Nancy Rodrigues, Government Relations Consultant

Nancy Rodrigues brings an impressive record of public service and executive expertise to Goldman & Associates and its clients.  Ms. Rodrigues served as Virginia State Board of Elections Secretary from 2007 to 2011, following nearly a decade as the founding executive director of DRIVE SMART Virginia.  The statewide non-profit private/public partnership organization’s primary goal is reducing traffic fatalities and injuries; they declined significantly during Ms. Rodrigues’ tenure and Virginia’s safety-belt usage rate reached its then-highest-ever level.

Ms. Rodrigues has received numerous prestigious honors during her career, including the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Bridge Builder Award, the Award for Public Service from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Gold Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicator.

Fluent in Portuguese and with functional Spanish, Ms. Rodrigues also has specialized experience in Hispanic outreach.  She graduated with honors from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where she received a B.A. in political science.