Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening in a letter to the American Cancer Society

I particularly want to commend the efforts of Eric Gally, who worked tirelessly with the General Assembly, coordinated with the health care community and organized grassroots support on this important issue. Our success in implementing the statewide smoking ban…is a tremendous victory for all Marylanders.

Maryland Attorney General - J. Joseph Curran, Jr.

My office had never before faced such an army of well-funded lobbyists, all bent on finding some way to derail or destroy our bill. Eric (Gally) was a key player in keeping me and my staff apprised of important legislative maneuverings, and also of the particular concerns legislators were expressing about our bill. Eric always had good information and we utilized it to the fullest in our own strategies.

Kathleen Curtin - Executive Director, Maryland Society for Sight

Thank you for the excellent job you did on our annual report. The Board of Directors was extremely pleased. I also appreciate your expert consultation and advice on public relations issues. I always know who to call when I need a concise answer on how to handle a situation.

Michaeline Fedder - Director of Advocacy, American Heart Association, Maryland Council

The advocacy training day you conducted on June 1, 1995 was absolutely spectacular. So much so in fact that I would like to vary the agenda very slightly and, this fall, hold a series of similar regional sessions.

Linda Alpern - Senior Vice President/Field Operations, American Cancer Society, Maryland Council

We broke through into the media limelight under Eric’s guidance