{"id":8497,"date":"2026-07-16T16:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/?p=8497"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:47:13","slug":"natali-fani-gonzalez-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/magazine\/alumni-news\/alumni-spotlight\/natali-fani-gonzalez-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Natali Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez \u201903"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As\u00a0council\u00a0president\u00a0and councilmember\u00a0for District 6 of\u00a0Maryland\u2019s\u00a0Montgomery County Council,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #004c97\"><strong>Natali Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez\u00a0\u201903<\/strong><\/span> focuses on job creation, housing equity, and affordability. But long before she stepped into public office, her experiences as a young immigrant and Goucher College student taught her the importance of community service.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez emigrated from Venezuela and came to America at 16 with her mother. During weekdays, she attended school in Prince George\u2019s County as an ESL student. On weekends, she helped her mother clean houses to earn money. \u201cWalking in places without sidewalks, waiting on buses that were not reliable, working a low-income job. [These experiences] just really shaped me in terms of the policies I work on today,\u201d Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez says. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">College represented opportunity for her. However, as a self-described introvert still learning English, she worried about finding the right environment. Receiving a full scholarship was momentous. \u201cBecause of my math scores, I was able to go to Goucher. They gave me a full ride,\u201d she says. She loved that it was a small place. \u201cGoucher was like the only option for me because of the way I was. It was an intimidating time for me, and they received me with open arms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The campus quickly became home. The welcoming community, Baltimore\u2019s close proximity to her mother, and the green spaces offered a sense of belonging during that pivotal moment. \u201cIt was a perfect match,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez entered on the pre-med track with plans to become a doctor. Everything quickly changed during her junior year when she interned with CASA, a Latinx and immigrant rights nonprofit. \u201cI was lobbying in Capitol Hill, in the Maryland general assembly, and I just got fascinated with the policy work. Then I switched majors,\u201d Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez says. Becoming a double major in political science and international and intercultural studies, now known as international relations, meant fully embracing what captivated her. Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez joined Model UN and traveled to Harvard, participated in a Model Senate conference in Florida, and completed a semester at American University, where she studied policy firsthand in Washington, DC.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of her fondest undergraduate memories is hosting a DREAM Act town hall on campus as co-president of Hola, the Latinx club. \u201cI invited former U.S. Senator Cardin to Goucher for an event that I organized with students from Goucher and students from Patterson High School in Baltimore City,\u201d Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez says with pride. \u201cSo that became my career. That transformation happened in college and made me who I am today.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After college, she worked with We Are CASA and then 32BJ SEIU before she launched her own communications firm. She also served on several boards, including the women\u2019s political group Emerge Maryland and Goucher\u2019s Board of Trustees, to strengthen her skills in budgeting and project management. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her path eventually led to the Montgomery County Planning Board, where she served for seven years and became vice chair. \u201cWhen there was an opening on the County Council, I was encouraged to run for office,\u201d Fani-Gonz\u00e1lez says. \u201cMy mom, right before she passed away, told me, \u2018You have worked so hard and you learned so much being on the planning board. 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