Daniela Velázquez

Daniela Velázquez is an accomplished communications professional and elected official currently serving as Alderperson for 22,000 constituents in the City of St. Louis since April 2023. With extensive experience in public relations and corporate reputation management, Daniela holds the position of Vice President for Corporate Reputation at FleishmanHillard since June 2021, previously serving as a Senior Public Relations Strategist at Elasticity and Director of Communications for the ACLU of Missouri from 2016 to 2019. Daniela founded Mavend Media, providing tailored communications consulting, and has worked on significant civic engagement initiatives, including the Ferguson Commission. Educational credentials include dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.