Allison Griffin
My name is Allison Griffin and I own a PR firm in Dallas called Griffin Strategies, Inc. We help companies, organizations and individuals build and preserve their reputations through the creation and implementation of public relations, marketing, advertising and public affairs strategies.
Allison Griffin With nearly 20 years of experience in local, state and national issues, Allison Griffin is the president of Griffin Strategies, Inc. (www.griffinstrategies.com), offering message development, media relations, issue advocacy, grassroots development, marketing campaigns and video production for corporate, governmental and political clients since 2003. Previously, Allison Griffin was the Austin Director of Allyn & Company, a Dallas-based public relations and political consulting firm, where she served a variety of clients on issues ranging from insurance reform and electric deregulation to school finance, telecommunications and transportation. Before joining the firm, Allison Griffin served as Media Relations Manager for the Texas Medical Association, where she served as a spokesperson on numerous health and insurance issues. She also coordinated statewide campaign and grassroots activities for TEXPAC, the group’s political arm. Prior to that, Ms. Griffin handled media relations for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and served as Texas Communications Director for the 1996 Dole-Kemp presidential campaign. In Washington, D.C., Allison Griffin served as Director of the Republican National Committee’s "Truth Squad," where she guided efforts to counterbalance Clinton-Gore campaign messages in nationwide news reports and coordinated the GOP’s official daily on-site media response during the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Prior to that, she spent three years as Press Secretary to U.S. Representative Henry Bonilla (R-San Antonio), earning the distinction of being named a “Rising Star” by National Journal. Allison Griffin began her career at the Republican Party of Texas, where she served as Deputy to Executive Director Karen Hughes, assisting with media and public relations. In her volunteer life, Allison Griffin has served as a board member of Friends of Consumer Freedom and Girls Inc. and is involved with the Rotary Club of Park Cities, Junior League of Dallas and Junior Achievement. A past president of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Austin Affiliate, she established the affiliate’s first office, hired staff, developed its website and helped pilot the Komen Foundation’s national public policy project. She also led a rebranding and communications overhaul at her church and served on the steering committee for its new building campaign.The former Allison Broumley grew up in Casper, Wyoming and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in journalism and government. She lives in Dallas with her husband, son and daughter.