Cheryl Waide
Chief Communications Officer - Vote Run Lead
Cheryl Renée Waide is the chief communications officer at Vote Run Lead, a national non-profit organization working to increase women in elected leadership. Cheryl has over 22 years of expertise in online and offline paid and earned media strategy development, rapid response messaging, crisis public relations, government affairs, issue management, branding, project and staff management. Immediately prior to joining Vote Run Lead she served as statewide communications director at Florida Rising. Prior to that, she was the deputy communications director for a ranking member of the United States Congress in Florida's delegation. She held management positions at several Fortune 500 companies including Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Iheart Media, Discovery Channel and MTV Networks.