ROSANNA CATALANO

1990 Scholar

A Better You: Facing Burnout and Mental Health Head On

Rosanna Catalano’s diverse background as a lobbyist, trial attorney, television news producer, professor, university dean, and chief agency administrator allows her to provide clients with a unique perspective and skill set for solving problems, storytelling, and creating successful strategies. For more than two decades, she has advocated on behalf of clients, agencies, and organizations. She has extensive experience in Florida administrative law, state procurement, litigation, and strategic planning.

She works with lients in multiple industries including: energy, healthcare, criminal justice, technology, aviation, local government, transportation, and insurance.

Her vast experience includes serving as the Executive Director of the Florida Elections Commission; an Associate Dean at Florida State University’s College of Law; an Assistant Attorney General in the Administrative Law Division; an Associate General Counsel for the Agency for Health Care Administration and Department of Health; a television news producer and show host for Florida’s News Channel; and an Assistant State Attorney (2nd & 17th Judicial Circuits).

Rosanna earned a B.S. in Telecommunication and a J.D. from the University of Florida. She has served as Chair of the Development Committee for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Alumni Advisory Board and Chair of the Florida Bar Governmental and Public Policy Advocacy Committee. She also writes, teaches, and speaks on the emerging technologies of the metaverse including cryptocurrency, blockchain, NFTs, and virtual real estate.