ABOUT CROSSWIND
Senior counsel, close to the work.
Crosswind is a Texas-based strategic communications and corporate affairs firm. We help leaders understand complex environments, make sound decisions and carry strategy through.

WHO WE ARE
Built around the work clients actually face.
Crosswind was founded on a simple belief: organizations deserve experienced advisors who remain actively engaged from the first decision through final delivery.
Our team works across strategic communications, corporate affairs, public policy, reputation, research, creative and digital execution. We bring the right capabilities together around each challenge.
Texas is home, but the environments our clients navigate are rarely confined by geography. We pair a deep understanding of the state with national experience, relationships and perspective.
HOW WE WORK
Small enough to stay close. Experienced enough to see the whole environment.
Every engagement begins with the organization’s objectives and the environment surrounding them. Crosswind assembles the right people and capabilities around the challenge, providing clear counsel while remaining flexible enough to respond as circumstances change.
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Listen first
We begin with the objectives, context, decision-makers and people affected.
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Build the right team
Capabilities are assembled around the challenge, not a preset package or disconnected scope.
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Stay through delivery
Counsel remains connected to implementation, measurement and change.
WHAT CLIENTS CAN EXPECT
A senior team that connects counsel with execution.
Crosswind is designed for organizations that need experienced judgment without layers of distance between the strategy and the people responsible for carrying it out.
Senior involvement
Experienced advisors remain engaged in the work, from the first conversation through execution.
Connected capabilities
Communications, corporate affairs, research, creative and digital execution work as one coordinated effort.
Clear, candid counsel
We give leaders the context and judgment needed to make difficult decisions with confidence.
Hands-on execution
Strategy is connected to delivery, with a team prepared to adjust as the environment changes.
Meet the people behind the work.
Get to know the people who bring Crosswind’s counsel and capabilities together.
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Thomas GrahamPresident & CEO
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Lisa SchmidtGeneral Manager
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Amy NickersonExecutive Assistant
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Randall WhalinVice President, Creative Strategy
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Debbie DavisDirector of Client Services
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Tabatha JohnsonMarketing & Creative Strategist
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Sandra BorneDirector of Community and Media Engagement
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Laura LadewigDirector, Events & Experiences
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JT GrahamDirector of Digital Strategies
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Glen OrrDirector, Investor Relations
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Taylor BryantDigital Marketing & Media Strategist
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Victoria QuevedoAccount Executive, Media & Growth
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Miguel Diaz
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James Aalan BernsenStrategic Communications Analyst
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Jonathan TaylorSenior Advisor, Economic Development
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Tom GoffStrategic Corporate Counsel
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Chris TalleySenior Advisor
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Barbara VanDyke RangelSenior Advisor
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Adam BecknerDigital Content Specialist
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Tanya GrahamAdvisor of Non-Profit and Organizational Leadership
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Windy the Wonder Horse
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Bryan ShawIndependent Advisor, Environment and ESG Compliance
