government & public affairs director - san antonio & public affairs director eff coyle is...

Government & Public Affairs Director

effCoyleisDirectorofGovernmentandPublicAffairsfortheCityofSanAntonio.Inthisrole,heistheCity’schieflobbyistandspokesperson,responsibleforstateandfederallegislative

affairsandstrategiccommunicationsandmediarelations.HealsooverseesMilitaryAffairs,OpenRecords,311CallCenter,GovernmentAccessandPublicAccesstelevisionstationsandtheSanAntonio.govwebsite.PriortojoiningtheCityin2013,JeffdirectedpublicaffairsandgovernmentrelationsforKGBTexasCommunications,whereherepresentedawiderangeofpublicandprivatesectorclientsatthelocal,stateandfederallevels.In2012,heledateamthathelpedwinvoterapprovalofMayorCastro’sPre-K4SAinitiativeandtheCityofSanAntonio$596millionBondProgram.Jeff’sotherpreviousworkincludesdevelopmentoftheSanAntonioPublicLibraryStrategicPlan,SanAntonioInternationalAirportMasterPlanandtheMuseumReachoftheSanAntonioRiverImprovementsProject.HewasnamedoneoftheSanAntonioBusinessJournal’s“40under40RisingStars”in2011.Jeffbeganhiscareerasatelevisionreporterandanchor.HewasassignedtocovertheGeorgeW.Bushcampaignduringthe2000presidentialelection,reportedlivefromNewYorkCityshortlyafter9/11,andhasinterviewednationalpoliticalfiguressuchasformerSecretaryofStateHillaryClinton,formerPresidentJimmyCarter,thelateSenatorTedKennedyandTexasGovernorRickPerry.HewontwoEmmyawardsandwasafinalistforBestReporterinTexasbytheDallasPressClub.

Education

• MasterofPublicAdministration,UniversityofTexasatSanAntonio,2007

• BachelorofArts,MediaCommunications,FloridaStateUniversity,1997

Awards and Community Involvement • 2001EmmyAwardforPublicAffairs

Reporting• 2011“FortyunderForty”RisingStar,San

AntonioBusinessJournal• FormerBoardMember,PhilHardberger

Park• BoardMember,UTSAMPAAdvisory

Committee

Personal Mr.Coyleisthefatherofthreechildrenandisanavidcyclist.

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