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LIST OF ATTENDEES


(as of July 31, 2023)

Last Name
First Name
Title
Organization
Address
City/State/Zip
Email
Phone
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
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