Shumaker Advisors is expanding its Pinellas County footprint through the addition of Corey Recvlohe as Vice President, who is based in St. Petersburg and offers legislative, appropriations, policy, and political experience to the firm.
Corey’s addition expands the firm’s capacity to help clients advance priorities, handle government decision making, and address the state policy issues affecting local communities and businesses. His experience with legislative and budget processes complements Shumaker Advisors’ work helping local governments, businesses, and institutions develop coordinated strategies for funding, infrastructure, regulation, and public policy.
Ron Christaldi, a Shumaker partner and CEO of Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC, commented, ‘Pinellas County clients require advisors who grasp their objectives, plan carefully, and comprehend how local requirements align with decisions made in Tallahassee.’ Corey’s addition increases the firm’s footprint in St. Petersburg and builds a stronger team to support these clients.
Corey brings experience spanning legislative staffing, political campaigns, policy research, and international relations. His analytical and thoughtful style, paired with first-hand insight into how policy and funding decisions travel through state government, equips him to craft practical strategies for clients.
In his position at Shumaker Advisors, Corey concentrates on state legislative advocacy, funding allocations, and agency representation. He aids cities, counties, and constitutional officers with state funding, infrastructure, disaster preparedness, and preemption matters—problems that directly impact local governments’ capability to support their residents.
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His practice also supports health care and life sciences organizations on genomic medicine, rare disease, hospital and academic medical center priorities, and health care facility regulation. He advises clients on public sector procurement, forensic and investigative technology, and public records and privacy issues arising from state data programs.
Background and Education
Before joining Shumaker Advisors, Corey worked as a Legislative Aide in Representative Adam Anderson’s office in the Florida House of Representatives. In that role, Corey gained extensive experience moving legislative and budget priorities from initial concept through committee consideration, negotiation, final passage, and gubernatorial action.
Corey earned a Master of Arts in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, where his research examined smart-city technology programs in Barcelona and Toronto, with a focus on data privacy, public procurement, and government use of surveillance technology. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of South Florida. He is excited to join Shumaker Advisors in St. Petersburg and contribute to a proven team serving Pinellas County, Tampa Bay, and communities throughout Florida.
Shumaker Advisors provides strategic government relations, public policy, appropriations, and advocacy services grounded in experience, relationships, and a clear understanding of government processes. Corey’s addition reflects the firm’s continued investment in its Pinellas County presence and its capacity to serve businesses, local governments, health care organizations, technology companies, nonprofits, and community leaders across Tampa Bay and Florida. Moving forward with confidence. Shumaker’s team of 300+ attorneys and advisors works together to help move your business forward with confidence.
