Comcast has named Judy James its director of government affairs for the North Bay Area. James will be based in Rohnert Park and will be responsible for Comcast’s local government affairs and policy issues in the Napa, Sonoma, North Solano, Marin and Mendocino areas.
She will report directly to Sue Vaccaro, senior director of government affairs for Comcast California.
"Judy has extensive experience working with elected officials and government staff members on a wide range of issues. As the former top administrator for Sonoma County’s largest membership organization and having developed advocacy and marketing programs for a variety of companies, she has a successful track record as a business leader."
James previously worked at Republic Services Inc., where she served as municipal relationship manager responsible for developing relationships with elected officials and their staff members within Sonoma and San Mateo Counties. She developed community outreach campaigns in this position and in her previous role as the director of community relations for a regional dairy processer, Clover Stornetta Farms.
A lifelong Sonoma County resident, James was executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau. James currently serves as a board member of the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, the Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, the Sonoma County Alliance and the Redwood Credit Union Services Group.
A native of Petaluma, she graduated from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
