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Kevin C. Quinn
Vice President for Public Affairs
Kevin C. Quinn was named Vice President for Public Affairs in April 2006. As Vice President of Public Affairs, he leads the University's internal and external media relations efforts and works closely with and reports to the Chancellor and President, and is a member of her leadership team.
Prior to joining Syracuse University, Quinn served as Press Secretary to New York Governor George E. Pataki. In that role, he was the Governor's primary day-to-day spokesman and spoke on his behalf to national and statewide media outlets on a daily basis. He also managed the media relations operations of the Governor's press office and more than 70 state agencies and authorities.
Quinn also collaborated in the development of the Governor's major speeches, including the annual State of the State Address and advised the Governor's senior staff on policy and strategic decisions and related messaging strategy.
Prior to his appointment as press secretary to the governor, Quinn was Director of Communications for the New York State Division of the Budget, which spearheads New York's $115 billion budget -- the third largest public-sector budget in the nation. In this role, he served as the Budget division's chief spokesperson and oversaw the agency's media relations activities.
Prior to joining the Budget Division, Quinn served as Director of Communications for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance and Director of Communication and Marketing for the New York State Office of Science, Technology & Academic Research (NYSTAR).
Quinn holds a bachelor's degree from SUNY College at Plattsburgh and has undertaken graduate work in communications at the University at Albany.
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