Staff
Ellia Rosado
Director of Communications, AFPI California
“Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and blind can see."
- Mark Twain
Ellia Rosado is from Riverside, California, and serves as the Director of Communications at America First Policy Institute, California State Chapter. Previously, Ellia served as a graphic designer for the California Senate Republican Caucus, creating brand kits and communication materials for members, charged with both messaging and design. She was also the communications director for California State Senator Melissa Melendez, overseeing local and national media relations and staffing for the state Senate's Insurance Committee. Among her accomplishments are executing media campaigns to end the COVID-19 State of Emergency, rejecting gender policies to transition children, and protecting Californians’ Second Amendment rights. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications, concentrating on public relations in addition to credentials in design and film. Ellia spends her free time pursuing fitness and outdoor activities, actively engaging in her local church, and cherishing moments in Southern California with family and friends.
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