The Directory

Fighting for the legal rights of Connecticut’s most vulnerable children.

The Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) is a statewide, professional membership organization representing Connecticut licensed dentists. CSDA members are committed to protecting the health and well-being of people of all ages.

NAVIGATING THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE – We’re sought after for our understanding of the interplay between the news media and the world of government affairs.

Express Strategies provides strategic communications and public policy consulting, with particular expertise in advocacy writing, project management and media relations and an acute understanding of the public implications of the policy decisions made by an organization.

The Tobacco Merchant & Community Education (TMCE) Steering Committee guides and informs Connecticut’s tobacco and e-cigarette prevention campaign. They develop and disseminate campaign materials and conduct activities designed to reduce the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to individuals under 21 throughout the state.

The Connecticut Health Policy Project is a non-partisan non-profit consumer advocacy and research organization. We work to improve access, quality and affordability of healthcare in Connecticut. We inform policymaking with balanced, understandable information.

YOUR ADVOCATE IN PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH AND PENSIONS BENEFITS

Since 1946, The Association of Retired Teachers of Connecticut (ARTC) has been a retiree organization exclusively representing Connecticut’s retired teachers, and dedicated to securing and protecting our pension and health insurance benefits.

Rome Smith & Lutz is a full-service government relations and lobbying firm, providing representation at all levels of Connecticut government. With decades of public sector experience and deep relationships with key decision-makers on both sides of the aisle, the team at Rome Smith & Lutz delivers results for their clients.

CCM is the state’s largest, nonpartisan organization of municipal leaders, representing towns and cities of all sizes from all corners of the state, with 158 member municipalities.

Goodwin University is an innovative learning community that empowers hard-working students to become sought-after employees.

We tailor our career-focused educational programs to address the needs of employers, and we shape them to fit the lives of students. Classes are conveniently offered year-round — days, evenings, weekends, and online. Degrees may be flexibly layered across certificate, associate, bachelor’s, and master’s programs in a variety of in-demand fields.

User Focused Design + Development
We are a small, agile design & development team that produces agency-quality results.

With political elections centering on partisan gridlock and discontent with the “old ways of doing business,” lobbying and policy advocacy are undergoing dramatic changes. In today’s environment of hyperscrutinized decisions and actions, the 24-hour news cycle, and ever-present social media, only the most politically savvy lobbyists are succeeding. Getting your voice heard above all the noise requires an experienced advocacy team that can expertly execute targeted government relations campaigns.

Communication Strategies is a communications firm that partners with marketing, media, and government relations firms in the region to provide strategic planning and public relations and media production services to individuals, candidates, and organizations. With a strong background in politics and journalism, Communication Strategies specializes in campaign-style approach to both long- and short-term public relations planning and implementation.

COST is a member-driven organization committed to giving Connecticut’s smaller communities a strong voice in the legislative process. COST champions the interests of member municipalities at the state Capitol and provides resources to help municipal leaders meet the challenges they face as chief executives of the state’s 139 smaller communities.

In 2010, after 20 years as a State Capitol lobbyist, Mike Dugan established Capitol Consulting, a full-service government relations firm. Capitol Consulting provides the experience, integrity, access and respect one achieves through years of successful representation of our clients’ issues. Capitol Consulting is well respected with a proven network of legislative and state agency contacts to navigate the often-complex halls of state government. Capitol Consulting is founded on the simple principle that there is no substitute for hard work.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for the capital region of Connecticut. We are committed to bringing together resources, both human and financial, to reduce disparities and improve the lives of all residents. Our latest project, the podcast series Disinvested, is one example of how we promote understanding through nonpartisan conversation. Our work is made possible through the dedication of our partners: donors, noprofit agencies, professional advisors, and community and business leaders. For more information, visit hfpg.org or call 860-528-1888.

Founded in 1983, Sullivan & LeShane Companies pioneered the integration of government relations, public affairs and public relations in Connecticut and has since established itself as the most recognized full-service firm of its kind in the state.

Digital Campaign Solutions provides critical media strategy, digital video content and targeted online distribution for progressive causes and candidates.

The TCORS Capitol Group, LLC. (TCG) is a full-service government relations and association management company that provides the highest quality of expertise and knowledge in the areas of lobbying and management. TCG is dedicated to providing clients with significant value and positive, clear results. For over 20 years, TCG’s professional staff has provided invaluable assistance to countless organizations. Visit www.ctcapitolgroup.com to learn more.

The Connecticut Construction Industries Association is an organization of associations that represent all of the different parts of the construction industry in Connecticut, including, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, equipment dealers, material producers, product suppliers, architects and engineers, financial services, and other professionals within the construction industry.