Isabel Kaldenbach is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Buckley & Kaldenbach, Inc.
From 1993 to1998, Isabel rose through the ranks at Amtrak where she eventually served as the Director of Communications for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, the busiest rail corridor in the nation and one of the busiest in the world. Isabel directed all external and internal communications, including radio, television, and print media; outreach to federal, state and local governments; employee communications; and customer relations. Prior to being Director of Communications, Isabel managed government affairs for Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor, where she coordinated contract negotiations with state agencies, economic development efforts with Mayors and Governors, and generally served as Amtrak’s liaison with federal, state, and local governments.
Isabel also has extensive experience in legislative and executive offices. She served as a Congressional aide on transportation, labor, human services and judiciary issues for U.S. Representative Barney Frank, was an LBJ Fellow for U.S. Representative Gerry Studds, and served as a domestic policy and judiciary aide to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy. She also served as a policy analyst for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ federal relations office.
Fluent in Spanish, Isabel was honored by the Arlington County Board as a 2003 as Arlington County Volunteer of the Year for her work providing translation services through the county Police Department’s Bilingual Ride-Along program, providing translation services for officers on duty. She is a state-certified foster parent and was honored in 2007 as Arlington’s foster parent of the year, an award given by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Isabel has served as chair of Arlington County’s Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (a zoning agency), vice Chair of the Friends of Arlington Library, Chair of ArlingtonDogs, and was on the Board of Arlingtonians for Clean Environment.
Isabel also has her own law practice in Virginia, focusing on small business, family, and juvenile law. She is admitted to the Virginia Bar, and is a member of the Arlington Bar, Fairfax Bar, and American Bar Associations.