Ruth Aponté, who has been lobbying in Colorado for more than a decade, has also worked as the executive director of a non-profit organization, organized a campaign to fight a constitutional initiative and provided government relations services both in-house and on a contract basis.

Ms. Aponté brings to the firm extensive experience lobbying the Colorado General Assembly and regulatory agencies on issues ranging from utility deregulation to children's health care. She holds a Masters Degree in Political Science.

Edie Busam comes to the firm with nineteen years experience in healthcare administration, reimbursement contracting, and medical device manufacturing.

She has significant political experience working as Legislative Chair for the Colorado Association of Medical Services, Colorado Managed Care Contractors and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Case Manager Society of America. Ms. Busam was also successful passing prosthetic parity legislation (first in the country) for the Colorado Coalition for Working Amputees.

She specializes in the areas of healthcare, nonprofit organizations and business entities. She holds degrees in political science and nursing.

Amy Redfern comes to the firm with extensive experience in the technology arena. Ms. Redfern has worked in public affairs for a multi-billion dollar corporation, developing worldwide public affairs strategies, helping to address federal, state, and local legislative issues and processes. She has also worked with government sales teams to identify procurement opportunities.

Ms. Redfern's expertise lies within the technology and policy landscape and she has extensive experience lobbying these issues before federal, state and local governments. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration.