Bethe Wright Email & Phone Number

Euless, Tx

Leads a team of creatives that include graphic design, video, social media, and writing for Apartment Life - a national non-profit with offices in more than 40 states from coast to coast, as well as in Canada and the UK. The team works on everything from inbound marketing to conferences to publishing books.Serves on the organization's Senior Leadership Team.Helped launch Apartment Life's sister orgnization, Lionheart Children's Academy, including creating their first website, all marketing materials and social media, and even helped create a custom-wrapped "Lion Bus." Bethe and her team helped launch six academies in the DFW area before handing it off to a team who could solely focus on Lionheart. She continues to cheer for them from the sidelines.

Offers freelance marketing/public relations services including social media management, website support, media relations, and graphic design. Current and past clients include:-Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference-Real Estate Brokerage-Entrepreneurial Start-Ups-Professional Photographer-Non-profits

During her decade in health care, Bethe gained experience in advertising, brand development, community relations, media relations, internal communications, crisis communications, social media, Web design, and large-scale special events. From rebranding her hospital to serving on a team that built a new free-standing emergency room, whose branding was later adopted by several sister hospitals, to being one of the first in a company of 160 hospitals to take her organization into the social media era, Bethe has literally done it all. During her time at the hospital, she served on the board of directors for the Cowtown Marathon, 6Stones Mission Network, the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Pediatric Surgery Fund, and the Superintendent's Excellence in Education committee for the Birdville ISD. She volunteered for the Community Enrichment Center and provided pro bono public relations consulting for Open Arms, which provided transitional housing and care for victims of domestic violence.Published author and conference speaker on employee communication, engagement, and Web communication. Co-authored the article, "Designing an Employee-Centered Intranet and Measuring Its Impact on Employee Voice and Satisfaction," which was named a Top 5 Paper by PRSA's Research Journal in May 2009. Presented research at the PRSA National Conference in San Diego in November 2009 and the International Public Relations Research Conference in Miami in March 2009.Named a "40 Under 40" winner by the Fort Worth Business Press (2007), Board Member of the Year for the Cowtown Marathon, Ambassador of the Month for the Colleyville Chamber, Volunteer of the Month for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Texas, and Sunday School Teacher of the Year for First Baptist Euless.

Sold memberships, assimilated new members into the chamber, coordinated ribbon cuttings and grand openings, and helped with chamber communications.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism - Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalism Honor Society) Kappa Alpha Theta - Vice President of Administration, Pledge Trainer.

Masters, Journalism - Advertising/Public Relations

Activities and Societies: Presented research findings at the National PRSA Conference in San Diego (November 2009) and the International.