Rosalyn “Roz” Overstreet Gonzalez, Esq., is a career public defender, with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and Chair of the Youthcast Media Group® Board. She is a community servant and an ardent supporter of youth – who works tirelessly to uplift and empower them.

 

Roz is a native of southern California and a graduate of Howard University - where she earned a B.A. degree in Spanish Linguistics.  She later obtained her law degree from The District of Columbia School of Law and has Bar memberships in the United States Supreme Court, the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.

 

Roz is a sports and health enthusiast and in 2017, she was appointed Chairwoman of the District of Columbia State Athletics Commission by District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser. She also serves on the Mayor’s Commission for Health, Wellness and Physical Education. Roz lives with her husband Pablo Gonzalez in Washington, DC and is the mother of two adult sons.