Portfolio
Explore some of my highlighted work below.
Stories from the Dallas Regional Chamber
As the manager of communications and storytelling, I was responsible for conceiving, drafting, and publishing stories that showcased the DRC as the voice of business for the Dallas Region. During my year as manager, I had 54 bylines in addition to other blogs I ghostwrote or contributed to. Read those stories below.
 Dallas Thrives partners meet to discuss progress, continued efforts |  DRC adds public budget, local policy expertise to Public Policy team |  Takeaways from the first-ever Convergence AI Dallas |
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 DRC celebrates Leadership Dallas with Annual Leadership Luncheon |  5 things to know about becoming a great place to work |  State of Public Safety is “very strong” amid population growth |
 Invest in Dallas’ future in May 4 bond election |  DRC launches Tech Policy Task Force |  Economic Growth: Trina Solar, Bonton Farms recognized with Building Tomorrow Together awards |
 Jacobs’ Sindhu Avalokita: Women should “put ourselves in the driver’s seat” |  Nancy Galvan: Women’s History Month is “an opportunity to celebrate” |  DRC celebrates 50 years of DFW Airport |
 DRC helps drive $2 million to Southern Dallas County economy |  DRC helps further connect ARPA-H to DFW |  From bankruptcy to playoff prominence: How the Dallas Stars rebuilt a winning team |
 New TWU Dallas president: Business community partnership is ‘critical to our success’ |  Early education and child care are labor issues: ‘We can help bridge this gap’ |  DRC promotes adoption of tax exemption for child care providers |
 Dallas Mavericks CEO says fairness and equality should be ‘table stakes’ |  Celebrations, calls to action at 2024 Annual Meeting: ‘Nothing can stand in our way’ |  America’s Dinner Table: Formed by Leadership Dallas Alumni to connect and empower |
 Dallas Mayor Johnson discusses his work and 2024 in a conversation with the DRC |  DRC gives out three Building Tomorrow Together Awards at final Tomorrow Fund Investor Breakfast of 2 |  DRC hosts wrap-up for 88th Texas Legislature regular, special sessions |
 AI is 'Only at the Beginning': DRC Hosts Tech-Centered Talent Attraction Talk |  DRC Forum Showcases Supplier Diversity as a 'Competitive Advantage' for Companies |  Experts Say Dallas Region Economy Looks Strong at DRC's Year Ahead |
 Hilti CEO Talks Culture and Retention |  DRC Connects Local Leaders to Dallas ISD Schools at 23rd Annual Principal for a Day |  Moving from Awareness to Action: DEI Strategies for Making a Difference |
 ‘When you least expect something to happen, you get completely disrupted’: President & CEO David Pil |  We Should Focus on 'Sustaining our Growth': DRC Hosts First State of Infrastructure |  Public Education Leaders Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Facing Dallas Region Schools |
 The Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Mary Ann Kellam on Hispanic Heritage Month |  'The Work Never Ends': DRC and Dallas Business Community Celebrate DEI Work |  Future-Proofing: Tomorrow Fund Investors Talk Innovation |
 Dallas Young Professionals Gather at the DRC to Learn More About Membership |  Honoring Hispanic Heritage, Diversity with Capital One's Jorge Calderon |  DRC Hosts Four Members of Congress for Panel Conversation |
 AI is 'Just Getting Started': Dallas Leaders Gather to Talk About Emerging AI Technology |  'Make Our Region Stronger and Safer': DRC Hosts State of Public Safety |  DRC Celebrates Impact of Leadership Dallas |
 DRC Staff Gives Back at Community Does It's Service Event |  Young Professionals Embrace Vulnerability in Professional Development |  DRC, EY Make Connections for Success of Community Developers Roundtable |
 New Approach Supports Long-Term Impact for Leadership Dallas Class Project |
As the director of communications and storytelling, I was responsible for conceiving, drafting, and publishing stories that showcased the DRC as the voice of business for the Dallas Region. Read those stories below.
 DRC joins statewide push for dedicated revenue source for future water projects |  DRC hosts Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to discuss economic forecast |  DRC wins Governor’s award for Disability Inclusion Toolkit |
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 ‘Embrace Every Era’: DRC hosts 26th annual Women’s Business Conference |  Dallas ISD Superintendent: “We have never been positioned in a better spot than we are now” |  A discussion with Year Up United: Empowering the skills-first movement |
 DRC’s 24th annual Principal for a Day shows off new education initiatives across Dallas |  Visit Dallas’ Gary Sanchez: LGBTQ+ History Month in Dallas, “One of the largest LGBTQ+ communities i |  DRC promotes efforts to meet pediatric health needs |
 Takeaways from DRC’s State of Public Education: “The modern citizenship demands more from us" |  DRC’s 19th Annual Congressional Forum: takeaways from the lively discussion |  Life Sciences in DFW: Collaboration is key |
 DRC hosts the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives annual convention |  Identity and leadership: Thear Suzuki, Ernst & Young LLP |  Five takeaways from the DRC’s State of Infrastructure |
 DRC’s Historic Inclusion Conference is only the beginning |  Texas lawmakers discuss regulating AI at DRC’s first-ever AI conference |  Resource Center’s CEO Cece Cox: “Recognizing and celebrating Pride Month is crucial” |
 2023_State of Public Safety_Policy_Panel_02 |  7-Eleven CEO: “We're going to be disciplined in anything we do” |  DRC leader joins 11th Engage Dallas class |
Excellence in Journalism Award
During my time at SMU, I am honored to have won the first place award for Journalism Excellence from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association for my story on theater intimacy.
Read my story here.
College Newspaper
As a journalism minor at SMU, I was able to accumulate samples of written and broadcast work. I learned and practiced various styles of writing, such as news, arts and culture, sports, profiling, and more.
I joined the Daily Campus Student newspaper as a staff writer shortly after beginning college. Then, I first became the managing editor, and then the Editor-in-Chief, of the paper. I was able to explore my leadership style during this time and was able to help others write and find their own voice.
Podcast
On this episode of Ask the Expert, SMU Professor Liz Navarro talks over Zoom about her company, her career, and more. Her company, Liz Navarro + Co., helps professionals and businesses to share, brand, and market their ideas. Navarro’s company, established in 2016, does this through digital marketing, content creation, public speaking coaching, copywriting, resume writing, personal and professional branding, and more. As a public speaking professor, Navarro prepares students to give presentations, toasts, and other types of speeches that they may encounter in their professional and personal lives. Today, Professor Navarro shares how she entered the world of consulting from academia, what she does, how she helps clients and students, the similarities and differences between her work at SMU and privately, and she gives some advice to students on how to come up with a personal brand early in their career. Listen in on this episode of Ask the Expert for all this and more.
Camp Commercial
I edited this video in 2019 to serve as an advertisement for Camp Westminster, a day camp in St. Louis, Missouri.