Cornerstone Adds Public Affairs Expert Cameron Smith Jenkins in South Carolina

Cornerstone Government Affairs, an employee-owned, bipartisan government affairs and strategic communications firm, announced that Cameron Smith Jenkins has joined the firm as a vice president on its Public Affairs team.

Based in Columbia, Jenkins brings extensive experience in public affairs, strategic communications, and advocacy to the firm. Jenkins’ arrival completes a fully integrated public affairs offering in South Carolina, bringing government affairs and communications under one strategy for clients in the state.

Cornerstone’s Columbia office pairs deep South Carolina government relations expertise with the firm’s national Public Affairs & Strategic Communications practice, aligning legislative advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and strategic messaging to advance clients’ policy and business objectives.

“Cameron is a proven advocate who knows how to move an issue from the State House to the front page,” said Daniel Boan, who launched Cornerstone’s South Carolina office. “With Cameron on the ground, our South Carolina clients now have lobbying, communications and stakeholder engagement working as a single strategy — backed by the full reach of Cornerstone’s national team.”

“We searched for just the right fit to incorporate public affairs into our South Carolina office, and we found it with Cameron. We’re very fortunate to have her talents back home and on the Cornerstone team,” said Mark Harmon, principal in the South Carolina office.

Jenkins most recently served as a vice president at The Herald Group, where she developed and managed multifaceted advocacy campaigns for clients across health care, transportation, legal reform, technology, and other industries. She led a portfolio of client accounts, provided senior-level strategic direction, managed client relationships and teams, and developed advocacy strategies utilizing grassroots and grasstops engagement, thought leadership, advertising, third-party partnerships, and media relations.

Prior to The Herald Group, Jenkins gained legislative experience on Capitol Hill, serving as a legislative correspondent for Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.). Her policy portfolio included health care, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, judiciary, environment and other key legislative issues.

She previously worked with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and interned in the office of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Jenkins is a native of Spartanburg and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College.

“South Carolina is home, and I’m ready to provide clients’ with the on-the-ground support they need to effectively communicate and advocate for their priorities,” said Jenkins. “Cornerstone has built something rare here — a team that can shape policy in Columbia and tell the story everywhere else it needs to be heard. I’m thrilled to help clients put both to work.”