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Sharon J. Castillo brings to CLS over 15 years of experience in broadcast journalism and political communications, as well as a wide range of influential contacts in the Bush Administration and the Hispanic community. At CLS, Ms. Castillo provides services to clients in Europe, Latin America and the United States. She oversees all public relations and strategic communications for the Office of Champagne, USA. In addition, she works on issues pertaining to the positioning and image-building of Grupo Santo Domingo, the largest economic group in Colombia. In the recent past, Ms. Castillo contributed to the development and implementation of communication strategies for the World Bank, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, major U.S. trade associations and clients with crisis communication needs. Before joining CLS, Ms. Castillo served as Director of Specialty Media and Spokesperson for the Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign. Prior to her work with the President’s re-election effort, Ms. Castillo was Deputy Director of Communications for Outreach at the Republican National Committee (RNC). At the RNC, Ms. Castillo was responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive communications strategy targeting all ethnic, religious and issue-based media outlets. She was instrumental in launching Abriendo Caminos, the first national television show in Spanish produced by a national political party. Ms. Castillo entered the world of politics after working for over 10 years in Spanish-language television. During that time, she produced a Sunday political show for Univisión Network and served as Washington Bureau Manager for Telemundo Network. Her assignments as a television producer and reporter include three U.S. presidential elections, the 2000 U.N. Millennium Summit, the 1994 Summit of the Americas in Miami, and three U.N. Human Rights Commission meetings in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1997, Ms. Castillo received a Masters Degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Foreign Affairs from Georgetown University. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from American University. | 