{"id":10,"date":"2022-07-28T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T14:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/college-relations-and-marketing\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:54:17","slug":"the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/college-relations-and-marketing\/the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brette Lea serves as the Vice Chancellor of College Relations & Marketing at Austin Community College District and a strategic consultant on the Chancellor\u2019s Cabinet. She leads an award-winning marketing and communications team dedicated to elevating the District\u2019s student-first philosophy, top-tier training programs, and innovative partnerships. <\/p>\n

Specializing in authentic storytelling in a digital world, Brette oversees all aspects of communication, awareness marketing, and the College\u2019s broadcast TV station. She has spearheaded major initiatives, including the new \u201cBuilt for What\u2019s Next\u201d image campaign, the Riverbats spirit brand, and a comprehensive web redesign set to go live in early 2027. <\/p>\n

Before entering higher education marketing, Brette was a veteran of the communications industry. She is a former Emmy Award-winning news reporter and anchor for television stations in Nashville and Houston. Notably, her investigative work breaking the Firestone (Bridgestone) tire fatalities story was featured on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw<\/em>, ultimately leading to a congressional hearing and global recall.<\/p>\n

Brette transitioned her storytelling expertise to higher education at her alma mater, The University of Texas at Austin. Serving as a lead publicist for Texas Performing Arts and the College of Fine Arts, she collaborated with world-renowned artists like Ren\u00e9e Fleming, Juanes, and the cast of Broadway\u2019s The Lion King<\/em>. In this role, she focused on expanding relations with the bilingual community and promoting arts in education to a global audience.<\/p>\n

Whether writing executive speeches, producing television commercials, or executing digital marketing strategies, Brette is a true believer in the transformative power of higher education. Her core passion is creating clear communications that tell that story, touching the hearts and minds of the community, and putting students on a path to success.<\/p>\n

Brette is a native Texan and a proud mom, friend, and colleague. She earned her Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, holds a Certification of Public Communications from Texas Christian University, and is a proud recipient of the President\u2019s Leadership Excellence Award and the John & Suann Roueche Excellence Award.<\/p>\n

Communications Team<\/h2>\n
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\"Jessica<\/figure>\n

Jessica Vess<\/strong>
Associate Vice Chancellor College Relations and Marketing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Liliana<\/figure>\n

Liliana Tabasco<\/strong>
Associate Director
College Communications Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Sydney<\/figure>\n

Sydney Pruitt<\/strong>
Coordinator
Senior Media Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Catalin<\/figure>\n

Catalin Abagiu<\/strong>
Marketing Photographer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Vicky<\/figure>\n

Vicky Garza<\/strong>
Coordinator
Internal Communications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Patrice Sarath<\/strong>
Coordinator
Web Content\/SEO Writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Dahlia<\/figure>\n

Dahlia Anzaldua-Torres<\/strong>
Coordinator
Marketing Event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sharon Smith<\/strong>
Coordinator
Social Media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Marketing Team<\/h2>\n
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\"Alex<\/figure>\n

Alex Bryant<\/strong>
Director
College Marketing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Zack<\/figure>\n

Zack Simmons<\/strong>
Associate Director
College Marketing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kim V Langridge<\/strong>
Manager
Multimedia Creative<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Jon<\/figure>\n

Jon Wheatley<\/strong>
Lead Designer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Savannah<\/figure>\n

Savannah Colbert<\/strong>
Specialist
Marketing Graphic Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kim Olden<\/strong>
Specialist
Marketing Graphic Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Kristina<\/figure>\n

Kristina Lopez-Ruedas<\/strong>
Specialist
Digital Marketing Operations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Katie<\/figure>\n

Katie Thompson<\/strong>
Marketing & Budget Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Ben<\/figure>\n

Ben Adams<\/strong>
Marketing Writer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Web Team<\/h2>\n
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Edward Terry<\/strong>
Director
College Web<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sam Anderson<\/strong>
Manager
UX\/UI Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tito Sopena<\/strong>
Front-End\/ Web UI Developer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ACCTV Team<\/h2>\n
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\"Carrye<\/figure>\n

Carrye Glazar<\/strong>
Director, Executive Producer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Stephanie<\/figure>\n

Stephanie M Ortiz<\/strong>
Production Supervisor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Samantha<\/figure>\n

Samantha Bennett<\/strong>
Producer, Editor & Motion Graphics Artist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Corey<\/figure>\n

Corey Gray<\/strong>
Videographer\/Motion Graphics Designer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Kai<\/figure>\n

Kai Ferguson<\/strong>
Videographer\/Producer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Austen<\/figure>\n

Austen Shankle<\/strong>
Videographer\/Producer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Marla<\/figure>\n

Marla Lawry<\/strong>
Specialist
Information Technology<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"John<\/figure>\n

John Breed<\/strong>
Coordinator
Studio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Jack<\/figure>\n

Jack Jones<\/strong>
Broadcast Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Admin Team<\/h2>\n
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\"Patricia<\/figure>\n

Patricia Hernandez<\/strong>
Assistant I, Executive<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Candace Buckstead<\/strong>
College Relations & Communications Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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