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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/10/2026
2. House Identification
 77346
 Senate Identification
 401110172

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
THE WAYFINDER GROUP
Address
1032 15th Street NW
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​Suite 400
City
Washington
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DC
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20005
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
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​Mr. Jesse T. McCollum
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​2023658418
 E-mail
​jesse@wfgrp.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government affairs and strategic advisory services firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Address
​800 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 300
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​20006
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​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Nonprofit organization advancing growth of public charter school movement

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Andrew ​Winer ​ ​Chief of Staff, Sen. Brian Schatz
​Jesse ​McCollum ​ ​Legislative Aide, Rep. Towns; Chief of Staff, Rep. Klein; Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
​Alexander ​Hetherington ​ ​Administrative Director; Special Projects Manager; Special Assistant, Sen. Brian Schatz; Special Assistant, 1st Congressional District of Hawaii; Special Assistant; Legislative Aide; Deputy Communications Director, Rep. Mark Takai
​Nathan ​Wyatt ​ ​Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester
​Lambros ​Syrmos ​ ​Intern, Sen. Brian Schatz

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Issues related to funding for public charter schools

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jesse T. McCollum, Founding Partner
 Date
2/24/2026 7:07:45 PM