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Who We Are
Griffith Rodriguez & Collins is a public relations and government affairs consulting firm devoted to implementing long-term strategy for our clients and to evaluate and target audiences in order to have a successful impact for the issues our clients care about.
Griffith Rodriguez & Collins is a strategic communications and public government relations firm. We make your case for you and help shape your vision for new public policy. Members of Congress, state legislators, leading innovators, investors, global CEOs and life changing NGOs are the entities with which we deal.
William Griffith, Tony Rodriguez, and Alfonse Collins bring unique lifetime experiences to represent you and the issues that matter most to you.
We help our clients define themselves, their vision and help demonstrate their value in order to differentitate themselves from their competitors.
G.R.C. TEAM
Tony Rodriguez
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Tony joined the US Army in 1980 and served 25 years and 10 months. He had various assignments through his time in service, from radio mechanic and recruiting to retention assignments. In 2004, a year before retirement, he spent time with the Army National Guard NASCAR racing group, where he met a representative from People Ready, who offered him a position in their organization which he accepted upon retirement. He is currently working with Lead Staffing, a company very similar to People Ready. Since 2019 Tony has been a board member of the Pomona/San Gabriel Valley Regional Center for the Self-Determination Program for people with disabilities.
William Griffith
FOUNDING PARTNER
William Griffith is a graduate of the United States Institute of Peace with specific focus on Conflict Analysis. He served on the War Crimes Committee at the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association. He is a former member of the International Counter Terrorism Officers Association and former host of ICTOA Radio. Griffith is a staunch advocate for LGBTQ rights, the homeless, and a former candidate for Congress. Griffith was elected on the morning of September 8, 2022 as Delegate to the 2023 World Peace Congress, and, with a majority vote, chose Tony Rodriguez to lead Griffith Rodriguez & Collins. Griffith recently announced his resignation as a delegate of the World Peace Conference in protest over the International Peace Conferences' refusal to accept Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, or Hindis into the conference. Griffith filed a formal protest with the Attorney General of Alabama on January 30th, 2023.
Det. Michael Riker (Ret.)
RESEARCH ANALYST
Det. Michael W. Riker is a 22 year veteran of the Prince George’s County, Maryland Police Department, having received numerous awards and letters of commendation; he is also a 3 year veteran of the US Capitol Police. Mike was assigned as an Intelligence Analyst with the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center, and served as President of the ICTOA (International Counter Terrorism Officers Association). His career also included patrol, district level investigations, Robbery and grand theft investigator, Narcotics Enforcement and/DEA Task Force Group 36. Riker has his Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice Management from Madison University, and has taken numerous narcotics, terrorism and intelligence related courses during his career.
Alfonse Collins
CONSULTANT
Al Collins is a community leader who sits on the board of directors for the West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the board of directors for Networking Plus, a nonprofit organization which helps local charities. Collins enjoys volunteering his time to help his community, is a former child actor, and currently works as a handyman taking care of the "honey-do" lists of chores around his clients homes. Collins brings a clarity of perspective to the firm through his deep concern for the growth and strength of his community and country, and would like to see more bipartisanship between Democrats and Republicans.
