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Paula Sardinas
Fonder & CEO
Purpose Driven Girl
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Professional Bio
Paula F. Sardinas, NBPLA, founded FMS Global Strategies, LLC, a #Black and other #BIPOC Governmental Affairs Advocacy firm, and The Purpose Driven Girl, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on empowering women and girls who are often unable to use their voice— due to intersectionality and structural racism. Her public policy career spans 28 years working in Telecom, Engineering, Banking, IT, STEM, Cannabis, Social Equity, and Financial Literacy. She is a good-standing member of the National Black Professional Lobbyist Association.
She began her career as an intern on President Bill Clinton's campaign in 1992 and has served as the Statewide political director of Women for Change on the Obama Campaign in both 2008 and 2012. She has recently served as the Coalition builder for Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden's Washington State Presidential campaigns.
Over the past decade, she has successfully passed legislation regarding Affordable Healthcare, Data Privacy (Consumer Protection), AT&T Florida Deregulation, Anti-bullying, Educational Appropriations (Higher-Ed), Digital Life, AT&T, Metal Theft protection, Credit Union Charter updates, Cannabis Banking, Cannabis Social Equity, Foreclosure Fairness (Consumer), and expanded access to Public Deposits banking.
As of 2019, she serves as a Gubernatorial appointment to FEPPP and the Commission on African American Affairs. She also serves on the following Task Force and Community Engagement:
• Foreclosure Fairness, WA State Legislature
• Governor's Eviction Moratorium Workgroup
• Remote Learning Task Force Digital Equity, Governor's Office
• Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
• Policy & Advocacy Work Group of the Regional Economic Recovery Taskforce for the greater
o Seattle area (Snohomish, King & Pierce County)
• Tacoma Black Collective – Political Strategies Committee
She began her career as an intern on President Bill Clinton's campaign in 1992 and has served as the Statewide political director of Women for Change on the Obama Campaign in both 2008 and 2012. She has recently served as the Coalition builder for Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden's Washington State Presidential campaigns.
Over the past decade, she has successfully passed legislation regarding Affordable Healthcare, Data Privacy (Consumer Protection), AT&T Florida Deregulation, Anti-bullying, Educational Appropriations (Higher-Ed), Digital Life, AT&T, Metal Theft protection, Credit Union Charter updates, Cannabis Banking, Cannabis Social Equity, Foreclosure Fairness (Consumer), and expanded access to Public Deposits banking.
As of 2019, she serves as a Gubernatorial appointment to FEPPP and the Commission on African American Affairs. She also serves on the following Task Force and Community Engagement:
• Foreclosure Fairness, WA State Legislature
• Governor's Eviction Moratorium Workgroup
• Remote Learning Task Force Digital Equity, Governor's Office
• Legislative Task Force on Social Equity in Cannabis
• Policy & Advocacy Work Group of the Regional Economic Recovery Taskforce for the greater
o Seattle area (Snohomish, King & Pierce County)
• Tacoma Black Collective – Political Strategies Committee
Organization
Purpose Driven Girl
Nonprofit