Leigh Bradford McGowan

Leigh Bradford McGowan currently serves as the Director at Red Hills Strategies since July 2023 and has held the position of Communications Specialist and Press Secretary at the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity since April 2019. Previous roles include Public Relations Coordinator at Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area from April 2017 to April 2019, and Association Coordinator at Postlethwaite & Netterville from October 2015 to April 2017. Earlier experience includes positions as Scholarship Coordinator at the Jimmy Rane Foundation, Marketing & Public Relations Assistant at Great Southern Wood Preserving, and Student Membership Assistant for the University Recreation Center at The University of Alabama System. Leigh also completed an internship at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation. Leigh Bradford McGowan earned a B.A. in Communication and Information Sciences, with a focus on Public Relations and Communication Studies, from The University of Alabama between 2007 and 2011.