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Although Buck has primarily worked within the health care and public safety committees at the legislature he has also worked within taxes, veterans, commerce and the civil law committees. Buck works very closely to maintain strong relationships with multiple trade associations, state regulatory agencies and lobbyists to meet the needs of his clients. Buck has served on numerous EMS, Healthcare and Public Safety Committees and Associations since 1985. Currently he is a Board member of the MN Rural Health Association, The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Flex Committee, The Steve Rummler Hope Foundation, The Restart Foundation and he was appointed by the Commissioner of DOLI, Ken Peterson, to serve on the Workers Compensation Medical Review Board. Buck also served as a City Council member and Mayor for the City of Annandale where he grew up and attended high school. Buck maintains a National and State licensure as a Paramedic in Minnesota. Kirsten J. Libby — Principal/Attorney/Government Affairs Specialist Kirsten Libby has vast government experience that covers three states; Minnesota, Arizona and South Dakota. In Minnesota she was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Health by Governor Carlson and also served as Director of Budget and Legislation at the Department of Health. Before going to the health department, she was an executive budget officer in the Department of Finance with responsibilities for the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services. She also worked for the Legislature as a researcher with the Republican Caucus in the area of constituent services, state government finance, pensions, and judiciary. Kirsten also created a government relations program implementing federal, state, and local relations for a medical research facility. Before moving to Minnesota, she worked for South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow and as a budget analyst for the South Dakota Department of Finance. Kirsten also worked for the Arizona Supreme Court. Kirsten sat on the board of the Ramsey County Bar Association and the Second District Ethics Committee. She was an adjunct professor at Hamline University School of Law in the area of real estate. She is the former President of the North End Business Association and former co- chair of the Ramsey County Bar Association's Real Estate Section, Small/Solo Firm Section, and the CLE Oversight Committee. Currently, Kirsten is a member of the Inns of Court and a Ramsey County Conciliation Court Referee. 10