St. Pete Catalyst

Journalist

Mark Parker

Salient Strategies

Co-Founder/Senior Partner

BRIEF

Founder/Chief Strategy Officer

Sine Die Solutions

Co-Founder/Director of Business Development

Harmony Public Schools

Harmony Public Schools is comprised of 40 high-performing, K-12 public charter schools in Texas that provide a strong foundation in math, science, engineering, and computer technologies. Our campuses serve more than 25,000 students mostly in underserved communities. Since 2000, Harmony Public Schools has maintained a 100 percent college acceptance and graduation rate, earning the reputation of providing a distinct, high-quality education.

Essential Functions:
Working knowledge and maintenance of social media platforms
Assists leadership with projects and greater HPS initiatives.    
Assists with the development of external affairs policies and procedures.
Coordinate long- and short-term projects for External Affairs unit.
Assist in the oversight of PR Coordinators.
Maintain a comprehensive assessment of state political, policy and budget environments with regard to charter school education.
Develop trusted relationships with elected officials and their staff, utilize expertise and knowledge in assist in carrying out HPS objectives.
Handles department’s business office responsibilities.
Assists with external and internal correspondence and newsletters.
Assists in the development and implementation of the collegiate intern professional development program.
Encourage and facilitate two-way communication between the District, HPS, and the public it serves.
Plan the development and communication of information designed to keep the public informed of school district programs, accomplishments, and communications goals.
Represent HPS at public events, meetings, intergovernmental hearings and facilitate dialogue between the District and related groups
Provide support to the Director of Government Relations and perform other related duties as directed.

Director Of External Relations

Texas House of Representatives

Committee Clerk:  advised the Chairman and committee membership on legislative matters; analyzed the impact of proposed legislation; prepared talking points and written remarks for the Chairman; completed detailed and accurate committee reports; communicated with Capitol leadership, key stakeholders, and members of the public; performed various administrative and record keeping duties; supervised committee interns

Committee Clerk, House Committee on Public Education

Legislative Aide: researched, drafted, and analyzed legislation and joint resolutions on statewide tax policy; worked with the Chair, met with key business stakeholders, and constituents on issues related to taxation; performed various administrative and record keeping duties

Legislative Aide to Rep. Harvey Hilderbran

GLG - Gerson Lehrman Group

Position Overview: 
GLG Client Solutions Analyst's spend the majority of their time building and managing the GLG Councils—networks of thousands of world-renowned experts in their professional fields and industries. GLG Analysts also work on customized projects and requests from the Research team, which may include conducting web-based research on important news stories for a practice area, compiling statistical data on network composition and recruiting efforts, identifying executives in transition, assisting with data management efforts, responding to expert inquiries, and reviving relationships with experts whose activity with GLG has lapsed.
 
Key Responsibilities: 
Established goals and increased participation rates in research projects; built industry-specific networks through the identification of critical experts; conducted quantitative analysis on industry networks to inform strategic decision-making; maintained the integrity of expert information with cross references and phone outreach

Graduate Research Associate

Dustin Cox, Co-Founder and Senior Partner of Salient Strategies, is a prominent, recognized leader and innovator at the forefront of a groundbreaking movement in the Austin lobbying industry. Dustin brings with him over a decade of unique and varied legislative experience and political background that includes work in Texas Legislature as committee clerk for the Texas House Committee on Public Education and Director of External Relations for one of Texas’ largest charter school operators, Harmony Public Schools. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Wesley School in Austin and served as the 2019 Chairman of the Texas Charter School Association Conference Committee. 

After many successes in the PK-12 education  industry, Dustin has leveraged his contacts, expertise, resources, and reputation to establish a dynamic, cutting-edge lobbying firm with a revolutionary business model. His firm, Salient Strategies provides comprehensive, professional, and affordable representation to a diverse clientele. Most recently as consultant for  non-profit associations, PK-12 charters schools and healthcare entities across the Great State of Texas by making the suite of government affairs accessible to a broader client population, Salient provides a voice to companies and organizations that have had little or no representation in the past. 

As the leader of a new class of lobbying firms, Dustin is especially proficient at building coalitions and mobilizing grassroots efforts to strengthen his clients’ voices. His prowess at government relations ensures he is able to meet his client’s numerous legislative and regulatory goals. Dustin believes strongly in running a lobbying firm for the rest of us.

Cox is a serial entrepreneur as well. He co-founded and is the Director of Business Development for Sine Die Solutions, a software platform that transforms the advocacy and civic engagement process for state-level political organizations.  He is also co-founder of BRIEF, an Austin based start-up that tracks, condenses and briefs venture capitalists and other startup companies on unknown governmental regulations. 

Originally from Virginia, Dustin graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He went on to complete his master’s in business administration from the McCoy School of Business at Texas State University.  Cox is a member of the Texas School Public Relations Association and active in many local philanthropic organizations.

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