Cynthia Jasso Rotunno

Cynthia Jasso Rotunno is a principal at the Dewey Square Group working in the State/Local Practice and the Emerging Markets Practice.  Before joining Dewey Square, Rotunno served as the Executive Director of the Don’t Count Us Out Coalition – an advocacy group of minority leaders, broadcasters, independent actors, writers, and producers concerned about the undercounting and under-representation of minorities in the TV ratings business. Rotunno has more than 16 years experience as a minority affairs specialist building public policy coalitions and strategic alliances between elected officials, community and corporate stakeholders at the federal, state and local levels.

Rotunno served the Clinton/Gore Administration from 1996-2001 in various capacities including: Special Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff for Political Affairs Office at the White House (1997-2001); Deputy Director for Government, Business and Community Affairs on the 53rd Presidential Inaugural Committee (1997); Deputy Public Liaison Director on the 1996 Clinton/Gore Campaign.

Rotunno is a campaign veteran serving three tours at the Democratic National Committee from 1994-1996, 2001-2002, and in 2004 general election as Southwest Field Director. In 2003, she served as a Deputy Campaign Director on the Joe Lieberman Presidential Campaign.  She gained her political management skills in the DNC Campaign & Base Vote Divisions, Latino Outreach, and Chairman’s Office. 

In local government and non-profit capacities, Rotunno served as the scheduler for Congressman Bob Filner (CA-51) (1993-94), and as the national operations director for LULAC National Educational Service Centers from (1990-93).  Prior to moving to Washington DC, she was an Investigator at the Consumer Protection Division of the Texas Attorney General’s Office (1989).