Why Altamont?
With deep roots in public service and community leadership, Altamont Communications Strategies helps clients cut through complexity. Led by Judy Biviano Lloyd, a nationally recognized strategist, business leader, project manager and former federal and state government appointee, the company delivers high-impact solutions in government affairs, communications, stakeholder engagement, fundraising and policy advocacy.
The Company’s Functional Specialties Include:
Strategic Public Affairs & Public Policy
From Capitol Hill to California, Judy Lloyd is a doer. She has shaped policy and produced results at every level of government. Her most notable professional accomplishment is orchestrating the appointment of the first American with a disability to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. She is a well-known national and state advocate for business.
Community Impact & Purpose-Driven Campaigns
Judy Lloyd believes in the power of community. She creates partnerships and programming that drive transformational change. Her impact empowers communities, fosters innovation, raises needed funding, and amplifies voices that need to be heard. She believes that partnerships that empower business, civic and non-profit clients to work together is key to align vision with impact.
Leadership & Connection
A trusted advisor and connector, Judy Lloyd is known for navigating complexity with grace, discipline, and results. Her flexible leadership style has won her multiple awards, including the San Francisco Business Times Woman of Distinction in Policy & Government and the U.S. Labor Secretary’s Exceptional Achievement Award.
Building Community Through Consensus
Judy’s commitment to women in public service and business is evident through her work at the Dole Institute of Politics, hosting six sessions with high profile bipartisan women in government and business. Her new podcast, the Purple Inspiration Podcast, is a forum showcasing women who meet in the middle to build consensus and get the job done.
Milestones
2024
2024
Recipient of the Danville Area Chamber sincere appreciation award for shimmering commitment to excellence (September 2024)
2020
2020
Inductee, Contra Costa County Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Commission on Women & Girls (August 2020)
2015
2015
Served as a Fall Fellow at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, running a 6-week video program on remarkable women in politics, business and the media.
2015
2015
Appointed Senior District Representative, California State Senate.
2005
2005
Featured in the book Women Who Paved the Way, by Dr. Elizabeth Kearney, Ph.D., in a chapter entitled: “She Can’t Resist a Challenge.”
2005
2005
Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as an Alternate Member, California Coastal Commission.
2004
2004
Recipient of the Exceptional Achievement Award from U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.
2004
2004
Member of the U.S. Delegation that trained Arab women from 6 countries on democracy and public service, under the U.S. State Department’s “Partners in Participation” program, an initiative to expand diplomatic relations in the Middle East.
2004
2004
Inducted into her high school hall of fame and featured on its “wall of fame” at Cortland High School in Cortland, New York.
2003
2003
Named the San Francisco Business Times Woman of Distinction in Government & Politics.
2002
2002
Became the first woman appointed by the President to represent Region IX as the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Representative, covering four Western states and Pacific territories.
1990
1990
Appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Honor Awards Board, recognizing outstanding achievement among civil servants.
1988
1988
Appointed Special Assistant to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole
1985
1985
Appointed by the President to the congressional affairs office at the U.S. Department of Agriculture