Migdalia Gonzalez

Office of Civil Rights Hispanic, Employment Program Manager, Federal Aviation Agency

Migdalia Gonzalez is the newest member of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Office of Civil Rights, as the Hispanic Employee Program Manager. Charged with strengthening Hispanic outreach, employment and planning. She serves as a resource for information related to expanding and empowering future employees with the FAA. Prior to her joining the FAA, she held a leadership position in the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Housing as the Supervisory Training Officer. In this role, she managed a team dedicated to the development, execution and delivery of employee career and leadership development initiatives for the entire program office. Migdalia also served as a Housing Recovery lead for the department when disasters occurred. In this role, she worked diligently to help individuals and families impacted by disasters obtain the services they needed to recover. In her role as a Housing Recovery lead, she implemented and executed various initiatives throughout the country resulting in survivors obtaining assistance. Because of her efforts, the team received the Gears of Government Award for their outreach efforts. In addition, she was the lead representative of the special emphasis employee group the “Latino Network” where she developed training and leadership programs for the entire department.

She made the successful transition from the private to the public sector. Preceding public sector service, Migdalia held several senior level positions in the real estate and mortgage industries. She was a Vice President for the Consumer Real Estate Division at Bank of America where she facilitated national initiatives to expand homeownership for emerging markets.

Migdalia is responsible for creating the first Latino-owned real estate Franchise, UNIcasa Franchising where she served as the Vice President for Business Development. Under her leadership, she expanded the franchise from 13 offices to 23 throughout the country, doubling sales within the first year of operating as a franchise.

She is a Leadership Coach for the non-profit Braven, coaching and preparing college students on their career development. She is a master trainer and motivational speaker. She has delivered training to both the public and private sector organizations such as the USDA, DOJ, HUD, CBP/DHS, and LULAC- Federal Training Institute to name a few. She is committed to the development of others to create a more diverse and inclusive community for all.

Panel Information

Wednesday, July 27

8:30 AM EST

The Bounce Back

We all experience challenges throughout our own journeys, at work or home. In this session I will discuss how to “Bounce Back” after a difficult situation. Learn to be flexible and creative in the face of adversity. How to cope and rebound from difficult situations and learn to live in the moment.