Bridget Gonzales
Chief, Public Affairs and Congressional Relations
at Minority Business Development Agency
Bridget Gonzales has been the Chief, Office of Legislative, Education and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) since October 2005. She provides day-to-day oversight and strategic guidance on communications, public affairs, congressional and intergovernmental affairs, research and policy. During her tenure, Bridget has spearheaded greater visibility for the agency; increased congressional recognition of the Agency and overseen a complete rebranding of the Agency’s logos and collateral materials.
Prior to joining MBDA, Bridget was a Vice President with Edelman Public Relations, the world’s largest independent public relations firm, where she developed communications strategies and issue campaigns. During her tenure as an Assistant Vice President for Issue Dynamics, Inc., a consumer and public affairs firm in Washington, DC, she led the firm’s Strategic Alliances Group in support of Fortune 500 clients such as Verizon Communications, BellSouth, SBC Communications, Corning, Novartis, and others. She was instrumental in planning and executing public affairs and consumer education campaigns and built effective working relationships with high profile national organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, NAACP, National Grange, Gray Panthers and others.
As Legislative Director for Congresswoman, now, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Bridget had overarching responsibility for all legislative matters before the House of Representatives and the House Science Committee. She supervised a team of Legislative Assistants, crafted Member specific legislation, prepared congressional remarks, coordinated economic and educational events, and wrote legislative accomplishment reports. Her legislative portfolio included budget, taxes, telecommunications, small business, science, technology and education.
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