About Judy
Short Bio:
Judy Lubin is a writer, researcher and award-winning communications strategist. She writes about politics, technology and the dynamics of race, class and gender in the media, on her blog, LeadingVoices.org and on news and political websites including The Huffington Post, Politic365, and PBS.org. Judy has been featured on national and local media including The Wall Street Journal, PBS.org, Baltimore Sun, Boston Women’s Journal, Ebony Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, Reuters, XM Satellite Radio, among others.
As president of Public Square Communications, a Washington, D.C. area strategic communications, policy and social marketing consultancy, she has managed strategy and messaging for several local and national public outreach campaigns, speech writing for members of Congress, and authored numerous policy and issue briefs, advocacy communications and media statements on behalf of progressive organizations and causes. Recently honored with Washington Women in Public Relation’s 2011 Emerging Leader Award, she has built an impressive track record for raising money, awareness, and support for some of today’s most pressing women’s, health and social issues. Her fundraising, grant writing and partnership development efforts have garnered more than $5 million for nonprofit, public policy and political organizations. Currently, Judy is working on her PHD in sociology at Howard University, researching the intersection of media and technology, politics, and public opinion. She recently completed specialized study in the area of political psychology at Standford University.
A little more info:
She has worked with and advised government agencies and national organizations including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, GreatSchools, American Lung Association, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), WomenHeart, Black Women’s Health Imperative and the National Urban League.
A former Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow, she previously served as Communications Director for two national women’s health organizations, Director for the CBCF’s Congressional and Louis Stokes Health Policy Fellowship programs, and coordinator of the National Minority AIDS Council’s Women of Color and and online advocacy programs.
From 2005-2006 she edited heartandstylewoman.com, a multi-author women’s health and lifestyle blog. An author and frequent speaker on women’s issues including work-life balance, health and stress management, Judy has served as a spokesperson for the Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts national women’s heart health campaign and is a 2007 recipient of the Cheerios Sisters Saving Hearts award.
She is a 1st generation Haitian-American and in 2004 launched her first blog, HaitianVoices, a political and voter education resource featured in multiple Knight Ridder newspapers (Parties Court Immigrant Voters, August 2004). In 2010, her Action for Haiti Facebook page attracted the attention of CNN and served as a critical resource for more than 1500 fans that used the page to network, identify and promote fundraising and volunteer opportunities immediately following the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Currently, she serves on the advisory board of the Tigerlilly Foundation, an education and advocacy organization that provides support services and raises awareness of breast cancer in young women.
A former Ronald McNair Research Fellow (University of Tennessee), Judy holds a Bachelors of Arts in psychology (cum laude) from Florida State University and Masters in Public Health from Emory University. Judy is a graduate of the New Organizing Institute’s Media Talent 2.0 program and Columbia School of Broadcasting reporter/on-air broadcasting program.
