O’Neill and Associates Announces Promotion and New Hires

Boston (February 22, 2007) – O’Neill and Associates, Boston’s leading full-service government relations and public relations firm, is pleased to announce the hire of Lydia Bradley and Briana Quigley and the promotion of Vanessa Morin. These new staff members will offer support for the firm’s continued growth in the new year.

• Lydia Bradley has been hired as a marketing assistant. In this role, Ms. Bradley will help O’Neill and Associates’ growing marketing department promote the expertise of our professionals in both our Boston and Washington, D.C. offices. Ms. Bradley is an alumna of O’Neill and Associates’ competitive internship program and a graduate of Emerson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Communication.
  
  
• Briana Quigley has been hired as an Account Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Ms. Quigley will provide community relations client support and daily assistance to O’Neill and Associates’ COO, Shelly McPhee. Ms. Quigley formerly served as a legislative aide to Massachusetts State Senator Marc Pacheco and as an O’Neill and Associates intern. She graduated from UMASS-Amherst with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications.
  
  
• Vanessa Morin has been promoted from Receptionist to Account Coordinator within O’Neill and Associates’ communications division. Ms. Morin will provide support for a range of public relations functions, including strategy development, media outreach, messaging and branding. An alumna of the O’Neill and Associates internship program, Ms. Morin graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing Communication.

“The addition of Lydia and Briana as well as Vanessa’s new role demonstrate both our ability to attract top talent and our plans for continued growth in 2007,” said O’Neill and Associates CEO Thomas P. O’Neill III.

O’Neill and Associates is led by former Lt. Governor Thomas P. O’Neill III. The agency employs senior level professionals to help clients define the right messages and get those messages to target audiences, including government officials, the media, community leaders and consumers. O’Neill and Associates serves clients in diverse industries, including financial services, transportation, health care, education and real estate.

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