PERSON: Tezlyn Figaro

Tezlyn Figaro specializes in public relations, communications and political<br> strategy in national, regional and local print, television and radio platforms.<br> Tezlyn joined the national executive staff of Senator Bernie Sanders for<br> President 2016 as the National Racial Justice Director within the National African<br> American Outreach department. During her tenure with Senator Bernie Sanders for<br> President 2016 her highlights include being solely responsible to organize Flint,<br> Michigan Water Crisis survivors for a private meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders. In<br> turn, the survivor meeting contributed to radio and television ads, campaign speeches<br> and ultimately impacted the overall Michigan outreach strategy which in turn resulted<br> in a historic political upset. Tezlyn also traveled to various States on behalf of Bernie<br> 2016 such as New York, Iowa, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio, Washington D.C. , Texas<br> and organized a community social justice panel within three days with celebrity actress<br> Rosario Dawson and Ohio Senator Nina Turner in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tezlyn’s<br> contribution to Bernie 2016 was featured in various national news outlets such as The<br> Washington Post, Daily Ko’s, Refinery 29 and Breitbart in addition to various<br> State and local news entities.<br> As Principal of Tezlyn Figaro Communications Group Tezlyn’s high profile client list includes but is not limited to serving as a media<br> communications consultant for famed Trayvon Martin and Micheal Brown Attorney Benjamin Crump which resulted in high cases such as the<br> OKC Officer Holtzclaw rape case seen on ABC 20/20 and Crime Watch Daily and the Monroe Bird Case which was featured in the New York<br> Times and Crime Watch Daily. Tezlyn is also the Director of Communications for Senator Bernie Sanders most visible surrogate Ohio State<br> Senator Nina Turner. In addition to making history with her national profile client’s Tezlyn offers an impressive undefeated political campaign<br> resume working on several national, state and local elected officials. She is also an Orlando Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” winner, and was<br> honored as a finalist for the highly coveted Orlando Business Journal’s “Women to Watch” award. Tezlyn has been quoted in the New York<br> Times, Tom Joyner’s Black America Web and every major print and television entity in Central Florida, just to name a few. Tezlyn has earned a<br> bachelor’s degree in Management and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified County, Civil, Circuit and Appellate conflict resolution mediator.<br> Tezlyn is the author of the fictional political short story “Kitty’s Litter: Power, Politics and Passion” and the political campaign workbook “Are You<br> Going to Run for Office or Just Run Your Mouth”.