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Mark McNeely
Senior Partner
McNeely founded the company as McNeely & Associates
in 1987. Strategic planning, government relations
and regional media relations are his specialties.
Prior to founding the firm, he served in key
staff and campaign roles for U.S. Senator Al
Gore, Jr.,
former U.S. Senator Jim Sasser, former Nashville
Mayor Richard Fulton and the Tennessee Supreme
Court.
His 11-year journalism career included
reporting for The Knoxville Journal, The Commercial
Appeal
in Memphis, and The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
He is a 1970 journalism graduate of the University
of Tennessee and a Knoxville, Tenn., native.
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Mike Pigott
Founding Partner / Senior Counsel
Award-winning
writing, extensive media relations, public affairs
and strategic planning are among the skills Pigott
has put to work for clients since joining the
firm in 1988. He has served as communications
director for Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen's
two successful campaigns for mayor of Nashville,
as well as his
bid for governor in 1994.
Prior to joining MP&F,
the Purdue University graduate served for 12
years as an investigative
reporter and later as the senior political writer
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David Fox
Partner
Fox, a veteran
journalist and author, has worked for a variety
of clients in industries ranging from automotive
to health care to high tech and specializes in
national media relations, special events and
long-range planning. Before joining MP&F
in 1990, he was vice president of Atkinson Public
Relations. He is the author of two published
books and also worked in the presidential campaigns
of both Sen. Howard Baker and President Jimmy
Carter.
During his 12-year journalism career, he was
a reporter for The Commercial Appeal in Memphis,
the Nashville Banner, and United Press International.
A native of Memphis, he is a 1972 English graduate
of Vanderbilt University. |

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Katy Varney
Partner
Varney
joined McNeely Pigott & Fox in 1993, bringing
to the firm a strong background in government
affairs
and coalition building and a nationwide network
of contacts. Since joining MP&F, Varney has
overseen successful grassroots campaigns and
has led account teams handling communications
for the Job Corps program in 36 states in addition
to highly effective national advertising campaigns
for the federal job training initiative.
A graduate
of Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., Varney
worked on the White House advance staffs
of then First Lady Rosalyn Carter and later Vice
President Walter Mondale and served as Gov. Ned
McWherter’s chief lobbyist on Capitol Hill.
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Keith Miles
Partner
Miles
joined MP&F in 1995 and specializes in technology,
media relations, multimedia, strategic planning
and governmental relations. Prior to joining
MP&F, Miles served eight years as press secretary
and state coordinator for former U.S. Senator
Jim Sasser and previously wrote for the Nashville
Banner, Johnson City Press, Kingsport Times-News
and others.
He has been a contributor to
national and regional publications, including
The American
Banker and
Southern Exposure. He is a member of the American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
(ASCAP). Miles is a journalism graduate of
East Tennessee State University. |

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Dave Cooley
Partner
Cooley, a principal of Cooley Public Strategies, a subsidiary of MP&F, is a premier strategist with more than 20 years of experience in government, politics, and corporate and public affairs. Cooley and the partners of MP&F launched the consultancy in January 2007 after his four-year term as deputy governor of Tennessee under Gov. Phil Bredesen and as the senior strategist in Bredesen's 2002 campaign, which saw the Democrat gain an important red-state victory.
As deputy governor, Cooley was the point person for a multitude of public policy initiatives, ranging from health care and homeland security improvements to education reforms. Also during his tenure, Cooley developed a national network of relationships with key elected officials, political operatives and public-sector managers.
Prior to joining the Bredesen campaign and administration, Cooley was a principal at MP&F, where he led a wide array of health care, grassroots and public affairs campaigns from California to New Jersey. Cooley has provided strategic counsel on competitive positioning for clients ranging from the Tennessee Titans and AT&T to Colonial Pipeline. A veteran of more than 100 political campaigns nationwide, Cooley has built a reputation as a focused strategist who understands the nuances of the ever-changing political and regulatory environment, the operational paradigms of federal, state and local governments, and the shifting trends of the corporate marketplace. A native of Rockwood, Tenn., Cooley holds a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University and a master's degree from the University of West Florida.
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