Lobbying Team
Chuck Berry, CACI President, has headed CACI since mid-2000. Prior to that time, Berry served as a member of the Colorado legislature for 14 years (1985-1998), and for eight of those years (1991-1998) Berry served as the Speaker of the House, being elected four times by his legislative colleagues to the most powerful position in the Colorado General Assembly. Berry was first elected to the legislature in 1984 to represent House District 21 in Colorado Springs and El Paso County.
Berry practiced in 1995-2000 as Special Counsel with the law firm, Holme Roberts and Owen in both the Colorado Springs and Denver offices. In January 1981, Berry was appointed El Paso County Attorney by the Board of County Commissioners, and he served in that position until his election to the General Assembly in 1984. Berry earned a B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Colorado in 1972 and a J.D. from the CU School of Law in 1975. After being admitted to the practice of law in Colorado in 1975, Berry was appointed a deputy district attorney for the Fourth Judicial District (El Paso and Teller Counties) and began his career as a criminal prosecutor in that office.
Loren Furman, CACI Senior Vice President for State and Federal Relations. Loren joined CACI in January 2008, having worked the two previous years as the Legislative Director for the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA). In that capacity, she worked with the Office of the Governor and the legislature on such issues as the state workforce, state facilities, purchasing, collections, telecommunications, contracts, risk management, printing and motor vehicles. On December 10, 2011, Loren was promoted to CACI Senior Vice President for State and Federal Relations.
Prior to holding the DPA position, Loren worked as a lobbyist for Floridian Partners in Tallahassee, Fla., from January 2002 to September 2005. Her clients included municipalities, businesses and trade associations. Loren represented her clients before the Florida Legislature, the Governor's Office, and state and local government entities on legislative, budget and regulatory issues. Her work included such areas as insurance, telecommunications, public safety, information technology, business regulation, health care, tort reform, education, transportation and the environment. From March 2000 to January 2002, Loren worked as a legislative/policy analyst in the Majority Office of the Florida House of Representatives. Loren holds a B.S. and M.S. in political science from Florida State University.
In addition to reporting directly to Chuck, Loren oversees the day-to-day operation at the State Capitol of the CACI lobbying team, which includes Carly Dollar, Governmental Affairs Representative; and contract lobbyist Larry Hudson. Loren staffs the CACI Governmental Affairs Council, the CACI Tax Council, and the CACI Labor and Employment Council.
Carly Dollar recently joined the CACI lobbying team after spending many years as a contract lobbyist with the Axiom Strategies Inc., a CACI member. In that capacity, she lobbied for a wide variety of clients in the areas of education, health care, economic development and general business issues. Dollar also closely followed the state's budget-setting process, working closely with the legislature's Joint Budget Committee on issues affecting the firm's clients throughout the legislative process. In addition to her work as a lobbyist, Dollar served as editor of communications for the firm, writing a legislative newsletter and planning and executing special events. She received a B.A. in technical journalism from Colorado State University, concentrating her studies in public relations and receiving a minor in political science. Among other duties, Carly will staff the CACI Environment and Energy Council.
Larry Hudson is the Principal of his own lobbying firm, Hudson Governmental Affairs, LLC. Larry lobbies for CACI on labor and employment issues and information technology issues. Larry previously worked in the policy office of Colorado Governor Bill Owens. This will be Larry's fifth session to lobby for CACI. Larry can be reached at 303.249.4234 or via e-mail.
