Garza named VP of Government Relations and Public Engagement at Univision

Univision Communications Inc. announced the appointment of Belinda Garza to vice president of Government Relations and Public Engagement. Garza will be based in Washington, D.C. and will report directly to Bert Gomez, senior vice president of Government Relations.
 
In this new position, Garza will manage political relations in Congress and in key state capitols, and will work to extend the Company’s presence with non-traditional stakeholders, such as business and trade associations, think tanks, and a range of federal and state agencies. She will also work closely with Univision’s Empowerment, Advocacy and Community teams, assist with Univision’s Political Action Committee and help enhance the Company’s presence in Washington, D.C. and key state capitols.
 
“Belinda’s background and her experience working with Congress, business and trade associations, and in a corporate environment, makes her an ideal person to augment our government relations efforts,” said Jonathan Schwartz, general counsel and executive vice president for Government Relations, Univision Communications Inc.
 
Prior to joining Univision, Garza served most recently as director of Federal Government Relations at Walmart, where she spent the past 10 years building relationships in Congress, third-party organizations and a range of Washington, D.C.-based leaders. Prior to that, she worked for a member of Congress on Capitol Hill. Garza currently sits on the Boards of the Capital Area Food Bank and the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. She was also a founding member of the Hispanic Lobbyists Association.