About this speaker
Raana Simmons is a gender and safety expert focused on translating specialist language to manage programmatic and government affairs priorities, develop trusted relationships, and deliver policy outcomes that meaningfully respond to public concerns. She has spent the last 15 years working in the gender-based violence field, including serving as a legislative strategist to pass first-in-the-nation policies that advance survivor justice. Prior to joining The Hollywood Commission, Simmons led on the delivery of Bloom, a web-based trauma support service for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and harassment.
Simmons holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations from the University of North Florida, and a master’s degree in Public Administration with a dual concentration in Program Management & Policy Development and Gender-Based Violence from the University of Colorado-Denver.
