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Kathy serves as the Director of Government Affairs at Murphy Donoghue Partners. She has many years of experience in government relations representing clients in a variety of industries, including health care, financial services, retail, technology, labor relations, solid waste/recycling.
Kathy has extensive experience working in both the legislative and executive branches of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts spanning five Administrations. She began her career as a Legislative Aide in the Massachusetts State Senate then went on to work in the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs as Legislative Director. For the past eight years, Kathy has worked as a Massachusetts lobbyist representing many Fortune 100 companies and major trade association.
Kathy is a graduate of Middlebury College. She is active in many civic and charitable organizations in the Greater Boston area.
3) American Staffing Association
5) Associated Industries of Massachusetts
6) Athena Health Care Associates
9) Beth Israel Lahey Health, Inc.
10) Chicopee Rehabilitation and Nursing Centers, LLC
11) Commonwealth Alternative Care, Inc.
13) Crystal Rehab & Nursing LLC
16) Fitchburg Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC
17) Labor Relations Division of Construction Industries of Massachusetts
18) Leominster Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC
19) Marquis Health Consulting Services, LLC
20) Massachusetts Dental Society
23) Massachusetts Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
24) MassMutual
25) Maximus, Inc.
29) New England Cable & Telecommunications Association, Inc.
30) Northeast Alternatives, Inc.
32) Pfizer Inc.
35) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Inc.
36) Sporttrade Inc.
38) Turo, Inc.
40) Wachusett Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC
41) Waymo LLC
42) Westfield Gardens Nursing and Rehab LLC
44) Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority
6-10 years
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Massachusetts State Senate, Legislative Aide
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Legislative Director
Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, Project Manager
EDUCATION
Middlebury College, B.A. 1992
John E. Murphy is co-founder of Murphy Donoghue Partners and an attorney specializing in the fields of state and municipal government relations in Massachusetts. Jack possesses more than thirty-five years' experience in the state government, including fourteen years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a state representative from the North shore area of Boston. Since 1985, Jack has maintained an office on Boston's Beacon Hill where his practice, Issues Management Group, has represented a variety of clients on issues concerning health care, technology, the environment, transportation, construction, manufacturing, financial services, employment and general business matters. He has also represented many non-profit entities pro bono.
From 1971 through 1984, Jack held the positions of Majority Leader, Majority Whip, Chairman of the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and member of the Committee on Banks and Banking. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments, Eastern Region; was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and has held various positions within the Democratic National Committee, including membership on the Platform Committee and Rules Committee.
3) AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION
4) AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION
5) AQUINNAH WAMPANOAG GAMING CORPORATION
6) ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS (AIM)
8) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
9) CAL-TEX PROTECTIVE COATINGS, INCORPORATED
11) FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN, INC.
13) IBEW LOCAL 1228
14) INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS (ICSC)
18) MASSACHUSETTS DENTAL SOCIETY
19) MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE FEDERATION, INC.
20) MASSACHUSETTS JUDGES CONFERENCE
21) MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
22) MASSACHUSETTS PACKAGE STORES ASSOCIATION, INC.
23) MAXIMUS, INC.
27) NEW ENGLAND CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.
28) NEW ENGLAND LIVERY ASSOCIATION
29) PFIZER INC.
30) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION, THE
32) UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (UHS)
34) WOODS HOLE, MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY
20+ years
supported a major e-commerce company with launch of local office
represented a licensed professional association for insurance coverage
represented a major health care organization for creative bond financing
represented an environmental services/energy company for inclusion in renewable portfolio standard
successfully represented a major physician group on scope of practice
represented a major drug manufacturer for insurance coverage
represented health care entities on payment reform
steered passage of Massachusetts Gaming Control Statute
negotiated settlement in lieu of ballot question on teacher evaluation
convinced private insurers to include orphan drugs in their formulary
President of Issues Management Group
President of Murphy, Ryan & O'Keefe Attorneys at Law, Peabody, MA
President of Murphy and Rennick Attorneys at Law, Peabody, MA and Washington, D.C.
Member of Great and General Court, 1971-1984
Chairman, Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Majority Whip
Majority Leader
Past Member of Executive Committee of National Conference of State Legislatures
Past Member of Executive Committee of Council of State Governments
EDUCATION
Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 1968
Providence College, B.A., 1965
