John Elizandro
SENIOR PRINCIPAL
Biography
JOHN ELIZANDRO is a Senior Principal at Park Street Public. John has some 15 years of experience in strategic communications, public policy, crisis management and media relations.
John’s experience includes nearly a decade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. as the top communications staffer for four members of the United States House of Representatives, including two members of the elite House Ways and Means Committee. He has worked extensively with national, regional, and local news media outlets through high-profile legislative, policy, and political debates.
John has served as a strategic communications consultant to countless congressional, state, county, and municipal political campaigns, earning recognition as one of PoliticsPA’s “30 Rising Stars Under 30” in Pennsylvania Politics.
John comes to Park Street Public from the Montana Department of Labor & Industry, where he served in leadership roles as the agency’s Chief of Staff and head of strategic communications. Most recently, John served as Montana’s acting Commissioner of Labor & Industry, overseeing and directing a statewide regulatory and workforce development agency with some 800 employees across the state of Montana.
John has a B.A. in Business Administration from Villanova University.
Education
B.A., Villanova University
Expertise
- Strategic Communications, Crisis Management & Media Relations
- Public Affairs, Campaign Management & Coalition Development
- Government Relations – Labor and Workforce Development
- Government Relations – Federal Government
- Government Relations – State Government
- Procurement – State and Local Government
- Social Media, Website Design, Online Advertising
Awards & Recognition
- "30 Under 30" by PoliticsPA