New NFIB/Arizona state director brings extensive small business advocacy to job
Farrell Quinlan’s experience includes work for state chamber and numerous associations
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 1, 2009 – The voice of Arizona’s small business community has a new spokesman starting today, but he is no stranger in the legislative halls of power. NFIB, Arizona’s leading small business association with 10,000 members, has tapped Farrell Quinlan to be its state director.
“In choosing Farrell Quinlan to lead our Arizona efforts, we’ve selected someone who has been deeply involved in every major public policy issue affecting Arizona small businesses over the past dozen years,” said Daniel Markels, NFIB’s western region state public policy director.
“We are delighted he could come on board and we look forward to his many years of successful advocacy on behalf of the economic engine of Arizona—the small business owners who employ the majority of the state’s workers and generate almost all new jobs.”
For 10 years, Quinlan led public policy campaigns for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in addition to serving as its spokesman and vice president. In 2007, he launched his own firm, In the Arena Public Affairs, and quickly landed such influential clients as the Arizona Contractors Association, Arizona Employers for Immigration Reform, Arizona Landscape Contractors Association, Arizona Mortgage Lenders Association, Drugs Don’t Work in Arizona! and the West Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance.
“It was difficult leaving something you created and was going so well,” said Quinlan, “but NFIB members are not only the backbone of our state’s economy, they will also be the ones to lead us out of this recession. The chance to advocate for this dynamic force was too important to pass up, and I am humbled by the opportunity.”
After earning his degree in political communication from The George Washington University in 1989, Quinlan worked on Capitol Hill before moving to Arizona in 1994. He and his wife, Heidi, a therapist, make their home in Chandler. His community involvement includes serving on the City of Chandler Economic Development Advisory Board and on the leadership council of The Wellness Community-Arizona, which provides a full range of support programs for people with cancer. He also served on the Arizona State Quarter Commission, which was responsible for the design and public launch of the U.S. Mint’s Arizona commemorative quarter-dollar coin.
NFIB is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. Founded in 1943 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, NFIB gives small and independent business owners a voice in shaping the public policy issues that affect their business. NFIB’s powerful network of grassroots activists send their views directly to state and federal lawmakers through our unique member-only ballot, thus playing a critical role in supporting America’s free enterprise system. NFIB’s mission is to promote and protect the right of our members to own, operate and grow their businesses. More information about NFIB is available online at
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