Gabi is the Lead Associate of Communications Strategy at Fannie Mae. Previously, Gabi served as a consultant and speaker based in Washington, DC, specializing in organizational communication strategy and brand management. Gabi was the Manager of External Affairs at CTIA - The Wireless Association. The association's members include Google, Amazon, Verizon, Apple, and more. Before working for the wireless industry, she was the architect of The Washington Post's internal communications, delivered crisis communications strategy at private firms throughout DC, was a Politics Fellow at The Huffington Post, served as the Executive Producer of Intern Edition at NPR, and managed the editorial team at LivingSocial.

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Gabi's Full Biography

As the Lead Associate of Communications Strategy at Fannie Mae, Gabi manages campaigns designed to support the company's dynamic work culture while engaging employees with compelling internal communications and elevating Fannie Mae's external reputation. In the past year, Fannie Mae's work culture received more than 60 awards and recognition from renowned publications, including FORTUNE, TIME Magazine, USA TODAY, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, and more. 

 

At CTIA, Gabi delivered strategies for communications, technology public policy, regulatory affairs, and public affairs. In addition to being the lead of an inclusion and accessibility program, she managed messaging stratagems for grassroots efforts, third-party partnerships, email marketing, social media, and content strategy for ACTwireless.org and AccessWireless.org. She managed state and federal campaigns centered on wireless technology issues. Gabi also organized panels, events, and conferences showcasing accessibility, policy, the digital divide, and digital inclusion on behalf of the wireless industry. 

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Before joining CTIA, Gabi led thought leadership strategies for a private crisis communications firm in Washington, DC.

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She is the former Communications Specialist at The Washington Post. Gabi drove strategic messaging designed to elevate The Washington Post's people, products, and culture. Gabi managed all internal communications products and platforms. While serving as Product Manager for The Washington Post's intranet software, Gabi led a team of Engineers and Product Designers responsible for building an intranet that provides an intuitive user experience for all Washington Post employees. She wrote internal-facing messaging, strategies, and communications designed to engage and support The Washington Post's geographically dispersed workforce. Gabi produced, edited, and published content for The Washington Post's company-wide newsletter. 

 

Gabi was the Executive Producer of NPR's Intern Edition, leading a team of 60 interns in DC, Chicago, and NPR West. 

She previously served as the Director of Communications & Content Strategy at a private issue advocacy and public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. She orchestrated creative content for print, TV, radio, social, and digital advertising campaigns for international and U.S.-based clients. 

 

In addition to counting Fortune 500 companies among her previous clients, she proudly produced work for coalitions and organizations advocating for jobs, fair taxes, and working families. As Director of Communications & Content Strategy, Gabi produced strategic messaging for numerous advocacy campaigns, including net neutrality, War Powers Resolution, soda taxes, alcohol laws, the Farm Bill, and many more. 

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Gabi served as the Editorial Director for LivingSocial -- she managed a team of eight Editors and directed creative content at Washington D.C.'s acclaimed e-commerce site. Previously, she served as the Editorial Legal Advisory Team Lead, responsible for ensuring advertisements and services published on LivingSocial were legally compliant, followed rigorous FTC regulations, and met FDA pre-market 510(k) requirements. As Product Editor, Gabi produced thousands of advertising campaigns for nationally acclaimed brands.

 

Gabi is a recovered workaholic. Her workaholicism is tempered by her wanderlust and penchant for the peculiar. In her spare time, she travels, practices archery, paints her nightmares, and collects hot sauce from every country she visits. Gabi eats an irresponsible amount of guacamole and suffers from a predisposition to smiling. She is not very funny.