Meet Our Team

The Experience to Make Your Voice Heard

Steve Weingarten, Esq was Deputy Secretary and Washington representative for the New York State Senate Minority.  During that time, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration, directed the Senate Minority federal governmental relations program, and coordinated the Democratic leaders’ liaison to public and private interest groups.  Mr. Weingarten also worked as Counsel to the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Director of Government Affairs for the Empire State Chamber of Commerce (which later merged to form the Business Council of New York State).

Robert Reid served two Republican Senate Majority Leaders from the early 1980's until 1991. During that time he drafted and negotiated legislation on a wide range of issues, including energy, environmental, health and social services.  In the 1980's Mr. Reid was a Senate staff person and negotiator on environmental and energy legislation including the State’s Bottle Deposit legislation, Environmental Bond Act, allocation of the State’s hydroelectric power, and a variety of other issues.  In 1988, Mr. Reid was a lead Senate negotiator involved in the creation of landmark laws to increase Medicaid eligibility levels, provide senior citizens state assistance for prescription drugs (EPIC) and establish the first Medicaid Managed Care law.

Shauneen McNally has extensive experience working for 25 years in the State Legislature, the Executive Branch, and member-based associations From 1984 to 1989, she served as a health and human services policy aide for two Democratic Speakers in the State Assembly.  During that time she participated in drafting and negotiating numerous laws and annual modifications to the State Budget in the areas of Medicaid, welfare, and health care.  She served for six years as the Legislative Coordinator for the New York State Department of Health and was responsible for promoting State DOH’s regulatory and legislative agenda to the State Legislature, the public, and other state agencies.

Marcy Wamp, a Rochester, New York native received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Albany in 2001.  While enrolled at SUNY Albany, Ms. Wamp interned at the New York Public Interest Research Group for two State legislative sessions, concentrating on health care and education issues.

Upon graduation, Ms. Wamp went to work for the American Cancer Society (ACS) as Director of their college tobacco control program.  While at ACS, she advocated for the successful passage of New York City’s smoke-free workplace law in 2002, and other local smoke-free initiatives.

In 2003, Ms. Wamp joined Weingarten, Reid & McNally as the firm’s fourth lobbyist, bringing her considerable experience in advocacy, grassroots and organizing with non-profits.  She is also pursuing her Masters in Public Policy at SUNY Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.