Director of Communications

Blake Goodman

Blake Goodman serves as the Director of Communications for the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. Blake joined JCPA in 2025 from National Council of Jewish Women, where he worked as their Press Secretary.

An experienced political communicator, Blake worked as Communications and Legislative Director for Michigan State Representative Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham), passing the Michigan First-time Homebuyer’s Savings Account Program into law (2022 PA 5), shepherding expansion to distracted driving laws (2023 PA 39-41), pushing forward safe firearm storage laws (2023 PA 14-17), and serving as chief liaison to the Democratic Caucus members on the House Committee on Energy.

From the Michigan State House, Blake joined Building Back Together — the only national nonprofit dedicated to promoting the policy accomplishments of the Biden-Harris Administration as direct partners with President Biden and Vice President Harris — as National Press Secretary and later as Communications Director, where he built national media coverage for the Biden-Harris Administration’s achievements, established the organization’s minority earned media program, and led the team’s White House listening tours across seven battleground states.

Blake is a native of Long Island, New York, and completed his Master’s in Media and Communications at the London School of Economics. He is a former participant of the Department of State’s Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and is a Political Partner with the Truman National Security Project. 

 

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