Donna Aggazio

About Donna Aggazio

Highly experienced communications and outreach manager for busy and innovative federal safety and oversight office who juggles multiple demands. Responsible for communicating complex and often sensitive issues using a variety of techniques. Manage workload of team which develops multiple communication resources for transit safety stakeholders. Former chief speechwriter for top federal agency officials. Speeches explained agency\'s policies, programs and initiatives to a variety of external audiences. In these senior roles, I have served as my organization\'s lead expert on communicating new or changing programs or policies to targeted but diverse audiences so that ideas, opinions and outcomes can be easily understood and accepted by affected groups and the public.

Experience

1. Chief, Stakeholder Engagement Division, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight

   Federal Transit Administration

   Jul 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Responsible for developing and implementing strategic stakeholder communication plans, developing and monitoring website content, and engaging in event planning and preparation, implementation and evaluation of the full array of the office’s outreach and education initiatives and events.

Education

• University of Pittsburgh

  Master of Public Administration

• University of Pittsburgh

  Bachelor of Arts

Skills

• Public Policy
• Communication Training
• Crisis Communications
• Government
• Politics
• Crisis Management
• Grassroots
• Public Affairs
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Blogging
• Community Outreach
• Legislative Relations
• Editing
• Spokesperson
• Strategic Communications
• Press Releases
• Communications Planning
• Write Talking Points for News Media Announcements
• Grassroots Organizing
• Publications
• Message Development
• Policy Analysis
• Speech Writing
• Conduct Research
• Counsel Speaker on Style and Delivery
• Public Relations
• Internal Communications
• Media Relations
• Reputation Management