Advisory Board

The Division of Communication Studies is fortunate to have the support and counsel of an impressive group of communications and industry professionals. The Communication Studies Advisory Board meets twice yearly and advises the chair and faculty on issues of importance to the division, including curriculum and fundraising. The Board also provides a significant opportunity for interaction among students, faculty and communications and public relations practitioners across the country.

Communication Studies Advisory Board Members 2012-2013

Marvin B. Singleton, Board President
Executive Committee Member
Managing Director
Public Strategies, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Mike Androvett, J.D.
CEO
Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
Dallas, TX

Matt Averritt
Allison+Partners
Dallas, TX

Linda Beheler
Global Communications Leader
Celanese Corporation
Dallas, TX

Steve Boone
Director, Global Comm & Public Affairs
Flowserve
Irving, TX

Katherine Bradford
VP Sales
conversIQ
Dallas, TX

Bob Brand
Director, External Communication
Kimberly-Clark
Highland Village, TX

Michael Burns
President and Chief Executive Officer
Michael Burns & Associates
Dallas, TX;

Beverly Carmichael
Executive Committee Member
HR Specialist and Attorney
Frisco, TX

Taylor Cole, APR
Executive Committee Member
Director, Public Relations and Social Media
Expedia Inc – Hotels.com
Dallas, TX

Marguerite Copel
Southlake, TX

Ken Fairchild
Fairchild Consulting
Dallas, TX

Erik Halvorson
Director of Communications
Hostess Brands
Irving, TX

Angela Jeffrey, APR
Founder, Angela Jeffrey & Associates
Dallas, TX

Jane Koenecke
VP of Creative Communication & Events
Interstate Batteries
Dallas, TX

Mike Lake
HudsonLake Strategic Communications
Washington, DC

Patti LaSalle
Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Public Affairs
Development and External Affairs
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Stan Levenson, APR
Executive Committee Member
Chief Executive Officer
Levenson & Brinker Public Relations
Dallas, TX

Joe McNamara
Dallas, TX

Carolyn Covey Morris
Executive Committee Member
President
QMobius Inc.
Dallas, TX

Alfreda B. Norman
Vice President and Community Affairs Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Dallas, TX

Lisa Bailey Singleton
Director
Brunswick Group, LLC
Dallas, TX

Eric Van Steenburg
Ph.D. candidate, UNT
formerly, Executive Director
Friends of the Katy Trail
Dallas, TX

Joe Stroop
Regional Banking Comm Consultant
Wells Fargo Bank, Southwest Region
Fort Worth, TX

Eric Van Steenburg
Ph. D candidate and teaching assistant, UNT
Dallas, TX

Jody Venturoni
Hill + Knowlton
Dallas, TX

Nancy S. Voith, APR
Managing Director
CRA, Inc.
Berwyn, PA

Ben Voth
Chair and Director of Debate & Speech
Communication Studies
SMU
Dallas, TX

John Weekley
President
Weekley/Group/McKinney
Public Policy & Political Analyst for CBS11
Dallas, TX

Lisa Zoellner
Chief Marketing Officer
Golfsmith International
Austin, TX

Ex-Officio:
José Bowen, Ph.D.
Dean, Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX