Hollaway brings unparalleled qualifications to provide the breadth and depth of community engagement and public outreach services necessary to fully develop and implement an efficient and effective plan to support your organization, project, or initiative. Hollaway helps clients tell their story, build credibility, and earn the trust of project stakeholders.
Strategic Communications + Engagement Services
How do we do this? We work in lock-step with you, our valued client, to ensure that key messaging, sensitivities, and needs are accurately communicated to regional stakeholders, including federal and state agencies, elected officials, business communities, industry leaders, regulatory agencies, civic and community organizations, and the general public, among others.
What we know is that public acceptability of a project or program determines its success. To ensure that we get the outcome we desire, we work together with you to build credibility and transparent relationships with affected communities, property owners, key stakeholder groups, and elected officials.
Our Experience Includes:
- Large-scale, public infrastructure planning projects that require the buy-in and cooperation of the local public, elected officials, and regional regulatory agencies
- Projects that require coordination and proactive communication with local, state, and federal elected officials, as well as county, state, and federal agencies
- Public infrastructure projects throughout the Gulf Coast region (including flood damage reduction, mass transit planning, highway/roadway corridors, large-diameter water distribution pipelines, coastal storm surge and protection projects, etc.)
- Projects that require an in-depth understanding of federal funding sources and respective environmental compliance processes (including all aspects of the National Environmental Policy Act)
Our Team Includes:
- Community engagement specialists
- Public relations and marketing specialists
- Graphic designers
- Videographers and production specialists
- Web developers
- Copywriters
- Photographers
- Audio engineers
Your Communications Team of Experts:
We provide a complete team to support you at every stage of the process.
Thomas Mumford
Amiah Williams
Blythe Payne
Connor Stokes, ENV SP
Greg Sevcik
Tara Davis
Rachel Massey
Cindy Dees
Production Specialist
Thomas Mumford
Thomas Mumford supports the Hollaway Environmental + Communications Services team as a Production Specialist. He has more than eight years of experience in audio recording, mixing, and mastering, as well as more than ten years in live sound reinforcement and video production. A jack of all trades, he provides all-around support to our clients by providing an excellent level of service for every project that he has the opportunity to serve.
Communications + Public Involvement Coordinator
Amiah Williams
Amiah Williams has a range of experience in public relations, digital marketing, communications, and public engagement. As a Communications and Public Involvement Coordinator, she helps Hollaway Environmental + Communications Services by providing support to a variety of diverse projects. She brings her innovative critical thinking, strategic planning, and strong communication skills to the team.
Communications + Public Involvement Coordinator
Blythe Payne
Since joining the team as a Communications Specialist, Blythe has supported and led large- and small-scale infrastructure, drainage, and transportation projects. Blythe contributes to the Hollaway team through project management, stakeholder outreach, public engagement and public involvement planning, quality assurance review, and document creation.
Communications Services Manager
Connor Stokes, ENV SP
Connor Stokes has over 9 years of communications experience including project management, project research, report authorship, video production, stakeholder outreach, public meeting/hearing planning, and quality assurance review. He has played an integral role in many client projects, including the Texas General Land Office’s Coastal Resiliency Master Plan, the Coastal Texas Study led by USACE and Texas General Land Office, and crisis communications in support of the Harris County Flood Control District in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Art Director
Greg Sevcik
Greg Sevcik has over 15 years of experience as a professional graphic designer, developing print collateral, branding, social media content, and motion graphics. He has expertise in developing various technical and educational communication tools for public involvement activities. His work has spans a wide range of audiences, from multilingual brochures and newsletters for the general public to lengthy reports for subject matter experts and policy makers. Mr. Sevcik’s graphic design and video production work for client projects has won multiple Communicator and Telly Awards.
Marketing + Creative Services Manager
Tara Davis
Tara Davis has nearly a decade of experience working in the private sector servicing Federal, non-governmental, and private organizations. She has work experience with creating and implementing marketing plans, which include social media strategy, collateral creation, logistics for tradeshows, and metric creation for companies. At Hollaway, she manages the creative services department, oversees Hollaway’s marketing and project teaming efforts, coordinates large and small scale and public meetings, and general support of Hollaway team projects.
Sr Communications + Public Involvement Coordinator I
Rachel Massey
Rachel has nearly a decade of experience in public involvement, marketing, public relations, and community outreach. This experience includes, facilitating meetings and workshops, conducting interviews for research projects and teaming on proposals, documentation and logistics for meetings, hearings, workshops, and charettes, leading public outreach on master plans and studies for multiple agencies and organizations, creating stakeholder and elected official lists, and developing and writing presentations, scripts, and materials for communication-focused projects. Exhibiting problem-solving, leadership, and professionalism for each project she manages, Rachel specializes in transportation-focused, design-related, and community-outreach projects, while following all legal/environmental processes and requirements (e.g., NEPA). She is passionate about clear, concise messaging and communication with the public and affected stakeholders, while supporting her clients in an efficient and transparent manner.
Senior Communications + Public Involvement Coordinator II
Cindy Dees
Cindy Dees has over 15 years of leadership, project management, and government affairs experience focusing on public engagement, strategic communications, and public policy. Her career has spanned roles across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Holding a master’s degree in public service management from DePaul University, she has successfully led teams to launch innovative programs, including a 24/7 municipal contact center (311), and helped secure millions in funding for essential infrastructure projects. Since joining Hollaway, Cindy has contributed to projects focused on water, wastewater, transportation, and flood mitigation, applying her expertise in stakeholder engagement and public communications to drive successful outcomes.