717-756-3435
500 North Third Street, Suite 10B, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
As a Senior Manager for the Pennsylvania Government Affairs team based out of DMGS' Harrisburg office, Ron assists clients in navigating the state government. Throughout his career, Ron has established and maintained close, personal relationships with staff members from all four caucuses and every level of the executive branch. Ron has experience working with for-profit and non-profit clients, with a primary focus on Energy, Economic Development financing assistance, Labor, and Agriculture.
Prior to joining DMGS and spending some time in the private sector, Ron served as the Legislative Director for the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). There he worked with the Governor's office and four Legislative Caucuses on passage and enactment of the $2 billion Economic Development Stimulus Legislation under Governor Rendell. In addition, he served as the DCED staff lead to key Legislative Caucus Board staffers on the Commonwealth Finance Authority (CFA).
Prior to his time with the DCED, Ron was a key staffer in the General Assembly, working in various roles that ultimately led him to serve for Representative Phyllis Mundy as Executive Director of the Northeast Delegation. There he directed regional legislative activities for lawmakers on a variety of issues, staffed committee meetings in Harrisburg and Northeastern Pennsylvania, and monitored funding opportunities for delegation members.
Ron most recently served on the transition team of Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse. Additionally, he served as Community and Economic Development Committee Chair for PA Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's Transition Team in 2012 as well as Chairman of Public Safety for the Olde Uptown Harrisburg Neighborhood Association.
(717) 350-8489
500 North Third Street, Suite 10B, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
Subjects: All Subjects
Links:Website
Patricia Mackavage, a former legislative aide to the last three Pennsylvania governors, is Executive Director in the Harrisburg office of DMGS. Patty manages the day-to-day operations of the Harrisburg office. In addition, she represents clients' issues before the legislature and local governments throughout Pennsylvania. The client issues she advocates are very broad, but her area of expertise is the state budget process and public finance/economic development. On behalf of a major developer, Patty was a successful advocate for various brownfield projects in the state, including passage of legislation to permit Wegmans to sell craft beer in their store located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and securing millions of dollars in grants and loan commitments from government sources.
Patty is a seasoned veteran who served as deputy secretary for legislative affairs for Governor's Rendell and Schweiker. She also served as a liaison between members of the state general assembly and the governor's office in negotiating legislation, capital budget projects and constituent issues. Patty consulted with state House and Senate leaders on legislative agendas, and coordinated the development and introduction of legislation for 15 departments and agencies of the executive branch, including the Liquor Control Board, the Department of Transportation, Turnpike Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Public Welfare (now the Department of Human Services) and the Department of Labor & Industry. From 2001 to 2003, Patty served as acting secretary and deputy secretary for legislative affairs under Governor Mark Schweiker. During the Ridge administration, she served as both legislative director and assistant legislative director for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. Patty was also a senior lobbyist for another government relations firm, where she lobbied the Pennsylvania General Assembly and developed legislative/procurement strategies for clients in industries such as transportation, financial services, gaming, liquor and healthcare, as well as for municipal and county governments.
7178562080
604 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,
2) American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
4) Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania
5) Beaver County Transit Authority
6) Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania
10) Catalis, LLC
11) Certify-ED, LLC
13) Churchill Downs Incorporated
16) Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania
17) Consumer Safety Technology
18) Crawford Area Transportation Author
19) Davey Resource Group, Inc.
20) Eisai Inc.
22) Elmwood Park Zoo
23) Endless Mountains Transportation Authority
24) Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
27) Gateway Health Plan, Inc. d/b/a Highmark Wholecare
28) Gift of Life Donor Program
31) Highmark Health and Affiliates
32) Housing Development Corporation of NE Pennsylvania
35) Invenergy LLC
38) Kaleo
40) Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
42) Live Nation
44) Merakey USA
46) Millcreek Health System, Inc. dba LECOM Health
48) National Association of Chain Drug Stores
49) Nokia of America Corporation
50) NORTHEAST RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP
53) Opus Inspection
54) OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
55) PA ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES
56) PA Burglar & Fire Alarm Association
57) PA Coalition of Public Charter Schools
59) Penn America Energy Holdings, LLC
60) Pennsylvania Child Care Association
63) Pennsylvania MENTOR and The MENTOR Network
64) PENNSYLVANIA OCCUPATIONALTHERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC.
65) PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
67) Recovery Centers of America
68) Restore Integrated Wellness Center
69) Sharing Excess
72) The Davey Resource Group, Inc
74) The PAI Corporation dba Excentia and S. June Smith Center
75) The Pennsylvania Charter Schools for Deaf and Blind Children
76) THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
78) UniqueSource Products & Services
79) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
80) Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
81) VisionLink
82) Vistra Corporate Services Company
83) Walgreen Co.
84) WEATHERIZATION PROVIDES TASK FORCE
85) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN
86) WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
87) Westmoreland County Transit Authority