Holly Krassner Dawson Email & Phone Number

Napa County, California, United States

As Napa County's Deputy County Executive Officer - Communications, I am responsible for managing Napa County’s overall Community and Intergovernmental Communications strategy, and for protecting and advancing federal, state, and local legislative priorities.

Napa, Ca

As Director, Public Affairs & Communications, I served as the PIO and was responsible for Napa Valley College’s communications efforts to keep the community, stakeholders, and general public informed of the College’s myriad programs, events, accomplishments and services. Reporting to the President/Superintendent, I regularly represented the College at local, regional, and statewide meetings. I also oversaw executive communications, marketing, legislative affairs, and more.

Napa Valley

Napa Valley Kid was the go-to Guide for Families in Napa Valley for over six years. I created the website and accompanying newsletter when my daughter was three and I realized there was a need for such a resource in our community.

Napa, California

Served as inaugural executive director for Leadership Napa Valley (LNV), a nonprofit community leadership program which launched in 1987. The program annually selects class members from a diverse cross-section of Napa Valley applicants. During the nine-month program, class members develop leadership skills, learn teamwork and experience the many different components, from government to nonprofits that make Napa County such a special place to live and work. In the practicum portion of the program, participants work in teams to develop meaningful projects intended to have a lasting positive impact on the community. Today, LNV is recognized as one of the best leadership training experiences in the country. To date, more than 800 people have graduated from the program with a deeper commitment to making Napa Valley a better place to live, work and grow.

Independent marketing and communications consultant with more than 25 years experience working both in-house in executive positions and as a consultant for well-respected Bay Area organizations. I built and implemented strategic marketing plans, managed tourism programs, cultivated customer relationships and community, created and executed promotions and programs, developed and managed teams, and created communications programs to strengthen and build brand awareness.My emphasis was on "connecting the dots" through marketing, communications, strategic partnerships, community relations, content development, project management and more. I've worked with a variety of clients with a focus on arts/culture, food/wine, hospitality and retail. Clients included the City of Napa, Festival Napa Valley, First 5 Napa County, Napa Chamber of Commerce, NapaLearns, Queen of the Valley Foundation, Sustainable Napa County, Oxbow Public Market, V Foundation Wine Celebration, and many more.

Served as senior aide to San Francisco Supervisor Nancy Walker.