  Lobby training ›  to be-er understand our role in the congressional mee5ngs ›  guidance on having a successful mee5ng with a congressional oﬃce ›  including the importance of staying on message   Lobby training presented by Cardinal Point, LLC ›  Professional DC lobby and government rela5ons ﬁrm ›  Steven A. Wolfe, Principal, Cardinal Point ›  extensive experience in government and government rela5ons ›  former senior policy advisor for military issues to Senator Edward Kennedy. ›  graduated cum laude from Harvard College, and from Columbia University’s School of Interna5onal and Public Aﬀairs. ›  Supported IMIA and Na5onal Board with lobbying and advocacy plan in 2010   Arizona – Jeane9e Anders ›  ›    Florida – Emily Paul; Izabel Souza ›  ›    Alyssa Palisi -‐-‐ Senior Legisla5ve Assistant to Congressman Brady, TX 8h District Pete Olsen, Congressman for Texas 22nd District Rhode Island -‐ Juana Horton ›      Richard Wilkins, Legisla5ve Assistant to Congressman DesJarlais, TN 4th District. David Gitess, Senator Bill Nelson's Legisla5ve Correspondent Texas – Ludmila (Mila) Golovine, Lize9e Odfalk ›  ›    Senator Schuman, US Senator, NY Tennessee -‐ Dennis Caﬀrey ›  ›    Ileana Ros-‐Leh5nen, Congresswoman for Florida's 27th congressional district David Gitess, Legisla5ve Correspondent to Senator Bill Nelson New York – Louis Provenzano ›    Trevor Pearson, Sr. Legisla5ve Assistant to Congressman Gosar, AZ 4th District Raúl Grijalva , Congressman for Arizona 3rd District Senator Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator, RI Oregon Utah   Heading to Congressional Mee5ngs The legisla*ve assistant recently was in Southeast Asia, one of his companions became sick. There were moments of considerable worry un*l a bilingual interpreter was found who "saved the day.". He now is very interested in learning more about medical interpre*ng, as well as the prospects for TN being able to use Medicaid funding for language services reimbursement. Thank you MasterWord Services for making our advocacy day possible Thank you medical interpreters!