POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST

Brandalyn, The strategist & Advocate

Brandalyn Fulton Williams is a social-first strategist, public speaker, and educator working at the intersection of government, community, and lived experience. Currently, she serves as Director of Policy & Strategy in the Office of the Mayor for the City of Norwalk, driving strategic policy coordination, executive decision support, and cross-departmental alignment.

Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office, Williams managed external communications for the non-profit organization of Norwalk ACTS, where she led messaging, public engagement, and community outreach to amplify the organization’s impact and build trust with diverse stakeholders. Beyond Norwalk, she serves as a Board Member on the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters and the Vice Chair/Parent Representative on the Connecticut State Advisory Council for Special Education. She brings lived experience directly into advisory and policy spaces, ensuring decisions reflect the realities of families navigating special education and disability rights.

Williams also brings more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment production industry, where she worked in fast-paced, high-pressure environments requiring creativity, adaptability, and deep collaboration with talent, producers, and creative teams. This experience honed her ability to lead across disciplines, manage competing priorities, and build trust with diverse stakeholders. The entertainment industry trained her to think creatively under constraints, communicate clearly across roles, and deliver results while balancing vision with execution.

She holds a Bachelor’s in General Studies from the University of Michigan with an emphasis in Sociology and Theatre Design & Production and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Strategic Communications and Public Relations at Sacred Heart University.

Policy may set the framework, but sustainable change is driven by strategy, communications, leadership, and authentic engagement with those most affected. Williams believes lasting systems change emerges when policy is paired with bold, intentional communication, inclusive leadership, and genuine partnership with the communities served.

See below for examples of design work.

Check out the Norwalk TALKS podcast, created, produced, and hosted by Brandalyn Fulton Williams while Manager of Communications at Norwalk ACTS.

Experienced with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva, Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace.