May 1, 2024
In late 2022, PLUS Communications marked a significant milestone when it opened its third office in Austin, Texas. Since that time, PLUS’ Lone Star State team has grown to seven members who lead our Texas-based issue advocacy and media campaigns for corporations, trade associations, non-profits and coalitions.
Learn more about our growing Texas team and their unique, longstanding history, living and working in the Lone Star State:
I have lived in the Lone Star State, specifically Austin, for a decade.
For nearly a decade, I worked for Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a variety of communications positions, including serving as his communications director, and I now proudly lead PLUS’ Texas office.
Big fan of the Love is Blind series on Netflix!
Learn more: John Wittman, PLUS Communications partner and head of our Austin office, sat down to discuss how Texas’ political and business landscape is evolving and our team’s capabilities across the state. Watch the interview here.
I was born in Lubbock, raised in Midland, and grew up exploring the vast greatness of West Texas at our family ranch outside of Barstow on the Pecos River.
Interned for Governor Bush in 1998 as one of the very first hires on his Presidential Exploratory Committee in 1999. After that, I worked on both of his presidential campaigns and proudly served President Bush in the executive office of The White House in Presidential Personnel Appointments to Boards and Commissions.
I’m a fourth generation Texan – my ancestors moved to West Texas in a covered wagon in 1849.
I graduated from the Texas Christian University (TCU) M.J. Neeley School of Business.
I’ve managed public affairs campaigns for both federal and state issues impacting Texans for nearly a decade. I have also previously interned at various organizations, including J.P. Solutions, a strategic management consulting firm in Fort Worth.
During my time at TCU, I played on the TCU Club Lacrosse Team, held an on-campus job all four years, and volunteered at Tarrant County Churches Together as mentor and tutor.
Growing up in Texas, I attended Texas public schools in Friendswood for grades K-12 and I’ve spent the bulk of my career telling the good story of the Lone Star State across the world.
I worked for the Texas state government from 2015 to 2019 and again from 2021 to 2023, including as a press assistant and deputy press secretary for Governor Abbott. During that time, I served as head of communications for four Texas Secretaries of State, including in my capacity as assistant secretary of state for communications. I also worked for U.S Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) from 2019 to 2020 where I was proud to serve the good people of West Texas.
Since 2016, I’ve been playing country, rock and blues music in the Texas Hill Country, and I’m very active in the broader Central Texas musician community.
I graduated from Baylor University.
As part of the digital team, I helped lead the digital department for our Texas team and was proud to help pitch and win our first Texas-based digital client who does important work to support individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and their care providers.
Won two Big XII championships as the manager of the women’s soccer team and managed the team through two Elite 8 runs in the NCAA championship playoffs.
I’m a fourth generation Texan, born and raised in Houston. I graduated from Texas Tech University in May 2022.
For the last few years, I worked in the Texas State Legislature where I was able to help my former boss author and pass the largest property tax cut in Texas history.
I am a huge fan of the Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City Chiefs (I went to Pat Mahomes University, of course!)
I’m a Dallas native and grew up in Plano, Texas and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.
I worked for the Texas-based nonprofit Wonders & Worries for a year, helping to launch their national campaign, and covered the 88th Texas Legislative Session for the Fort Worth Report.
I was published both digitally and in print for several UT-Austin publications, including Drift Magazine, Spark Magazine and The Daily Texan.
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