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• Being Series: LGBTQ+ Influence on Media Trend

  • When
    August 28, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    DASA SPACE, 506 Congress Ave., Austin 78701

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  Join PRSA Austin for an inspiring evening of conversation, connection, and celebration of LGBTQ+ voices in media and public relations.

  This special installment of our BEING Series will spotlight the powerful contributions of LGBTQ+ professionals in shaping media trends, evolving storytelling techniques, and leading innovative PR campaigns. Hear from dynamic panelists as they share their personal journeys, professional insights, and the impact of authenticity in their work.

  ✨ Panel + Networking + Drinks

  • Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  • Location: DASA Space - 506 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
  • Date: August 28, 2025

  ️ Tickets:
  – FREE for PRSA Members & Students
  – $15 Non-Members

  Don’t miss this vibrant opportunity to learn, engage, and celebrate the diversity driving our industry forward. ✨

  Panelits:

  Colton Ashabranner Vice President, Marketing & Events, Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce	Colton Ashabranner is a communications strategist with a background in journalism and a passion for storytelling that informs and engages communities. He is currently the VP of Marketing for the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce — one of the nation’s largest specialty chambers. He helps amplify the voices of Central Texas’ LGBTQ+ and allied businesses. Colton also serves on the Leadership Austin alumni committee and has previously held board positions with organizations such as the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals and PFLAG San Marcos. With a keen eye for content creation and audience engagement, he works to amplify voices, foster connections, and drive meaningful impact through strategic communication.
  Jacki Horne Marketing Strategist, Freelancer	Jacki Horne (She/Her) is a multidisciplinary creative and marketing strategist with a passion for storytelling, queer representation, and community focused work. Jacki is currently freelancing fulltime and splits her energy between associate producing and marketing a podcast, teaching dance, and producing subversive events that tell queer stories. With a background in legal and veterinary marketing, Jacki has led brand strategy, digital campaigns, and content development. Her expertise spans everything from SEO to sponsorship decks to project management. Jacki's greatest passion Is making space for LGBTQ+ POC voices in every room, and she only works with clients who support that vision.
  Nico Ramsey Account Director, ECPR Texas	Nico Ramsey is an account director at ECPR Texas, where he leads strategic communications for clients like the Texas Restaurant Association, Google and Travis County Emergency Services. A Forbes Under 30 and Austin Under 40 honoree, he serves on the board of governors for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, as well as the ZACH Theatre board. He also advises the City of Austin, United Way and Leadership Austin through voluntary committee work. Ramsey is known for driving civic impact and elevating community voices across Central Texas.

  
  

  
  

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• The Evolution of PR Metrics in an AI World

  • When
    September 17, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Cloudflare Offices - 405 Comal St, Austin, TX 78702

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  As earned media becomes one of the primary sources for AI-driven pre-reads in Google Search, PR Metrics, and how we report our success continues to evolve… again. Join PRSA Austin for an insightful session exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming public relations measurement.

  We'll delve into the latest advancements, including the impact of AI-driven pre-reads in Google Search (such as AI Overviews or Search Generative Experience), and how to effectively leverage tools like Google Analytics to track PR performance. Discover new strategies for measuring earned media in an AI-driven landscape, redefine what success looks like, and gain practical tips for demonstrating the true value of PR in today's evolving media environment.

  Panelists:

  • Leigh Ann Acosta – Director, Public Relations at Cloudflare
  • Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR – Senior Director of Strategic Communications at Raise Your Hand Texas 

  Sponsored by Notified

  More about our Panelists

  Anne Lasseigne Tiedt, APR serves as the senior director of strategic communications for Raise Your Hand Texas. She joined Raise Your Hand in 2021 after working for more than 25 years in Central Texas as a public relations and marketing executive. She leads communications, advancing the mission and reputation of the organization’s strategic priorities across policy, advocacy, and legislative engagement.

  Prior to Raise Your Hand, Tiedt honed her award-winning communications skills as co-owner of a boutique public relations and marketing firm, creating savvy, measurable marketing communication campaigns that helped organizations better themselves, their businesses, or their missions. She has worked on staff at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the Austin Symphony Orchestra; led a team at a Texas-based PR Firm; and owned a PR consultancy.

  Tiedt holds a Bachelor of Journalism in Public Relations and Business Foundations Certification from The University of Texas at Austin. She has held her Accreditation in Public Relations since 2003, is a graduate of Leadership Texas 2010, and earned her PESO Model Communications Certification from Syracuse University in 2020.

  
  

  Leigh Ann Acosta is the director of public relations at Cloudflare. Leigh has over ten years of experience in the communications industry, with a focus on technology companies.

  Acosta began their career as an account manager at LEWIS PR, where they worked with clients in the technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors. In 2015, they joined Mission North as director of public relations. There, they led communications programs for a number of high-growth startups, including Fastly, Narvar, Shape Security, Snowflake Computing, Tegile, and Virtustream.

  In December 2017, Acosta joined Reddit as senior communications manager. In this role, they were responsible for messaging and thought leadership for the Policy, Safety, Legal, Engineering, and Community teams. Leigh also developed messaging around industry issues such as community governance, speech, content, and the open Internet.

  
  

  
  

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• APR 101 Session - Virtual

  • Start
    October 02, 2025
  • End
    October 24, 2025
  • Location
    Virtual

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  October Virtual APR 101 Session - DATE TBD Thinking about earning your Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)? Join the Austin PRSA Chapter APR chair and Paul Villagran, APR, the chapter’s newest APR earner, for a free virtual session that will walk you through the process and provide practical tips to help you succeed. Earning your APR demonstrates your professional competence, expertise, and commitment to the highest standards of excellence in public relations. October 2025 Free Virtual Session ✨ Full details coming soon—don’t miss this opportunity to take the next step in your career!

  
  

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• Future of Communications Conference in ATX!

  • Start
    November 10, 2025
  • End
    November 14, 2025
  • Location
    Austin, TX

  
  

  PRSA Austin is proud to partner with the Ragan Future of Communications Conference!
  

  Hundreds of comms leaders and professionals will assemble at the Ragan Future of Communications Conference in Austin on Nov. 10-14. You can join the conference at a discount using our partner code PARTNER!

  Register today to Secure your Spot! Don’t miss this opportunity to:

  • Connect with your peers.
  • Access exclusive content and resources.
  • Get the ideas & tools to stay ahead in today’s rapidly changing world.

  
  

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