Our Experience
Samara Daly and Teresa Gonzalez take pride in being knowledgeable advocates who are able to think strategically and solve problems quickly and creatively. Together, they have successfully navigated multi-layered public fundraising campaigns and worked on complex community issues. From creating robust stakeholder engagement plans to stewarding capital campaigns from beginning to end, Samara and Teresa look forward to sharing this knowledge and expertise to further strengthen New York City’s growing and diverse communities.
Our Principals
TERESA GONZALEZ
Teresa has an extensive background in government, community affairs and public relations in New York City, including serving as Communications Director and Chief of Staff at the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU) during the Bloomberg administration. Prior to this, Teresa served as the Deputy Press Secretary at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. She has held several leadership positions at cultural institutions throughout her career including at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn Bridge Park and at the Museum for Contemporary Crafts in Portland, Oregon.
Teresa received her bachelor’s degree in English/Professional Writing from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and received a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Milano – The New School. She sits on the boards of Photoville, the North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, the New York Immigration Coalition, 21 in ‘21and Hester Street Collaborative, and is a member of the Fund for Public Housing Advisory Council. She resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where she was born and raised.
SAMARA DALY
Samara has extensive experience in city government and working with non-profits and developers ranging from cultural, education institutions to mix-use developers and high-tech companies. She spent over 12 years as a senior aide in the Speakers Office in the City Council where she oversaw the Scheduling and Advance Department as well as public-private partnerships for the Speaker. After working in the Speaker’s Office, Samara oversaw Strategic Partnerships for Macro-Sea, a local developer working on innovative projects that included New Lab at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and managed the Public Affairs for St. Ann’s Warehouse redevelopment of the Tobacco Warehouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park, she continues to work with St. Ann’s to-date.
Samara sits on the Board of Directors of All in Bklyn, Chairs Council of BRIC and the PTA playground committee at the Carroll School-PS 58. Samara resides in Carroll Gardens with her husband and 10-year-old son and their dog, Morris. She has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science & Urban Studies from Queens College, CUNY.
Our Staff
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