Luke Staffing
Kristi Mallard is an experienced professional in government affairs and consulting, currently serving as the Vice President of Government Affairs at Luke & Associates since November 2023 and as the owner of Mallard Consulting, LLC since March 2023. Previously, Kristi held the position of Professional Staff Member at the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations for nearly two decades, from January 2003 to December 2022. Kristi earned a Master's degree in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University, where studies were undertaken from 1998 to 2000, and also completed a degree in Political Science at the same institution from 1991 to 1995.
Luke Staffing
Luke & Associates (Luke) is a trusted provider of healthcare and professional services. We pride ourselves on being able to seek out and employ highly skilled and qualified healthcare employees in some of the most challenging fields and environments. We also successfully recruit and train caregivers who have the heart and energy to care for others. Our success is exhibited by our experience placing healthcare professionals in over 190 job categories in over 150 government treatment facilities. Many of these positions and locations are considered “hard to find” placements. We know what we do matters, so we are committed to achieving excellence in every aspect of our business. We built our company on strong values and ethics; doing what is right all the time. This applies to our customers, employees, partners and community. Upholding these values ensures high-performance across every aspect of our organization and ultimately excellent care for all of the people that we serve. OUR CORE VALUES · We are committed to building trusting relationships, so operating with the highest integrity is our leading core value. · We believe everyone’s contribution matters equally to the overall mission. Our humility ensures we set our egos aside and appreciate how important each person’s role is to our success. · We are driven by a desire to serve. Our compassion inspires the work that we do. We have the heart to relate to the situation and challenges others might be facing and feel compelled to help. · We are empowered to achieve our objectives and recognize that accepting accountability for our success and failure in meeting those deliverables is paramount. · We understand that to meet the ever-expanding needs for care, we must maintain a growth mindset. This means we are flexible and open to change. · We are a high-performance team because we know what we do matters. Everyone is personally striving for excellence because that