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      <image:caption>Alison is a Partner at KP and runs a wide variety of local and statewide public relations programs for KP clients. She has extensive experience in strategic communications programs, media relations, coalition building, project siting, grassroots outreach, stakeholder engagement and community education. Her clients include local governments, healthcare associations, transportation agencies, non-profits, businesses and trade groups.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/jenny-dudikoff</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-01-08</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Jenny Dudikoff - Jenny Dudikoff</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jenny is a Partner at KP. She has a focus on public affairs and public relations clients. She has more than 15 years of experience in issues management, crisis communications, media relations, corporate communications, government relations, brand and reputation awareness, and ally development. With a background representing Fortune 500 companies, trade groups, multigenerational family businesses, and consumer products, she has served in campaign, agency, and association leadership roles.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/christina-dicaro</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-10-24</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Christina is a member of KP’s lobbying practice, specializing in issues pertaining to defending the scope of practice for veterinary professionals, landmark food safety legislation affecting livestock, privacy protection issues for both veterinarians and libraries, public broadcasting issues, and broadband deployment and General Obligation bond construction for libraries. Additionally, Christina has extensive experience and success in securing funding for her library client in the complex annual State Budget process. In fact, the 2021-22 State Budget includes an unprecedented $500 million in funding for public libraries, including $439 million for library construction grants, which was made possible due to Christina’s work with KP lobbyist Mike Dillon, Governor Newsom, the California Democrat leadership at the Capitol, and the State Librarian.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/william-g-rutland</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-10-28</lastmod>
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      <image:title>William G. Rutland - William G. Rutland</image:title>
      <image:caption>Billy joined KP Public Affairs as a political consultant in July 2019. He is an established and well-respected figure in government advocacy and brings more than 30 years of local, state, and federal government experience to the firm. He has a strong and extensive background in advocacy, crisis management, government relations, and corporate consulting. Prior to KP, Billy was the founder and president of the Rutland Group, a governmental relations consulting firm serving Fortune 500 companies, national and international clients, and small companies and associations. He provided a wide array of services, including but not limited to legislative and regulatory development, issue and crisis management, political fundraising consultations, and public and business policy analysis. His previous clients include People Soft/Oracle, Grocery Manufacturers, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Honeywell, American Express, Palace of Fine Arts, IBM, among others.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/camille-wagner</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-11-09</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Camille works on the lobbying team at KP. She has 14 years of extensive experience working at the highest levels of government on complex policy, political and budget issues. As the Legislative Secretary to Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr she gained invaluable insight into the policy and budget development process and was a lead negotiator for numerous pieces of legislation, including extension of the Cap and Trade Program, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and the California Homeowner’s Bill of Rights.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/brian-white</loc>
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      <image:caption>Brian is a Partner at KP and has been a registered lobbyist with the firm since 2014. With over 25 years of advocacy experience, he provides strategic counsel on legislation, policy, regulatory consulting, and advocacy for a variety of clients. He specializes in energy, transportation, goods movement, education, and housing policies while representing a diverse group of clients in discussions with the Governor’s Office, California Legislature and regulatory agencies, including for clients such as Offshore Wind California, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Tenaska, General Atomics, International Code Council, Visions In Education, Association of Personalized Schools and Services, Mosquito Vector and Control Association of California, California Licensed Foresters Association, Hipcamp, and FPH2. With an extensive government affairs background, Brian is a seasoned public policy and legislative strategist who holds expertise in many policy areas. His experience in building coalitions and fostering positive relationships for a diverse client base makes Brian particularly adept in finding proactive solutions that positively benefit clients while also being able to neutralize threats.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/tom-van-der-list</loc>
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    <lastmod>2022-11-15</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Tom is a skilled public affairs professional with an extensive background in grassroots outreach, coalition building, media relations, grassroots advocacy and issues management. Since joining KP in 2017, Tom has developed and implemented extensive stakeholder outreach programs, organized logistics and reporting systems for a variety of statewide, regional, and local projects, successfully built active coalitions, and has created novel communications tactics and strategies for various clients. Tom has successfully built and managed communications streams for agencies, associations, local governments, and business interests across various prominent California-based industries.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/ed-manning</loc>
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    <lastmod>2024-12-11</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Ed is a Partner at KP. He is a registered lobbyist and an attorney specializing in environmental, energy, water, and resource issues with over 30 years of experience. Ed has managed broad coalitions and developed winning strategies on diverse issues including construction defect reform, water supply, climate change, gaming, energy infrastructure, and transportation infrastructure issues.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/vanessa-cajina</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-12</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Vanessa Cajina is a Partner at KP. She has been a lobbyist at KP since 2012 and leads the firm’s health care practice, and advises numerous clients on state budget work.  She organizes and leads coalition efforts on some of the most pressing issues every legislative session, and provides in-depth policy expertise using her unique background coming from nonprofit advocacy and direct community service. She has secured millions of dollars of state budget support for clients over the last decade. In addition to her work at KP, Vanessa serves on the board of directors of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), which is focused on ensuring political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/lisa-yarbrough</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-01-03</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Lisa Yarbrough - Lisa Yarbrough</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lisa Yarbrough has extensive experience leading strategic communications programs for corporations, nonprofits, local governments, and statewide associations. She has provided strategic counsel, media relations, coalition building, grassroots outreach, crisis communications, and issues management for education, water, public health, transportation, and municipal clients.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/jeff-sickenger</loc>
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    <lastmod>2023-03-10</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Jeff is a Partner at KP. With over 30 years of advocacy experience, Jeff represents the firm’s environmental and business clients before the Legislature, the Administration and various regulatory agencies on a broad range of environmental and energy policy issues.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/jonathan-ross</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Pat Joyce is a Partner at KP. He is a registered lobbyist that provides strategic counsel on policy, regulatory consulting, and legislative advocacy for a variety of clients. He has over a decade of experience in government affairs and political campaigns in California and Washington, DC. Prior to joining KP, Pat was a political consultant who managed and advised campaign finance operations for a half dozen Democratic members of Congress in Washington, DC raising millions of dollars from federal PACs and individual donors during the 2012 and 2014 campaign cycles. Before that, he served as Finance Director for an Ohio Congressman during the 2010 election cycle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Effectively Managed a Statewide Public Health Education Campaign to Prevent Zika Transmission</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>CA Newspaper Publishers Assn - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/cdph-zika</loc>
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      <image:caption>A sign with red and yellow colors, featuring stylized yellow leaves or shapes, a small black insect, and a bold message that reads: "DON'T BRING ZIKA HOME" and "protect yourself, your family &amp; california."</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Successfully Overcoming a Financial Threat to the Newspaper Industry</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Effectively Managed a Statewide Public Awareness Campaign on Legal Cannabis and the Dangers of of Illicit Cannabis</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Patrick George giving a speech after receiving an award at the PRSA Influencer Awards dinner.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KP's Pat Joyce, Alex Traverso, Jenny Dudikoff, and Vanessa Cajina attended the the 2022 Capitol Top 100 event.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KP’s Jenny Dudikoff attended CAPIO’s Annual Conference last week and participated on a panel to offer attendees insights on the importance of strategic communications to solve statewide complex issues.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KP's Lisa Yarbrough and Diana Dang led a spotlight session on “Policy trends, challenges and opportunities going into 2024” at the APLUS+ Annual Conference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At the PRSA California Capital Chapter 2023 Influence Award Ceremony, KP brought home six awards for various PR programs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KP’s Jenny Dudikoff attended this year’s Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Conference to join water leaders from around the state to talk about the importance of advancing policy solutions that address California’s water supply challenges.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lisa Yarbrough received the Presidential Citation award at the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) banquet! She was recognized alongside Meagan Luevano, MVCAC PR Chair, by the outgoing president for the incredible communications work they have done for the association.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>KP's Kayla Gibbons and Kaitlyn Bryson attended the 4th Annual Sacramento Press Club event</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Michael de Necochea, Jr. is a political affairs coordinator at KP whose work is focused on assisting KP lobbying staff and providing research, monitoring legislative and regulatory activities, and preparing detailed reports for clients. Michael joined KP in 2022 and has experience providing administrative and legal document assistance to local law firms, governmental, and public relations agencies.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amilia is an environmental lobbyist and consultant representing KP’s clients on various regulatory, legislative, and policy issues. She is an attorney with over 20 years of experience in environmental law and policy in both the public and private sectors. At KP, Amilia represents clients on issues related to climate change and resilience, air and water quality, emerging contaminants (including in consumer products), hazardous substances and hazardous wastes, and brownfields redevelopment and cleanup of contaminated sites, as well as state administrative, regulatory, and rulemaking processes. Before joining KP in 2022, Amilia worked as an attorney for the State of California, including as Chief Counsel for the Department of Toxic Substances Control. She also worked as a senior attorney for the Office of Legislative Counsel drafting environmental legislation and advising legislators and their staff on environmental legal and policy issues. Amilia previously worked as an environmental law attorney with the law firm of Downey Brand LLP and as a legal research attorney with the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/indira-mcdonald</loc>
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      <image:caption>Indira McDonald has over 14 years of experience in state government. Prior to joining KP, Indira worked for the chief fiscal officer of California, former State Controller Betty Yee. As Deputy Controller of Legislative Affairs, she served as primary liaison with the California Legislature, the Governor’s Office, and state agencies to further the operations of the State Controller’s office and policy and budget objectives. Before that, she served as Deputy Commissioner of Legislation for the Department of Business Oversight (now operating as the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation) and, as a senior aide to members of the California Legislature. She has gained valuable experience working for the State of California in areas including accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources, as well as regulation and oversight of a variety of financial service businesses, products, and professionals.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Zachary joined KP in 2022 with a background in public relations. He does issue area research and writes press releases, op-eds, reports, social media content, and other materials for a variety of clients, on policy issues including education, healthcare, technology, transportation, and water. He previously worked at a PR firm for legal and professional services clients.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/annie-galvin</loc>
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      <image:caption>Annie Galvin joined KP Public Affairs in 2022 and provides multi-media content generation, social media program management, video production, and graphic design services for KP clients, as well as event coordination, issue research, and stakeholder outreach support. She has a background in marketing, graphic design, and business development across multiple industries. She identifies key stakeholders for issue engagement, builds and manages outreach databases, and conducts coalition building activities on local and statewide PR initiatives. Annie currently is serving a variety of KP’s PR clients in the healthcare, transportation, education, and non-profit sectors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Olivia Wright joined KP in 2024 as a lobbyist focused on various environmental regulatory, legislative, and policy issues. She has nearly 20 years of experience in law and policy as a practicing attorney in both the public and private sectors. Olivia has worked as an attorney for the State of California, including as an Assistant Chief Counsel for both the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. She also previously practiced as an environmental attorney at the law firm of Downey Brand, LLP, where she focused on regulatory compliance and complex litigation matters related to hazardous substance contamination, water quality, and drinking water, and at the law firm of Kimble, MacMichael and Upton as a trial attorney focused on business disputes and commercial and agricultural real estate matters.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>John Doherty is at Partner at KP. Prior to joining KP Public Affairs, Doherty was the principal of Doherty Law Group. He has over 20 years of experience in state and local policy and politics, including serving as Chief of Staff to Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico for his entire term; serving as Vice President of Government Affairs for United Health Group, a Fortune 10 company specializing in healthcare; serving as General Counsel for TechNet, an association of the world’s largest technology companies; and serving as CEO of the Civil Justice Association of California.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/brenda-bass</loc>
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      <image:caption>Brenda is a lobbyist specializing in water, environmental, agriculture, and energy policy issues. She has diverse experience representing the business community in legislative and regulatory advocacy and representing private and public entities as an attorney. Her experiences give her a deep understanding of complex water supply and water quality issues, as well as direct experience in groundwater policy making. Before joining KP, Brenda worked as a lobbyist for the California Chamber of Commerce, building coalitions on legislative and regulatory proposals that impacted water supply and quality, as well as the agricultural industry. Prior to that, she worked as an attorney representing a wide range of clients in water rights, CEQA, stormwater, and recycled water matters.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meagan joined the public relations team at KP Public Affairs in 2025, bringing 12 years of experience in strategic communications, media relations, stakeholder outreach, and public education.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-05</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Wendy joined KP in 2025 with a strong background in storytelling, social media content creation, media outreach, and community engagement. She is fluent in Spanish and brings experience in campaign execution and cross-sector collaboration, with a foundation in both student leadership and corporate communications. Wendy brings cultural competency, creativity, and a results-driven approach to stakeholder communications and corporate reputation programs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Katelyn Smith brings more than 15 years of experience leading strategic communications, public affairs, and stakeholder engagement initiatives. She has extensive expertise in enterprise communications, coalition building, grassroots outreach, internal change management, and executive-level messaging. Her experience includes state agencies, trade associations, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy coalitions.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.kppublicaffairs.com/ej-aguayo</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>EJ is a lobbyist representing clients in the areas of finance, tax, budget, health, and energy. He brings a results-oriented approach, leveraging his strength in coalition building and relationship management across diverse stakeholders to deliver forward-thinking solutions that drive client success and diffuse emerging challenges.</image:caption>
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