Her Story
About Angelina
Angelina Gordon is a communications professional with 22 years of experience in the field. She has served in her current role managing enterprise narrative and executive communications for her organization's president and CEO for four and a half years, based in Washington, D.C. Gordon began her career working in American labor at the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and unions including the Service Employees International Union. She then spent more than 10 years in international development, focusing on communications, documentation, and knowledge management for USAID-funded organizations. In 2020, she transitioned to global health communications work with companies in the Washington, D.C. area. One of her proudest achievements was developing the Faces for the Future Coalition initiative, which connected California high school students with global health experts and achieved a 99 percent college graduation rate among participants.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Angelina
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
If you are an introvert like me, don't be afraid to lead authentically with who you are, the skills that you are cultivating, and the fact that you are in the process in cultivating those skills. Being a bit vulnerable early in your career, and just being open and humble to learning as much as you can, asking as many questions as you can of folks who are your peers, but also above and below you on the ladder, is the best way to learn, and also cultivate a really responsive and supportive and engaged community and network of professionals for whom you can root and who will also root for you.
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