Vanessa Santos

 Vanessa Santos has orchestrated media campaigns for a wide variety of clients, from advocacy groups to bestselling authors. Her efforts have helped individuals and organizations, from nonprofits to leading corporations, expand their media footprint and drive national and global conversations. She regularly secures client coverage in major broadcast and print outlets.

Vanessa has worked in the public relations and media sphere for over ten years. She was the Director of Media Relations for Javelin, where her planning and implementation of book rollout strategies helped make Javelin an industry leader in literary promotion, propelling numerous titles on The New York Times bestseller list.  As the Director of Strategy and Public relations for District Media Group, she secured coverage for clients in major media markets across the political spectrum. Now, as the CEO of Renegade DC, she brings her years of experience and expertise in a wide variety of boutique strategic communications services to her clients.

Vanessa is originally from Michigan, and earned her BS degree in Journalism with a minor in Political Science from Central Michigan University. She moved to Washington in 2012 to work in media. Vanessa lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her family and rescue dogs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, playing recreational soccer, watching the opposite ends of the streaming spectrum – classic film and reality TV — and scrolling through Twitter, where you're welcome to follow her here.