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ATLANTA / CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

2700 Cumberland Parkway / Suite 150

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

770.435.5586 (phone) / 770.435.5589 (fax)

Capitol Strategy Group is a full service company

that provides complete government relations,

public affairs, and lobbying services.

TRAVIS LINDLEY

is a founding partner of Capitol Strategy Group with a history of success

that has earned him recognition as a respected healthcare lobbyist and operative in Georgia. Mr.

Lindley offers insider expertise by way of an extensive background in the areas of government

affairs, lobbying, PAC fundraising and management, and grassroots/grass-tops advocacy

projects. Mr. Lindley has proven himself an instrumental advocate on behalf of healthcare

professionals and organizations through his achievements regarding patient choice and safety,

scope of practice, regulatory issues, and matters concerning budget and appropriations.

He currently consults the Medical Association of Georgia, Georgia Society of Ophthalmology,

the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, the Georgia Medical Directors Association, United Surgical Partners

International, the Georgia Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Georgia Society of Respiratory Care, Resurgens

Orthopaedics, the Dental Partners of Georgia, Johnson & Johnson Services, AstraZeneca, CurePoint Cancer

Treatment, the ENT Institute, Strategic Health Partners, Vital Smiles, and the Consumer Health Product Association.

DEVIN KRECL

joined Capitol Strategy Group in 2014. Mr. Krecl’s expertise includes

public affairs, grassroots and grass-tops, marketing and event planning, oversight of

human resources, and firm operations. He specializes in advancing development initiatives

with his team and implementing comprehensive strategies to promote the priorities of the

clients. His leadership has allowed him to adapt to any task and effectively lead his team

when working on a project.

In 2016, Mr. Krecl began working with the firm’s leadership and a government affairs consultant

and lobbyist for the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, Georgia Medical

Directors Association, Georgia Society for Respiratory Care, Georgia Library Media Association, and Georgia

Organization of School-Based Speech Language Pathologists. Mr. Krecl is a graduate of Kennesaw State University,

where he recieved a B.S. in Political Science with a specialization in Government and Professional Politics.

CATHALENE TEAHAN, MSN, CNS, RN,

joined the firm as a senior public affairs

consultant in 2011. Ms. Teahan is a noted expert on state budgeting, a veteran health care

lobbyist, and patient advocate. Ms. Teahan has served on numerous state boards, commissions,

task forces, and patient advocacy working groups. She works with the firm’s government affairs

consultants on health policy, state and federal funding, and has served as a point person on

several statewide grassroots projects. Ms. Teahan is the founder and executive director for the

Georgia AIDS Coalition. Ms. Teahan graduated from the University of Hawaii with a master’s

degree as a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric nursing.