Gena Madow is the Senior Director of Communications and a member of the senior management team at Community Catalyst.

In this role, Gena oversees the organization’s strategic communications.

Gena (pronounced like “Jenna”) brings more than a decade of experience in impact communications—sitting at the intersection of public policy, coalition building, and multimedia storytelling. Previously, Gena has managed teams and programs both in-house and as a senior agency counselor, where she has built and executed community and brand reputation programs, managed integrated internal and external communications initiatives, led clients through equity and justice dialogues, and provided counsel and executive training across a broad range of social and political issues. Gena’s career includes time at Fleishman Hillard, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Fenton Communications.

Gena received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Emerson College in Boston.