Meet the Staff

Patrick McGloin

Patrick McGloin has spent the last decade providing communications, public policy and public opinion research services to clients at the local, state and national level.

Before joining Gaffney Bennett, Patrick ran an independent consulting firm, PFM Consulting. His experience includes grassroots advocacy, strategic communications, public opinion research and referendum and political campaign management.

Prior to starting his consulting firm, Patrick served as a project manager in public opinion research at the University of Connecticut’s Center for Survey Research and served as a policy aide for Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives Moira Lyons. Patrick also worked on the Washington staff of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and for Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 Presidential Campaign.

Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in Politics from St. Anselm College and a master’s degree in Survey Research from the University of Connecticut.

Hank Spring draws on his two decades of experience as a senior executive in government, industry and professional services to counsel clients across the full range of public relations and marketing disciplines.

Before joining Gaffney Bennett Public Relations, Hank served as senior vice president and led the corporate practice at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide/New York. His team provided media and investor relations, brand management, and crisis communications programs for global leaders in the financial services, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and legal markets.

Previously, Hank was a partner at Brunswick Group, an international financial communications firm, where he provided media relations, crisis management and strategic counsel on a range of transactions. From 1983 to 1997, Hank held a variety of management positions at Pitney Bowes, Inc. in Stamford, CT., including Executive Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs. Before joining Pitney Bowes, Hank served as chief of staff for U.S. Congressman Stewart B. McKinney. He earned his B.A. from Fairfield University, and completed post-graduate executive training at the Wharton School.

Patrick Kinney

Patrick Kinney has 15 years of experience designing integrated communications programs on behalf of some of the world's most respected brands. He joined Gaffney Bennett Public Relations from Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide/New York, where he was a senior vice president in the Corporate Practice.

His responsibilities at Ogilvy PR included designing, implementing, and directing stakeholder communications, crisis communications, corporate branding, and public relations programs for a variety of clients. Among them were: Deloitte & Touche LLP, BP, and Qwest Communications. Prior to joining Ogilvy PR, Patrick served as a manager/public affairs for UST, Inc., a Fortune 500 consumer products company. During his seven-year tenure at UST, Inc., he was responsible for directing public affairs and cause-related marketing programs for the company's prime subsidiaries, which include the United States Smokeless Tobacco Company, the world's leading marketer of moist smokeless tobacco, and Stimson Lane Wine and Spirits, Ltd., a premium winery. From 1987 to 1990, Patrick served as legislative liaison to Governor William A. O'Neill, D-CT, coordinating the legislative agendas of more than 60 state agencies. Patrick earned his B.A. at Villanova University.

Annie Donnelly

Annie Donnelly brings experience in both the private and public sectors to the clients of Gaffney Bennett Public Relations.

Prior to joining GBPR in January of 2005, Annie worked for a Hartford based government relations firm where she supported their team of lobbyists with bill tracking, House and Senate Chamber monitoring, public hearings preparation, issue research and client communications. In 2003, Annie joined the staff at the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) where she served as an assistant to Chairman Donald Downes and served as a liaison between the Chairman and top state officials, regulators, legislators and the general public on a wide variety of issues before the department.

Annie earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Trinity College.