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Elizabeth Christian has been named president-elect of the Headliners Club, a 50-year-old organization that promotes interest in journalism, the arts, sciences, government and the professions. Pictured here at an event the night new officers were elected are, left to right, attorney Hector De Leon, immediate past president; banker Tim Crowley, current president; and Elizabeth Christian.

12.01.08 Public Relations Executive Elizabeth Christian Named to Board of Trustees for LBJ Foundation - Elizabeth Christian, president of Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations in Austin, has been named to the Board of Trustees of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.

The LBJ Foundation supports two institutions at The University of Texas at Austin—the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

“It’s an honor for me to serve on the board of an organization that plays such a pivotal role in preserving and enhancing two organizations that are so important to our city, our state and our nation,” Christian said. “I’m humbled by the opportunity to help continue President Johnson’s great legacy.”

Christian is a fourth-generation Austinite and a journalism graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. She has built a more than 30-year career in public relations, journalism and political affairs.

Christian sits on the board of the Headliners Club, the board of visitors for Southwestern University, the board of directors for the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the board of the Austin Independent School District Foundation. In 2004, she was named “Public Relations Practitioner of the Year” by the Texas Public Relations Association.

Her father, George Christian, was press secretary for President Johnson during his final three years in the White House and was president of the LBJ Foundation. In 2007, Elizabeth Christian & Associates handled pro bono public relations for the Lady Bird Johnson Final Tribute, honoring the late first lady.

“Elizabeth’s public relations savvy and her strong ties to the Johnson family will serve the Foundation well,” Tom Johnson, chairman of the Foundation and former president of CNN, said. “We’re so pleased to have someone of Elizabeth’s caliber on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.”

About the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation is responsible for managing gifts that benefit two institutions at The University of Texas at Austin—the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

As one of only 11 presidential libraries in the country, the Library was established to preserve and make available for research the papers and memorabilia of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Since 1970, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs has built a proud tradition of public service and cutting-edge research on the greatest public policy challenges of our time. The School’s mission is to develop leaders and ideas that will help our state, the nation and the international community address critical public policy challenges in an ever increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. Drawing upon a world-renown, multidisciplinary faculty, a diverse and talented group of masters and Ph.D. students along with the resources of The University of Texas at Austin, one of the world’s leading research universities, the LBJ School is well-placed to help shape public policy for the 21st century.

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09.29.08 Elizabeth Christian & Associates Adds Long Center for the Performing Arts as Client - Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations has landed the Long Center for the Performing Arts as a new client.

The Long Center joins a stable of existing clients, including Concordia University Texas, DMX Inc., Exelon Nuclear, Harden Health Care and St. David’s HealthCare.

Elizabeth Christian & Associates will provide public relations services at no charge to the nonprofit Long Center, which opened in March. The Long Center features two performance venues: Michael & Susan Dell Hall and the Debra and Kevin Rollins Studio Theatre. The center is home to the Austin Lyric Opera, Austin Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Austin, as well as Long Center Presents stage productions and various community programs.

“Our firm believes that the Long Center is the jewel of Austin’s performing arts community, and that this jewel deserves to glimmer as brightly as possible. We’re delighted and honored to be working on behalf of what quickly has become a cornerstone of Austin’s arts community,” Elizabeth Christian, president of Elizabeth Christian & Associates, said.

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08.19.08 Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations Adds John Egan, Promotes Erin Ochoa -John Egan has joined Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations in Austin as account manager, and Erin Ochoa has been promoted to senior account executive.

At Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations, Egan’s responsibilities include setting sophisticated communications strategies for a variety of clients, including DMX Inc., the Temple Economic Development Corp. and Spicewood Development Inc.

Egan comes to Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations after two years running his own firm in Austin, UpWord Communications, specializing in writing, editing and public relations. From 2004 to 2006, he was editor of the Austin Business Journal. He was managing editor of the Austin Business Journal from 1999 to 2004. Previously, Egan was an editor and reporter at newspapers in Missouri and Illinois.

Ochoa joined Elizabeth Christian & Associates Public Relations as an account executive in April 2008. Her responsibilities include developing and coordinating story pitches, client research, strategic planning, task management and event promotion.

Before joining Elizabeth Christian & Associations Public Relations, Ochoa spent nearly a decade working in television news in Austin and Victoria, Texas, where she was a reporter, anchor and producer.

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