Daliana Suárez Rivera has over 20 years of experience in communications, public relations, and public affairs. She has held roles such as Chief Advisor to a state representative, communications director for the First Lady of Puerto Rico, and deputy advisor for a central communications office. She has extensive experience in strategic planning, project management, policy advising, and crisis management.

1. DALIANA SUÁREZ RIVERA
RESUME
SUMMARY
Over 20 years of experience as a communicator, public relations and public affairs. Extensive experience
in strategic planing, project management, intergovernmental affairs, policy advising and analysis. Press
relations, crisis management, speech writing and journalism.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CHIEF ADVISOR
REPRESENTATIVE LUISA GÁNDARA
State Legislature
San Juan, Puerto Rico August 2010- January 2013
Chief Advisor to the state representative Luisa Gándara for public policy, strategy and intergovernmental affairs.
Researched and evaluated new legislation presented by Rep. Gándara. Responsible for speech writing and media
training.
PUBLIC RELATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MEDIA CONSULTANT
Free-Lance May 2009-March 2013
Experience effectively communicating corporate goals and accomplishments to a wide variety of audiences, media
coaching, strategic planning, speech writing, and designing media tours for non-profit and for-profit organizations.
LITIGATION ATTORNEY
Department of Justice, Puerto Rico January 2007-June 2008
January 2004-January 2005
Successful civil attorney on state courts representing the Government of Puerto Rico and its agencies mostly as an
extraordinary remedies attorney.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
First Lady's Office
La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico January 2005-January 2007
Developed programs for effectively communicating public policy goals and accomplishments to a wide variety of
audiences. Initiated and executed policy on behalf of the First Lady of Puerto Rico. Developed and executed
public relations campaigns. Led crisis and issues management for the First Lady as well as a policy advisor,
strategic planning, media training, speech writing and media relations, project management and event coordination,
Team management, hired and supervised personnel.
DIRECTOR
Scheduling Office
La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico March 2003-December 2003
Scheduling meetings and events for the Governor and maintaining executive correspondence. Head of the
Scheduling Committee where invitations, events and meetings for the Governor where evaluated in terms of
importance, connection with message, and relevance and where events where conceptualized and recommended.
Hired and supervised staff.
Calle Eugenia #31 Victor Braegger Guaynabo, P.R.00966 / Tel. 787-462-9`991 / dalianasuarez@hotmail.com

2. DEPUTY ADVISOR
Central Communications Office
La Fortaleza, Puerto Rico June 2002- March 2003
Liaison between all state agency press officials and the Central Communications Office. In charge of developing
communications plans and strategic plans for the administration based on public policy and responsible for
presenting and training state agency personnel on those plans. In charge of training government agencies' press
officials on how to develop a successful communications plan. Issues management; directed and implemented a
response plan for adverse news coverage, developing and identifying official government's statement and q&a
documents. Served as an advisor for the Public Affairs Secretary.
ATTORNEY
Legal Advising Division
Office of Government Ethics, Puerto Rico January 2002-June 2002
Educate public employees to achieve their commitment with ethical values that rule a healthy public
administration. Wrote opinions for the Office of Government Ethics regarding the applicability and
interpretation of its laws and rules.
WEATHER ANCHOR
Tele-Once, Puerto Rico January 2000-April 2001
NEWS PRODUCER
Tele-Once Puerto Rico August 1996-January2000
OTHER EXPERIENCE
SECRETARY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fundación la Nueva Escuela Para Puerto Rico
Barrio Juan Domingo, Guaynabo Puerto Rico August 2010- January 2013
An extraordinary community based non-profit organization that works to sustain and multiply the Nueva Escuela
Juan Ponce de León's Montessori public school project. Worked closely with Board of Directors as part of the
strategic planing initiatives. policy decision making, as well as executing the administrative role of Board Secretary.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN
B.A. Communication- Writing for Media June, 1995
UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA DE PUERTO RICO
Juris Doctor June, 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSIDAD DEL SAGRADO CORAZÓN
Journalism Writing January-May 2004
Introduction to Journalism August-December 2004
BOARDS AND LICENSES
Admitted and licensed to practice both Law and Public Relations in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Calle Eugenia #31 Victor Braegger Guaynabo, P.R.00966 / Tel. 787-462-9`991 / dalianasuarez@hotmail.com