Amber

Vice President

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce/WY Retail Assn

121 W. 15th Street, #204

Cheyenne, WY 82001

amberl@cheyennechamber.org

307-421-2372

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

Lukoskie

Adam

Executive Director

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

lukoskiea@nrf.com

651-428-1658

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

Manukyan

Gohar

Industry Engagement Manager

Visit California

555 Capitol Mall, #1100

Sacramento, CA 95814

gmanukyan@visitcalifornia.com

916-233-0240

Mathews

Mark

Executive Director, Research Development & Industry Analysis

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

mathewsm@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Matthews

Amy

Director of Partner Management

Adesso Capital

8434 E Shea Blvd.

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

amy@adessocapital.com

702-408-8375

Mattmiller

Michael

Senior Director, State Government Affairs

Microsoft

One Microsoft Way

Redmond, WA 98052

Michael.mattmiller@microsoft.com

McClain

Steve

Director of Communications & Public Affairs

Kentucky Retail Federation

340 Democrat Drive

Frankfort, KY 40601

smcclain@kyretail.com

502-875-1444

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

Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

mcgintym@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Michelin

Rachel

President/CEO

California Retailers Association

1121 L Street, Suite 607

Sacramento, CA 95814

rmichelin@calretailers.com

916-443-1975

Miller

Charles

Vice President

Macy's, Inc.

151 W. 34th Street, 13th Floor

New York, NY 10001

charles.miller@macys.com

314-750-4665

Myers

Dee Dee

Director, Office of Business & Economic Development

State of California

Myers

Roland

President & CEO

Tennessee Retail Association

414 Union Street, #1007

Nashville, TN 37219

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'Connor

Matthew

Guest of Melissa O'Connor

O'Connor

Melissa

President and CEO

Retail Council of New York State

63 Preston Drive

Cohoes, NY 12047

melissaoconnor@rcnys.com

518-465-3586

Okunoren

Ranti

Microsoft

One Microsoft Way

Redmond, WA 98052

rokunoren@microsoft.com

425-421-0018

Otto

Rich

Executive Director

Nebraska Retail Federation

5935 S. 56th Street, Suite B

Lincoln, NE 68516

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

Phelan

Tim

President

Connecticut Retail Network

P. O. Box 3337

Milford, CT 06460

tim@ctretailnetwork.com

860-402-5100

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

Pollo Moo

Sarah

Director of Communications and Public Affairs

California Retailers Association

1121 L Street, #607

Sacramento, CA 95814

Sarah@calretailers.com

916-443-1975

Prasol

Thomas

Managing Director

Demers & Prasol, Inc.

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

Pye

Cassandra

Principal

Lucas Public Affairs

1215 K Street, #1010

Sacramento, CA 95814

cassandra@lucaspublicaffairs.com

Quaranta

Michael

President

Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

1201 N. Orange Street, 2nd Floor

Wilmington, DE 19801

mquaranta@DSCC.com

302-576-6585

Randolph

Alex

Director, Government Affairs

Target

1000 Nicollet Mall, TPN-0842

Minneapolis, MN 55403

alex.randolph@target.com

415-205-6190

Reinarman

Blair

Senior Director, Government Affairs

Gap Inc.

2 Folsom Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

blair_reinarman@gap.com

305-804-5487

Rennie

Bill

Vice President

Retailers Association of Massachusetts

18 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

brennie@retailersma.org

617-523-1900

Rennie

Fiona

Guest of Bill Rennie

Rice

Chauncey

Manager of Government Affairs

Illinois Retail Merchants Association

53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 518

Chicago, IL 60604

crice@irma.org

312-746-4600

Robinson

Elizabeth

Senior Vice President

North Carolina Retail Merchants Association

2628 St Mary's Street

Raleigh, NC 27609

elizabethr@ncrma.org

919-215-1330

Ross

Jim

Principal

Telegraph Public Relations

101 Broadway, #233

Oakland, CA 94607

jim@telegraphpr.com

415-824-0582

Ross

Tom

President & CEO

Swing Strategies

925 University Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95825

tom@swingstrat.com

916-648-1222

Roth

Jodi

Director of Government Affairs

Virginia Retail Federation

6213 Ginda Terrace

Glen Allen, VA 23059

jroth@virginiaretailfederation.com

804-690-4940

Ruecker

Kara

Public Policy

Amazon

61790 Hosmer Lake Drive

Bend, OR 97702

ruecker@amazon.com

415-309-3914

Samaras

Maria

Guest of Thomas Prasol

Sanchez

Libby

Managing Director

Party City Holdings, Inc.

1102 R Street, #300

Sacramento, CA 95811

lsanchez@actumllc.com

916-213-1440

Sanderson

Nathan

Executive Director

South Dakota Retailers Association

320 E Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SC 57501

sanderson@sdra.org

605-224-5050

Sanderson

Tiffany

Guest of Nate Sanderson

South Dakota Retailers Association

320 E Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SC 57501

tharmon@sdra.org

605-224-5050

Sandusky

Gerry

Principal

The Sandusky Group, LLC

118 English Run Circle, #301

Sparks, MD 21152

gerry@sanduskygroup.com

410-371-3727

Sangston

Derek

Policy Director and Counsel

Oregon Business & Industry

1149 Court Street, NE

Salem, OR 97301

dereksangston@oregonbusinessindustry.com

541-815-6497

Serghini

Philip

Director

Walmart

3337 Mt. Carol Drive

San Diego, CA 92111

philip.serghini@walmart.com

619-306-5644

Sestok

Erika

Partnerships Manager

Adesso Capital

8434 E Shea Blvd.

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

erika@adessocapital.com

248-730-3552

Shalley

Scott

President/CEO

Florida Retail Federation

227 S. Adams Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

scott@frf.org

850-222-4082

Shestek

Tim

Senior Director, State Affairs

American Chemistry Council

1121 L Street, #609

Sacramento, CA 95814

tim_shestek@americanchemistry.com

916-838-0713

Sigrist

Erin

President

Vermont Retail & Grocers Association

963 Paine Turnpike N

Berlin, VT 05602

erin@vtrga.org

802-363-1457

Staaf

Kris

Senior Director of Government Affairs

Albertsons Companies

6900 S Yosemite Street

Denver, CO 80112

kris.staaf@safeway.com

303-842-3284

Stanaland

Beth

Vice President, Membership Operations & Special Projects

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

stanalandb@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Stockton

Maria

Sustainability Lead

Party City Holdings, Inc.

100 Tice Blvd.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

mstockham@partycity.com

612-364-1450

Straczewski

Jason

Vice President, Government Relations & Political Affairs

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

Straczewskij@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Summers

Samantha

Senior Manager of Government Affairs

Albertsons Companies

949 1st Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

samantha.summers@albertsons.com

202-934-8173

Sunde

Renée

President/CFO

Washington Retail Association

618 Quince Street, SE

Olympia, WA 98501

rsunde@washingtonretail.org

360-200-6450

Talbott

Terry

Director, Pharmacy and Retail Advocacy

CVS Health

533 Bossardsville Road

Stroudsburg, PA 18360

theresa.talbott@cvshealth.com

570-460-4394

Taylor

Zachary

Director

American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance

1425 K Street, NW, #500

Washington, DC 20005

ztaylor@plasticsindustry.org

716-713-8481

Thorne

Bill

Sr. Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

National Retail Federation

1101 New York Avenue, #1200

Washington, DC 20005

thorneb@nrf.com

202-783-7971

Thrower

Hillary

Sr. Manager, Government Relations

The Home Depot

2299 Vistamont Drive

Decatur, GA 30033

Hillary_n_Thrower@homedepot.com

706-618-2632

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

Wachter

Bryan

Senior Vice President

Retail Association of Nevada

410 S Minnesota Street

Carson City, NV 89703

Bryan@rannv.org

775-771-8969

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