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Ansley Bradwell
Senior Director
Education:
University of Virginia
Hometown:
Milton, GA
Ansley Bradwell Howd is a Senior Director at The Herald Group.
Before joining The Herald Group, Ansley served as Press Secretary to U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida. In this role, she supported communications strategy and led national media engagement while also working across the Senator’s domestic policy portfolio. She developed and executed messaging around key legislative priorities, advised on rapid-response communications, and managed relationships with national and regional media, including outlets across Florida’s ten media markets.
Prior to her time on Capitol Hill, Ansley held communications roles at Stand Together Communications, where she supported strategic messaging initiatives, and served as Deputy Press Secretary for Americans for Prosperity. She began her career as a Communications Associate for The LIBRE Initiative, focusing on grassroots engagement and media relations.
Ansley graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs and Spanish.
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