PHOTO #1: The City of Victoria Communications & Public Affairs team, from left, Lauren Meaux, public safety community affairs manager; A.J. Gonzalez, digital media specialist; Shane Blucher, videographer/media specialist; Sam Hankins, communications specialist; George Partida, videographer; and Ashley Strevel, director, received two Awards of Excellence at the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers annual conference June 8-10 in Houston. The team earned recognition in the Video – Special or One-Time Program category for its livestream production of the Christmas Parade of Lights in 2021 and in the Special Events – Best One-Time category for its livestream production and documentary coverage of the swearing-in ceremony for DJ Daniel, a young boy fighting cancer, in 2022. The department’s video projects may be viewed online at www.youtube.com/victoriatexasvideos.
PHOTO #2: The City of Victoria Communications & Public Affairs team received two Awards of Excellence at the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers annual conference June 8-10 in Houston.