Our company name, Castle Hill Strategies, pays homage to the resilience of the Bronx neighborhood where our founder Rosy Gonzalez Speers spent her formative years and celebrates the tenacity of those who overcome obstacles to achieve their goals. At C.Hill, we do more than public affairs and communications- we are a catalyst for change.
Our grit, determination, and resourcefulness show up in the results we deliver for our clients. Our approach is grounded in our core belief that success is a team sport. That’s why we’re passionate about taking on causes and clients we truly believe in. From supporting political campaigns to advocating for black and brown independent contractors’ access to better wages and benefits, we love standing up for the underdog. Most recently, we’re thrilled to have contributed to the historic election of Wes Moore as Maryland’s first black Governor, and the re-election of the youngest black congresswoman in history, Lauren Underwood.
Our Founder and CEO
A political and communications strategist, Rosy Gonzalez Speers has effectively operated at the highest levels of Democratic politics on the local, state, and national stage. This cycle, she leads the paid media strategy for numerous candidates and campaigns across the country. In addition, Rosy is the political advisor to the Black Economic Alliance where she advises the highest capacity African-American donors in the Democratic party and remains a sought out public policy advisor to corporations and nonprofits.
From managing multi-million dollar media budgets to serving as Senior Advisor to sitting Governors, candidates, and independent expenditures, she has leveraged her organizational, strategic, and communications skills to deftly navigate the diverse needs of Democratic campaigns and administrations.
Rosy is no stranger to fighting for and winning a seat at the table.
Raised in the Bronx to working-class Dominican parents, she later moved to tiny Somersworth, New Hampshire, the youngest of three daughters raised by their single mother. It was there she got her first real taste of navigating different cultures and politics, winning a write-in campaign for senior class president. Rosy’s appetite and acumen for politics grew while at Simmons College in Boston, where she organized and worked for a string of Democratic candidates at the state and local level, ultimately serving as finance director for the Massachusetts Democratic Party and in a variety of senior roles for Gov. Deval Patrick.
Rosy is a first-generation American from the Dominican Republic. She is a graduate of Simmons College and she attended the Arabic Language Institute in Cairo, Egypt. She lives in Miami, with her husband, her two little boys, and her dog, Enzo.