Samantha Paulino

Samantha Celeste Paulino is an Associate in the Communications practice at Dewey Square Group in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining the firm, Samantha served as a Communications Intern at FWD.us, a bipartisan political organization focused on immigration and criminal justice reform, where she supported national media relations, strategic messaging, and advocacy campaigns. She previously worked with the National Minority Quality Forum, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing health equity, where she developed communications initiatives focused on patient advocacy and public health policy. Her experience also includes serving as a congressional press intern in the office of U.S. Representative Darren Soto, a public relations associate and copywriter at Eagle Communications, American University’s student-run public relations agency, and a health communications intern at MetroPlusHealth, a New York City-based health insurance provider.

Samantha earned her B.A. in public relations and strategic communication with a minor in public health from American University, where she developed an interdisciplinary passion for the intersection of communications, public policy, and social impact.

Outside of work, Samantha enjoys cooking new recipes, reading, and creative writing. She is the author of Bleed & Blossom, a self-published poetry collection and is currently working on a novel. She also writes for the Substack blog she founded, Eating Their Words.