Board Members

James McQueeny
Winning Strategies Public Relations LLC

Jim McQueeny has built a varied and extensive career in journalism, government service, communications and marketing. Before taking the helm of Winning Strategies, Mr. McQueeny served as chief of staff and spokesman for United States Senator Frank Lautenberg and in the Carter-Mondale 1980 Presidential campaign. He was also a communications director of the New Jersey General Assembly; a White House Bureau Chief and reporter for the Newark-based The Star-Ledger; and an on-air correspondent for a New York City television station.

In 2005, Mr. McQueeny shared the Pulitzer Prize award to The Star-Ledger with his lead opinion editorial (op-ed) analyzing former New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey's resignation. Mr. McQueeny serves as a juror for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards.

He is particularly proud of his work with America's Promise, the national, youth-mentoring organization founded by Secretary of State Colin Powell and his wife, Alma. Mr. McQueeny served as a primary communications consultant to Secretary Powell, assisting in the formation of the organization and the series of national and regional summits that launched it. He served on the organization's media advisory board.

Mr. McQueeny often appears as a guest expert and issues analyst on well-known news and issues programs on television and radio. These programs include NBC's "Today" show, ABC's "Good Morning America," "FOX News," CBS's "Evening News" and CBS's "Good Morning." He has contributed articles to The New York Times, the Washington Post, Newsday and others. Mr. McQueeny is a political and public affairs commentator and co-host for a weekly, issues-discussion program on the News 12 network in the New York/New Jersey television market.

Mr. McQueeny was described by the New Jersey State Commission as the "dean of New Jersey's political commentators." He contributes a monthly column on New Jersey politics for the league's magazine, New Jersey Municipalities, and is a member of the editorial board of contributors for a leading business news publication, NJBIZ. Mr. McQueeny has also taught media and communications at Rutgers University.

Mr. McQueeny received "The Good Guy Award" from the New Jersey Women's Political Caucus in 2000.

Mr. McQueeny is married to Mary Amoroso, the host of a family issues program on the Comcast cable television network and a former reporter and anchor for network-affiliated television stations in New York City and Washington, D.C. The couple has four children.

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