Keyna Cory

Keyna Cory is President of Public Affairs Consultants, Inc. With over 20 years of legislative experience, she has worked with a variety of clients to help them achieve their legislative goals. She has considerable expertise in solid waste, environmental, transportation, telecommunications, agriculture, and general business issues.

In 2005, Keyna was named Chief Lobbyist of Associated Industries of Florida (AIF). AIF is one of the largest business associations in the state. It is her duty to coordinate a team of 20 lobbyists for AIF and lead them in hard fought issues including tort reform, taxation, and state regulatory issues.

In 2008, Keyna was appointed to the Small Business Regulatory Advisory Council by Senate President Ken Pruitt. This newly created Council consisting of 9 appointed members will review all rules that may affect small businesses. The Council will provide agencies with recommendations on the proposed rules that may adversely affect small business. She has been selected to serve as Vice Chair of the SBRAC.

Keyna Cory introduces Lt. Gov. Kottkamp at FSAE Foundation Executive Series Luncheon, May 23, 2007

Keyna is a member of the Florida Society of Association Executives. She was the Associate Member of the Year in 2001 and is currently the Past Chair of the Florida Society of Association Executives Foundation. Her experience in governmental affairs representation for associations is extremely unique. She is one of Florida’s only consultants who design and implements legislative programs for many associations, both small and large.

In 2004, Keyna was elected by her peers to the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyist (FAPL) Board of Directors after successfully chairing the first FAPL Annual Meeting and Conference. She was one of 15 members elected to the Board from an organization with over 300 members. In 2005, she received the first “Service Award” from the Association at its Annual Conference. In 2009, Keyna was elected to serve on the first FAPL Foundation.

In 2003, Keyna was named to the Environmental Industries Association’s Women Council Board of Directors. She is a founding member and also served as Communications/ Public Relations Chair.

Keyna’s large interest in football gave her the distinct opportunity to become more involved with the formation of the Sunshine Football Classic by serving on the Founding Committee and Team Selection Committee. (The Classic became known as the Blockbuster Bowl, then the Carquest Bowl, and finally the Micronpc.com Bowl). She was also the first woman to serve as Chairman of a college football bowl game, the Carquest Bowl in 1995. Keyna has represented the five bowl games in Florida (FEDEX Orange Bowl, Toyota Gator Bowl, Capital One Bowl, Outback Bowl, and Champs Sports Bowl) and her knowledge of the system and creative strategizing enabled her to obtain public funding for their games. Locally, Keyna remained active by serving as the President of the Tallahassee Quarterback Club in 2003.

She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity and has served as President of Tallahassee Alumnae Club. Recently she ended her three year term as Membership District Director for their National Organization.

She attended the University of Florida and as a freshman participated in a graduate program on students lobbying the Legislature. She has always had a deep interest in politics and government and met her husband and business partner, Jack Cory, while working on a legislative campaign.

Firm Biography

Public Affairs Consultants is a Tallahassee, Florida based Public Affairs Company providing Governmental Consulting, Lobbying, Grass Roots and Association Services.

Throughout its over 20 years of experience in Florida Politics and Government, Public Affairs Consultants is committed to do Whatever it Takes to provide positive, professional public affairs representation of our clients’ views to state and local governmental entities.

We have the knowledge and experience to successfully represent our clients’ views before the Florida Legislature and state and local governmental entities.

Public Affairs Consultants maintains a Computerized Bill Tracking system that will enable us to analyze, track and report to you on the progress of all legislation that pertains to your issues.

The principles of Public Affairs Consultants have the experience and commitment to our clients to successfully represent your views to the Members of the Florida Legislature, State and Local Governmental Agencies.

The principles of Public Affairs Consultants know the system of State and Local Government and how it works. We have worked with Members of both Political Parties through out Florida’s changing political scene. Knowing the person that currently occupies an elected position is helpful, but with Florida’s Term Limit Law, a professional Public Affairs Firm must know the systems on how State and Local Governments work to accomplish their Clients goals. Our experience of working within the system of State and Local Government is helpful in designing a successful public affairs program for our clients.

Equally as important is the fact that we seek to have Quality of Client not a Quantity of Clients. Each Client is important to us for their own special service needs, therefore we provide a governmental affairs program to specifically suit those needs in order to achieve the most successful outcomes. We pride ourselves in our ability to work for and with the client in any capacity necessary to provide an effective and efficient team for their representation.

“They are tough, well-organized, dedicated to their clients and in full command of the facts”