Allyson Groff Joins Quinn Gillespie & Associates

Communications Director for the House Natural Resources Committee Joins QGA's Growing New Energy and Environment Practice

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) announced today the hire of Allyson Groff as a senior associate in the firm's new energy and environment practice.  Groff brings to the firm a wealth of knowledge and resources after serving as communications director for the Natural Resources Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than three years.  Groff will report to QGA Managing Director Patrick Von Bargen.  

Allyson's experiences in public policy ranges from energy and mineral resources to national parks, forests, public lands, water and power, as well as those concerning Indian and Insular affairs issues.  

"Allyson will be highly effective at bringing together clients and policymakers with energy and environmental interests," said Patrick Von Bargen. "She knows the policy, stakeholders and issues.  I'm certain that she will be a great asset to the QGA team."

Before being named communications director for the House Natural Resources Committee in 2007, Groff served as press secretary for the same committee.  Prior to that, Allyson worked for the House Committee on Small Business and in the Offices of Rep. Nydia Velazquez and Rep. Tim Holden.  Groff was profiled as the youngest communications director in National Journal's "Hill People 2007."

Groff, a native of Philadelphia, PA, holds a BA from the Pennsylvania State University and graduated from the University of Manchester's (UK) Mass Communications Program.  For more information, visit www.qga.com.

About QGA

Quinn Gillespie & Associates (QGA) was founded in 2000 by Jack Quinn, former White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton and Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore, Ed Gillespie, former Republican National Committee Chairman, and Jeff Connaughton, former Clinton White House lawyer and staff assistant to Senator Joe Biden. The firm provides public affairs counsel to leading corporations, coalitions, trade associations and public entities. One of the only Washington firms to thoroughly integrate government relations and communications services, QGA's team of nearly 30 professionals bring a bipartisan, multi-disciplinary approach to helping clients successfully manage public policy challenges.

SOURCE Quinn Gillespie & Associates