Taylor Connolly
Taylor Connolly

Public affairs
& strategic
communications.

More than a decade at the intersection of public policy and the private sector — bringing public policy development, stakeholder and community engagement, and strategic communications to the organizations that operate there.

Based in Boston, MA
Practice Public Affairs & Strategic Communications

01 / Experience

2022 —

The Castle Group

Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs

2021

John Barros for Mayor

Communications Director

2014 — 2021

City of Boston

Director of Communications & Community Engagement

2011 — 2014

Rasky Partners

Account Executive

02 / Focus

Areas of practice.

i.

Public policy development

Working with leaders and institutions to shape policy positions and the case for them.

ii.

Stakeholder & community engagement

Engagement strategies for projects, policies, and decisions that need local trust to move forward.

iii.

Strategic communications

Message strategy, narrative, and positioning an organization in the conversations that matter to it.

iv.

Reputation & public relations

Press strategy, reputation management, and counsel in the moments that define how an institution is understood.