Lobbyist information

Amount

Aaron J Agulnek	$21,149.33
Employed Terminated 04/16/2021 07/31/2021

Charles Glick	$288,951.00
Employed Terminated 01/01/2021

Kate Worrall	$95,912.81
Employed Terminated 01/01/2021

Kathryn Blythe Jason	$4,164.57
Employed Terminated 01/01/2021 02/12/2021

Lillian Corman Penzel	$43,875.57
Employed Terminated 03/08/2021

Total salaries paid:      $454,053.28

Client information

Amount

Ascentria Care Alliance, Inc.	$36,600.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Lobby for Ascentria's legislative agenda, coordinate and participate in meetings w/state legislators; assist with refugee resettlement advocacy, elder care residential, transitional housing & transportation and other items that are a priority to Ascentria Care Alliance.

Bay State Birth Coalition	$10,800.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Promoting women's health and birth equity through policies that expand access to midwives in Massachusetts.

Beacon ABA Services

$8,250.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2021 to assist Beacon ABA Services, Inc. in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Beacon ABA Services, Inc. with any other governmental

Boston Arts Summer Institute	$60,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Lobbying efforts in relation to the proliferation of the Boston Arts Summer Institute's Outside the Box program providing Arts education, exposure and programming, particularly to youth and underserved communities.

Boston Debate League	$24,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 To support the Boston Debate League in receiving a budget allocation, as well as being connected to pertinent legislation and legislators.

Bottom Line	$37,800.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Seeking state funding for Fiscal Year 2022 through the state budget. Work includes working with Administration to secure funding, seeking funding in both the House and Senate budget processes, and working with the Chairs of Ways and Means to that end.

Compassion & Choices	$0.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 01/04/2021 lobbying in support of legislation to allow patients access to end-of-life options

Compassion and Choices Action Network (CCAN)	$29,900.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/04/2021 Lobbying in support of legislation to allow patients access to end-of-life options

Criterion Child Enrichment

$19,050.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2021 with Criterion Child Enrichment in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Criterion Child Enrichment with any other governmental affairs.

Evergreen Center Inc.

$20,720.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2021 to assist Evergreen Center, Inc. in advocating for legislation that is beneficial to the organization’s mission and against legislation that is harmful. To this end, Charles Group Consulting’s work will entail: conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the administration, assisting in compiling any necessary materials, and assisting Evergreen Center, Inc. with any other governmental affairs.

GPS Group Peer Support LLC

$32,500.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 We are working to make GPS Group Peer Support more available across the Commonwealth. We presented SD1491/HD2887 - An Act to establish a special commission to study the integration of support groups in to the healthcare system to Sen Friedman and Rep Khan who are the co-sponsors on this bill. A version of this bill was included in the Mental Health Parity bill that was passed by the Senate in February 2020. We began working on the MASStrong program proposal in September 2021 seeking funding of $4 million to bring GPS Group Peer Support to frontline healthcare workers in partnership with the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. We worked with Sen Cindy Creem and Rep Ruth Balser on this who introduced the amendment to the ARPA budget bill. We were also in contact with Sen Cyr, Sen Friedman and Sen Comerford about this proposal. We secured $1 million to fund the program and the Governor signed it in December 2021.

Greater Boston Legal Services	$7,400.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Consumer protection

Guardian Community Trust, Inc.

$96,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Charles Group Consulting is engaged to work approximately 20 hours per month on two matters: (1) Legislation to improve decisional support services in Massachusetts, especially for the poorest and most isolated of those in need, including the establishment and funding of a Public Guardian; (2) amendment to G.L. c. 118E, s. 28, to ensure that seniors age 65 and older have access to pooled asset disability trusts under the Medicaid program.

Healthy Children Project, Inc

$45,500.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Monitoring legislation related to breastfeeding and lactation support providers; S565 An act to increase access to lactation support through proper reimbursement; H511 An act to increase access to lactation support through proper reimbursement; H3496 An act to improve breastfeeding care; or any bills affecting lactation care and services.

International Institute of New England, Inc.	$40,500.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Secure line item funding for mental health programs operated by IINE

Jewish Community Relations Council	$51,200.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Generally assist in Legislative and Budgetary Priorities

Job Training Alliance	$9,700.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 job training programs, workforce training, home rule petition

MA Affiliate of American College of Nurse Midwives

$17,600.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 04/15/2021 The Massachusetts Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives represents the 400 Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) practicing in the Commonwealth. We hired Charles Group Consulting to support our legislation to have equal pay reimbursement as MDs for equal service from insurers. We are currently working with Representative Kahn's office on this.

Massachusetts Association for Community Action

$44,210.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Promoting policies - legislative and budget - and programs that address poverty and inequality and help people living with low income achieve economic stability and mobility including but not limited to an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit, support for free tax preparation for low income workers, early education and care, homelessness prevention, adult education and workforce development as well as a commission to examine and make comprehensive recommendations to address poverty.

Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA)

$32,400.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 In general, we will utilize Charles Group to represent us on any legislation or regulation that may impact the abilities of Physician Assistants to practice in the Commonwealth. With the announcement of the Governor’s Healthcare Cost Containment bill, we will be looking at opportunities to improve physician assistant scope of practice and relationships with supervising physicians.

Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association

$27,500.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Charles Group Consulting (CGC) will work in 2020 to advance legislation that is beneficial to the dental hygienist profession and Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association (MDHA), and to lobby against any detrimental legislation. CGC will also assist MDHA with any other governmental affairs work, as necessary.

Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association	$58,800.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Advocating for employee rights

Massachusetts Fair Housing Center	$54,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Advocating for Massachusetts Fair Housing Center's policy and budget agenda

Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition

$20,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Assist Client with advocacy in support legislation benefiting immigrants and other legislation benefiting immigrants and refugees that is currently before the state legislature, in particular the Safe Communities Act (H.3573 and S.1401). Activities include developing legislative strategy and relationship building, including meetings with House and Senate leadership and members, drafting educational materials, supporting legislative briefings, attending hearings, and advising coalition members.

Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts Inc.

$12,000.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 10/15/2021 a. Develop and execute a proposal to advocate for state and/or federal American Rescue Plan ("ARPA") funding to support the construction and renovation of the Victory Theater in Holyoke. b.Work in conjunction with Entity to identify key allies, support media efforts, and outreach targeted towards public officials. c.Prepare materials including fact sheets and testimony (both oral and written) to make the case that federal ARP A recovery funds and state resources should be used for this proposal. d.Keep client updated on timeline and updates coming from policymakers a.round allocation and disbursement of funds.

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc.	$79,600.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 All MLRI lobbying activity, including those undertaken by this lobbyist, are for matters pertaining to income, benefits and other programs affecting those in poverty.

Massachusetts Service Alliance	$45,244.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Executive and legislative support for line item 7003-1206: For the Massachusetts Service Alliance to administer State Service Corps grants and provide training and support to volunteer and service organizations. Lead sponsors include Senator Eric Lesser and Representative Michael Moran.

Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc.	$42,500.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Develop and execute a plan to obtain increase funding through the state budget for student services cost.

National Consumer Law Center Inc	$15,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Debt Collection Fairness Act S578/H919

Northeast CMV, Inc.	$0.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Legislation pertaining to cytomegalovirus screening and raising awareness of cytomegalovirus on Beacon Hill.

Operation ABLE

$23,200.00

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Assist Operation ABLE in advocating for funds in the Massachusetts state budget. Work will entail conducting meetings with state representatives and senators, meeting with the appropriate analysts in the Administration, assist in compiling any necessary materials and assisting Operation ABLE with any other government affairs work as necessary.

Parent-Child Home Program	$21,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 To expand ParentChild in Massachusetts and reach more families.

Person_not_a_company	$0.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Helping to pass legislation to ensure email account content belongs to the user.

Southwest Boston Senior Services	$42,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Human services for elderly.

The Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc.	$8,000.00
Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2021 Mentoring (Line item 7061-9634)

Total salaries received:      $1,072,974.00

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