717-319-4638
300 N Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Corrections/Criminal Justice, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Gaming, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Privacy/Internet, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Safety, Public Sector, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Links:Website
Versant means "having good knowledge of" and clients benefit from our in-depth industry knowledge and skills on the Hill. We help clients ranging from small farms and businesses to Fortune 500 companies send the right message to the right people who can affect action on their behalf. Our expertise in navigating legislative and regulatory issues provides you with a powerful partner for nearly any organizational or governmental relations concern. In addition, our network of relationships can open up opportunities for business development.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc.
6) CRLPA, LLC.
8) EEG, Inc.
10) Juniata County Agricultural Society
12) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
13) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
16) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
17) Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists
18) Philadelphia School District
19) Reinford Farms
20) River Valley School District
21) Ryeco, LLC
22) Schrack Farms
23) Star Rock Farms
24) Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC
27) USA Gypsum
29) Wine & Spirits Brokers of PA
30) Wine Institute
0-5 years
2019 30 Under 30 by AgGrad
With a focus on rural affairs, I work with numerous members of the legislature. I also engage regularly with the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Department of Education.
Chief Operating Officer Caleb Wright's roots in Pennsylvania's agricultural community are deep, and accolades earned during his young career have marked him as a voice of rural Pennsylvania's new generation. Raised on a Huntingdon County farm that has borne his family's name for over a century, Caleb grew up as the grandson of the region's renowned veterinarian, Doc Kyper, with a family legacy of serving the rural community. Prior to joining Versant Strategies, he served as a PA State FFA Officer, was a National FFA Officer Candidate, and taught high school agriculture.
Caleb is a graduate of Penn State with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Extension Education. He was named as the College of Agricultural Science's inaugural Emerging Leader Candidate, working one-on-one with the College's Dean. Caleb investigated recruitment and retention of students in Agricultural Education as a Penn State research project. A skilled speaker, his energized commitment to rural education also earned him the Youth Agricultural Award presented by the Penn State Agriculture Council. Wright was elected to Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Board and also serves on the Board of the PA FFA Foundation.
Along with managing day-to-day operations of the firm, Caleb actively lobbies and assists with organizational management.
717-576-4290
300 North Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website, LinkedIn
Ron's service as an elected Representative provides inside the Capitol knowledge of the legislative process. This experience and his ongoing relationships with decision makers gives Versant's governmental relations practice an edge in client strategy and service.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc.
6) CRLPA, LLC.
8) EEG, Inc.
10) Juniata County Agricultural Society
12) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
13) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
16) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
17) Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists
18) Reinford Farms
19) River Valley School District
20) Ryeco, LLC
21) Schrack Farms
22) Star Rock Farms
23) Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC
26) USA Gypsum
29) Wine & Spirits Brokers of PA
30) Wine Institute
11-15 years
Ron's governmental service ranges from City Council to the Chairman of the House Liquor Committee. His ability to navigate the many layers of government and work across the aisle in a bipartisan manner is second to none.
Ron has a close relationship with the current members of the PA House of Representatives and staff.
Ron's extensive experience in state and local government will help Versant's clients set strategies to achieve their legislative and regulatory goals. Ron served in the PA House of Representatives for over 20 years and was an active member of the House Consumer Affairs and Rules Committees. Ultimately, he was named Secretary of the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee and became Chairman of the House Liquor Committee. Prior to his election to represent the 162nd House District, Ron served as Mayor of Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. More recently, he worked in governmental affairs serving a myriad of interests in the State Capitol.
717-635-2320
300 N Second Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Food/Restaurants, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Immigration, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Public Sector, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality
Links:Website
MeeCee Baker's name is synonymous with agricultural and rural issues in Pennsylvania. MeeCee's commitment, experience and knowledge coupled with her networking skills, make her a uniquely efficient and effective advocate.
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc.
6) CRLPA, LLC.
8) EEG, Inc.
10) Juniata County Agricultural Society
12) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
13) Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Landowners Alliance
16) Pennsylvania Pork Producers' Strategic Investment Program
17) Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists
18) Philadelphia School District
19) Reinford Farms
20) River Valley School District
21) Ryeco, LLC
22) Schrack Farms
23) Star Rock Farms
24) Stonehenge Capital Company, LLC
27) USA Gypsum
29) Wine & Spirits Brokers of PA
30) Wine Institute
11-15 years
Dr. Baker was named an Alumni Fellow at the Penn State University and delivered the commencement address at the College of Agricultural Sciences spring graduation. She also received the prestigious Medal of Honor Award from the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture (PSPA), the oldest (1785) continuously operating agricultural society in the country. PSPA was involved in establishing the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. In addition, Baker was honored with the esteemed Jefferson Award by the Penn Ag Democrats.
Baker was appointed during the Rendell administration to work in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture . While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department.
Dr. Baker owns Versant Strategies, a premier governmental affairs firm focused on agricultural, education, environmental, and rural issues. Versant has represented dozens of clients in the Harrisburg and DC marketplace ranging from small farms and businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
Previously, Baker served in the executive office of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. While there, she directed the educational outreach for the Department using the knowledge, skills, and traits she perfected during her 20 years behind a teacher’s desk at secondary and post-secondary institutions. Baker served as a faculty member at Penn State, an adjunct professor at North Carolina State University, and was the first woman elected as president of the National Association of Agricultural Educators. She is known across the nation as a published author and columnist with frequent engagements as a motivational keynote speaker and workshop presenter.
MeeCee, husband Jim Garofalo, a retired PA State Police Major who now works with USDA Investigation and Enforcement, and daughter Libby, a former state FFA president (Future Farmers' of America) and current Penn State student, live on the Baker homestead farm in Juniata County.
717-238-9078
2205 STRAWBERRY SQUARE, 2205 Strawberry Square, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101, 
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website, 
The following points summarize my lobbying philosophy.The key to successful lobbying is relationships. As in all human interactions, people like to do things for people they like, and conversely, people dislike doing things for people they dislike. Successful lobbying is the art of gentle persuasion, relentlessly applied. A word used, in a professional association article about a legislative battle to describe me is "ubiquitous". That is an accurate description of what it takes to win in the governmental affairs arena.
20+ years
I have maintained a solid reputation as a well-respected and constant presence in the Capitol for over three decades. I have been on the Hill with many state policy makers throughout the entirety of their careers. My long term relationships with administration officials, legislative leaders and key staff give me the ability to reach out to these individuals quickly to ensure our clients' messages and perspectives are considered.
My diverse and significant background in government, politics and corporate strategy serves me well as a lobbyist. In addition to spending more than 25 years in government relations and executive management for the Pennsylvania Builders Association, I have also worked for the Pennsylvania Retailers Association. I understand the internal dynamics of associations and the nuances required to assist them in formulating and implementing their governmental affairs agendas. I also work with a wide range of our varied corporate clients leveraging my expertise in building construction, management, service and development.
Before launching my lobbying career, I began as a political activist while attending college. I graduated from Gannon University with a BA in Political Science and soon moved to Harrisburg where I served in several leadership staff roles within the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
717-238-9078
2205 Strawberry Square, Suite 600, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101, 
6) Community Services Group, Inc
9) East Penn Real Estate, Inc/City Center
10) Enhanced Capital
11) GIRARD COLLEGE
802-922-4112
26 N. Jefferson Rd, So. Burlington, VT, 05403, 
303-249-2336
1580 Lincoln St, Suite 1260, Denver, CO, 80203, 
1) American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado
2) American Promotional Events (dba TNT Fireworks)
4) CNH Industrial America LLC (c/o MultiState)
5) Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
7) Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
8) ConService LLC c/o MultiState
11) CTIA
12) Denver Health
13) Dominion Voting
612-766-8876
90 S 7th St Ste 2200 WFC, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
612-766-8876
90 S 7th St Ste 2200 WFC, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
612-766-8876
90 S 7th St Ste 2200 WFC, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
612-766-7506
90 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
1) American Chemistry Council, Inc.
2) American Cleaning Institute
3) Anoka County
5) Burlington Northern and Sante Fe Railway Co (BNSF)
6) CHS, Inc.
11) Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
12) M A Mortenson Co
612-766-7506
90 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
1) AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC.
2) AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE
3) ANOKA COUNTY
6) BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTE FE RAILWAY CO (BNSF)
11) M A MORTENSON CO
12) MERIWEATHER MINNESOTA LAND & TIMBER LLC
612-766-7506
90 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, 
1) AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, INC.
2) AMERICAN CLEANING INSTITUTE
3) ANOKA COUNTY
6) BURLINGTON NORTHERN AND SANTE FE RAILWAY CO (BNSF)
11) M A MORTENSON CO
12) MERIWEATHER MINNESOTA LAND & TIMBER LLC
109 E Division St, Dover, DE, 19901, 
802-922-4112
26 N. Jefferson Rd, So. Burlington, VT, 05403, 
P.O. Box 1540, P.O. Box 1540, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971, 
1) ABILITY NETWORK OF DELAWARE
2) ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS INC.
4) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
5) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COS.
7) APPLE INC.
8) ARMORY FILMS
9) ARTESIAN RESOURCES AND ITS AFFLILIATES
10) ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
11) ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL TOWNS
12) ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY
14) CABLE TV ASSOCIATION OF MD & DE
15) CARFAX INC.
18) CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF DELAWARE INC.
19) CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
20) COMCAST CORP. AND ITS AFFILIATES
21) COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING
22) CONDUENT INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
23) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S ASSN. OF DELAWARE
24) CRODA INC.
26) DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
27) DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY
28) DELAWARE COMPENSATION RATING BUREAU INC.
31) DELAWARE POLICE CHIEFS COUNCIL INC
32) DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
35) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
36) FAITHFUL FRIENDS
37) FMC CORPORATION
38) GAUDENZIA INC.
39) HOME BUILDER ASSN. OF DELAWARE
40) KENT SUSSEX LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
41) KOOTH USA LLC
42) METRC
43) NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS (NAPEO)
46) ORSTED
48) RHETT RUGGERIO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
49) RUGGERIO WILLSON & ASSOCIATES LLC.
54) UNITE USA INC. DBA UNITE US
56) UNITED MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE
717-574-9132
300 N 2nd Street, Suite 1002, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, 
1) Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates
2) Charles Jacquin Et Cie., Inc.
6) CRLPA, LLC.
7) EEG, Inc.
9) Juniata County Agricultural Society
11) Pavement Coatings Technology Council
P.O. Box 1540, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971, 
1) ABILITY NETWORK OF DELAWARE
2) ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS INC.
4) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
5) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COS.
7) APPLE INC.
8) ARMORY FILMS
9) ARTESIAN RESOURCES AND ITS AFFLILIATES
10) ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
11) ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL TOWNS
12) ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY
14) CABLE TV ASSOCIATION OF MD & DE
15) CARFAX INC.
17) CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF DELAWARE INC.
18) CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
19) COMCAST CORP. AND ITS AFFILIATES
20) COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING
21) CONDUENT INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
22) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S ASSN. OF DELAWARE
23) CRODA INC.
25) DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
26) DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY
27) DELAWARE COMPENSATION RATING BUREAU INC.
30) DELAWARE POLICE CHIEFS COUNCIL INC
31) DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
34) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
35) FAITHFUL FRIENDS
36) FMC CORPORATION
37) GAUDENZIA INC.
38) HOME BUILDER ASSN. OF DELAWARE
39) KENT SUSSEX LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
40) KOOTH USA LLC
41) METRC
42) NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS (NAPEO)
45) ORSTED
47) RUGGERIO WILLSON & ASSOCIATES LLC.
52) UNITE USA INC. DBA UNITE US
54) UNITED MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE
PO Box 1540, PO Box 1540, Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971, 
1) ABILITY NETWORK OF DELAWARE
2) ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS INC.
4) AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
5) AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COS.
7) APPLE INC.
8) ARMORY FILMS
9) ARTESIAN RESOURCES AND ITS AFFLILIATES
10) ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES
11) ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL TOWNS
12) ATHLETICO PHYSICAL THERAPY
14) CABLE TV ASSOCIATION OF MD & DE
17) CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF DELAWARE INC.
18) CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
19) COMCAST CORP. AND ITS AFFILIATES
20) COMMUNITY EDUCATION BUILDING
21) CONDUENT INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES
22) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S ASSN. OF DELAWARE
23) CRODA INC.
25) DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
26) DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY
27) DELAWARE COMPENSATION RATING BUREAU INC.
28) DELAWARE HOTEL LODGING ASSN.
31) DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
34) ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
35) FAITHFUL FRIENDS
36) FMC CORPORATION
37) GAUDENZIA INC.
38) HOME BUILDER ASSN. OF DELAWARE
39) KENT SUSSEX LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE
40) KOOTH USA LLC
41) LOWDIGITTAGS.COM
42) METRC
43) NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS (NAPEO)
46) ORSTED
48) RHETT RUGGERIO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
49) RUGGERIO WILLSON & ASSOCIATES LLC.
54) UNITE USA INC. DBA UNITE US
56) UNITED MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF DELAWARE
720-365-3990
1580 Lincoln Street, Suite 1260, Denver, CO, 80203, 
1) American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado
2) American Promotional Events (dba TNT Fireworks)
4) CNH Industrial America LLC (c/o Multistate LLC)
5) Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
7) Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
9) CTIA
10) Deere & Company (c/o MultiState LLC)
11) Denver Health
12) Dominion Voting