Bridget Winstead

Bridget Winstead joins the office of government relations and community affairs at VUMC with a background in public relations, corporate communications and federal politics. From beginning her career in the U.S. Senate to earning her master's degree in Los Angeles, Bridget’s diverse professional experience ranges from operations and logistics at the highest level in the public sector, to public relations in the private sector. Bridget is originally from Franklin, Tennessee and graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky where she was a dual-collegiate athlete and English/Government double major. After college, political passion took her to Washington, D.C. where she worked in a U.S. Senate Leadership Office and for the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee under Senator Bob Corker.

Following Washington, Bridget attended the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism as a Dean’s Scholar where she graduated with her master’s degree in Strategic Public Relations. Prior to joining VUMC, Bridget worked in the world of consumer/lifestyle public relations at DKC where she developed communication strategy for a myriad of corporate and hospitality clients. As a recent graduate of Nashville's Young Leaders Council, Bridget currently serves on the Board of Directors for Cumberland Region Tomorrow and as a Board of Directors Intern for Operation Stand Down Tennessee.

Bridget now resides in East Nashville with her dog, Bogey.