804-382-0991
PO Box 1097, Richmond, VA, 23218, 
I am seasoned in providing consultation, policy program development and evaluation, and advocacy experience, with over 30 years, first in providing the day-to-day management of a national project funded by The Robert Wood Foundation and now through my own work as a lobbying and advocacy consultant in Virginia.
1) American Massage Therapy Association, Virginia Chapter
2) Brain Injury Association of Virginia
3) Commonwealth Autism Services, Inc
4) Connections Health Solutions
5) Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area
9) Virginia Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
10) Virginia Association of Community Services Boards, Inc.
11) Virginia Athletic Trainers Association
12) Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program
13) Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation
14) Virginia Counselors Association
15-20 years
My client portfolio (and professional interests) require close working relationships with members of the Virginia General Assembly who serve on education, health, judiciary, and appropriations committees. I also regularly consult with and attend executive branch agencies and meetings for health professions regulation, Medicaid, behavioral health and substance use disorder, and education.
A native of Pennsylvania, I have lived in Virginia for over 50 years. I hold a baccalaureate degree (cum laude) and a master's degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, a master's in public health from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a doctorate in higher education administration from the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
804-644-6600
707 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
The Vectre Corporation was established in 1989 as a subsidiary of the Virginia law firm of Hazel & Thomas, P.C., with offices in Northern Virginia and Richmond, to provide necessary, highly-specialized non-legal services in the area of government relations. Hazel & Thomas merged with ReedSmith LLP in 1999. The firm has grown to the point that today it is widely acknowledged for its expertise and communication abilities by federal, state and local government officials as one of its leading government relations resources.
In 1992, The Vectre Corporation expanded its range of services when it became the Virginia member of The Advocacy Group (TAG), an international network of law and government relations firms providing advocacy services at State Capitols throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. In 1995, The Vectre Corporation became an independent firm, owned by members of its Board of Directors.
Today, The Vectre Corporation is headquartered at 707 East Main Street, an easy walk from the Virginia's Capitol Square. The firm includes six full-time professional government affairs advocates with more than eight decades of cumulative experience. The Vectre Corporation has expanded by opening an office in Northern Virginia.
Firm Specialties:
Vectre's areas of special expertise involve both traditional lobbying as well as grassroots and grass-tops lobbying. Vectre brings to any project strong experience in winning legislative battles on behalf of diverse corporate interests.
H. BENSON DENDY III serves as President of The Vectre Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors. As a senior staff member for two Virginia Governors, he has held positions as diverse as Secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary to the Governor's Cabinet, and Special Assistant to the Governor. He began his career in state government in 1978, as a legislative assistant to the Lieutenant Governor. Over the course of seven legislative sessions, he advocated for two Governors' agendas in the General Assembly. He served on transition committees for Virginia Governors Mark Warner and Terry McAuliffe.
In 2016, Dendy was appointed to the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he currently serves as Vice Rector. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute. In 2002, he was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Council on the Southern Community of the Southern Growth Policies Board.
Dendy has been appointed and reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a state agency, by six Virginia Governors of both parties. He served as Chairman for nine years and is currently Chairman Emeritus. In 2003, he was appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior to the Federal Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission and served as the Federal Commission's Vice Chairman. From 2013 – 2020, Dendy served on the Executive Committee of the American Evolution 2019 Commemoration which highlighted the 400th anniversary of key historical events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence our world today. These events were the anniversary of the first representative assembly in the New World, the arrival of the first recorded African slaves to English North America, the arrival of the first English women in significant numbers and the first official English Thanksgiving.
He served on the Board of Trustees of the Valentine Richmond History Center for 14 years and is a former director of the Virginia YMCA and the Maymont Foundation. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the American Council of Young Political Leaders, a core grantee of the United States Department of State that conducts international exchange programs for young governmental leaders. He is a member of the Honorary Council to the St. George's Foundation in Bermuda. Dendy also has extensive experience in helping international corporations develop business in this country.
Dendy graduated from the University of Richmond, magna cum laude, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. A member of Second Presbyterian Church, Dendy serves as an elder. He and his late wife, Stacey, had three children. The family enjoys skiing at Wintergreen and spending time in the summer at Virginia Beach.
He has served as Chairman of The Advocacy Group, the premier municipal, state, federal and international government and public affairs organization in the world and currently serves on its board of directors. Dendy was one of the first 24 government relations professionals nationwide to complete the State Government Affairs Council Professional Certification Program in 2012 and currently has completed the Council's silver level program for advanced certification.
804-644-6600
919 East Main Street, Suite 1550, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-697-2236
P. O. Box 1122, Richmond, VA, 23218-1122, 
7576470906
411 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
8046435554
1108 E. Main Street, Suite 1200, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
8046435554
1108 East Main Street, Ste 1200, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
2) Alliance for Construction Excellence (ACE)
4) Goodwill Industries of the Valleys
5) Outdoor Advertising Association of Virginia
919-215-6273
1205 E Main St., STE 1E, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
2) AT&T
3) Autism Society of Central Virginia
5) Coalition for Fantasy Sports
7) CyrusOne
9) Pace-O-Matic
13) Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
15) Stride, Inc.
16) Tidal Basin Government Consulting LLC
17) United Community
18) Va Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
19) Virginia Association of Recovery Residences
20) Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc
21) Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
22) Virginia Retail Federation
8043104475
P.O. Box 36751, Suite 210, N. Chesterfield, VA, 23235, 
(804) 240-7984
8901 River Road, Richmond, VA, 23229, 
804-788-8200
951 E. Byrd St., Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
2) ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation
5) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
6) Churchill Downs Incorporated
9) Concordance
10) Drive Smart Virginia, Inc.
11) Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo, LLC
12) Entertainment Software Association
13) Food Lion
14) JBWK LLC
15) LKQ Corporation
16) MasterCard
19) New Venture Fund
20) Norfolk Southern Corporation
21) Northrop Grumman Corporation
22) Richmond Area Municipal Contractors Association
24) Smith Mountain Lake Association
25) Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce
26) The Virginia Bar Association
27) TikTok Inc.
28) Toll Road Investors Partnership II, LP
29) Virginia Association of Real Estate Inspectors
30) Virginia Credit Union League
31) Virginia Economic Developers Association
32) Virginia Emergency Management Association
33) Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association
703-531-9077
1205 E. Main St. #1E, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
434-845-5966
300 Lucado Place, Lynchburg, VA, 24504, 
703-965-3653
1205 East Main St, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-788-7251
951 East Byrd Street, Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-420-6390
200 South 10th Street, Suite 1600, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
8049679604
4701 Cox Road, Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
1) Amgen
7) International Business Machines Corporation
8) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its Affiliates
804-330-3312
620 Moorefield Park Drive, Suite 120, Richmond, VA, 23236, 
15404237588
8030 GREENWICH RD, CATLETT, VA, 20119-1839, 
(415) 903-2800
c/o 28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
757 647 8190
38411 Rocky Hock Rd, Wakefield, VA, 23888, 
804.771.5300
50 Pear Street, Richmond, VA, 23223, 
1) Americans for Affordable Clean Energy
9) Hazel Health
10) Kaiser Foundation Health Plans of the Mid-Atlantic States
804 780-3143
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23220, 
757-627-1988
112 Granby Street, Suite 400, Norfolk, VA, 23510, 
1) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
2) Asurion
3) Children's Health System, Inc
4) Consumer Data Industry Association
5) CP&O, LLC
6) CVS Health and All Affiliated Subsidiary Companies
7) DaVita Inc
9) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
10) Eastern Virginia Medical School
11) Energy Transfer
15) Huntington Ingalls Industries
17) Monumental Sports and Entertainment
19) Southeastern Universities Research Association
20) StubHub
21) United Therapeutics Corporation
22) Virginia Bankers Association
23) Virginia Beach Public Schools
24) Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association
25) Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
8047626917
1021 East Cary Street, Suite 1420, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
5403474313
38 Garrett Street, Warrenton, VA, 20186, 
8047639620
411 E Franklin St, Unit 601, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-762-6919
1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1420, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
8046497945
12 S. 3rd Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-762-6919
1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 1420, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-967-9604
4701 Cox Rd., Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
1) Amgen
7) International Business Machines Corporation
8) Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its Affiliates
8043064448
2800 Patterson Ave., Suite 302, Richmond, VA, 23221, 
804-697-1474
P. O. Box 1122, Richmond, VA, 23218-1122, 
1) American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLAC)
2) American Property Casualty Insurance Association
3) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance
4) Amusement and Music Operators of Virginia
7) Clancy & Theys Construction Company
9) Enterprise Leasing Co. of Norfolk/Richmond, LLC
13) Metallurgical Coal Producers Association
14) Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation
15) Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
16) Pace-O-Matic of Virginia LLC
17) Perspecta State & Local, Inc.
18) Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
19) S. B. Ballard Construction Company
20) Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, Inc.
21) Virginia Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
8047888203
951 E. Byrd St., Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
202-393-3430
711 D St NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC, 20004, 
8047887362
951 E. Byrd Street, East Tower Riverfront Plaza, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
4159032800
c/o 28 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 2815, Sausalito, CA, 94965, 
804-216-3000
1021 East Cary Street,, Suite 1002,, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
3) Automated HealthCare Solutions/Albers & Co
4) CASA
5) Dalitso LLC
8) HealthSherpa
9) Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.
10) Jushi Inc.
8047624445
2222 Monument Ave, Richmond, 23223, 23220, 
8596996929
2800 Patterson Ave, Suite 302, Richmond, VA, 23221, 
7038850229
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20004, 
8048155173
1205 E. Main St. #1E, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) Alexandria Economic Development Partnership
2) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
3) AT&T
5) Autism Society of Central Virginia
6) Cigna
7) CodeVA
9) CyrusOne
11) Global Partners
13) Pace-O-Matic
8046497945
12 S 3rd Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
1) 3M Company
2) Alliance for Automotive Innovation
3) Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5) Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commission
6) CP&O, LLC
11) HNTB Corporation
14) Longwood University Real Estate Foundation
15) Monumental Sports and Entertainment
17) Patient First
18) StubHub
19) The Nature Conservancy Virginia Chapter
20) United Therapeutics Corporation
21) Virginia Association of Regional Jails
22) Virginia Bankers Association
804-484-4751
118 N. 8th Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
10) School Nutrition Association of Virginia
11) Virginia Center for Health Innovation
12) Virginia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
13) Virginia Orthopaedic Society
14) Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time
15) Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
16) Virginia Society of Anesthesiologists
17) Workday, Inc.
18) ZeroEyes
15402292998
38 Garrett Street, Warrenton, VA, 20186, 
8046473140
118 N. 8th Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
804-762-4445
2222 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA, 23220, 
8046972080
411 E. Franklin St., Ste. 601, Richmond, VA, 23219, 
7573351841
3720 Havertill Ln #407, Woodbridge, VA, 22193, 
8049679604
4701 Cox Road, Suite 400, Glen Allen, VA, 23060, 
8047715300
50 Pear St., Richmond, VA, 23223, 
8043303312
620 Moorefield Park Drive, Suite 120, Richmond, VA, 23236, 
2023444000
600 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20001, 
8043770335
P.O. Box 4342, Richmond, VA, 23220-6706,