717-756-3435
500 North Third Street, Suite 10B, HARRISBURG, PA, 17101,
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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.
