Jim Prendergast Partner Jim Prendergast provides both public affairs and campaign management counsel to corporate clients. Previously, he directed DCI Group’s in-house marketing and business development division, Business Growth Strategies. Prior to joining DCI Group, Mr. Prendergast was National Director for Field Membership Services for the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington, D.C. Before coming to Washington, he had served as the NAM’s Senior Regional Manager for the Southeast and previously, the Midwest, where he coordinated NAM’s outside-the-beltway lobbying activities in 10 states. Mr. Prendergast held several positions with Citizens for a Sound Economy from1993 through 1996 and worked for then Senator Alfonse D’Amato (R-New York) in 1992. Mr. Prendergast earned his Bachelor of Science in Policy Analysis from Cornell University. Back to Our People