Education
Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University.
Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University.
He served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987–1992, representing Norwich and Sprague. During his service in the state legislature, McNally served as House Chair the Planning and Development Committee. Connecticut Public Service McNally was staff member for former United States. Representative Sam Gejdenson, from 1981-1982, and staff on the Chris Dodd Senate campaign in 1980.
In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress.
From 1995-2003, he was Director of Public Affairs and Chief Internet Strategist for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), where he was responsible for small business and manufacturing sector public policy agenda development as well as member legislative advocacy. From 2008-2009, McNally served as Executive Director of the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, a coalition of organizations advocating for high quality early childhood education.
After an unsuccessful campaign for the democratic nomination for United States Congress Connecticut-2, McNally joined the United States Agency for International Development Mission in Iraq as Food Security Advisor for the Food for Peace Program. McNally later returned to Iraq as technical advisor and Deputy Chief of Party for the Local Governance Program (LGP3) (2009-2011) and technical advisor for the United States Agency for International Development funded Government Strengthening Program (Generalized System of Preferences) (2012-2013).
Currently, McNally serves as Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development parliamentary strengthening program in Armenia (SANAP).
From 2011-2012, he served as Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development/Afghanistan local governance strengthening program for the nine provinces of ISAF-North (RAMP-Uttar Pradesh). From 2006-2007, McNally was Country Director and Chief of Party for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) democracy and governance programs for Albania. McNally holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University"s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
McNally has one daughter.
The program worked with civil society groups, political parties, journalists, mayors and members of parliament.
He also served as a member of the Finance, Commerce, Judiciary and Human Services committees.