For the past two and a half years, Gonzales has been Comcast Cable's regional senior director of communications in Northern California where she has served as spokesperson and led the communications and public affairs efforts in the region. She has been responsible for community outreach and promoting Comcast's deployment of high-definition TV, digital video recorders, video on demand, and the launch of Comcast SportsNet West. Previously she served as a special assistant for public affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. and served in public affairs roles for Levi Strauss & Co. and several high-tech companies in the Bay Area. Gonzales will relocate to Washington, D.C. from Sacramento, CA and report to Kerry Knott, vice president of government affairs, beginning on October 31.