Chandra Hosek joined The Alliant Group after two years as a senior account executive with Edelman Public Relations Worldwide's Texas Technology practice. She has delivered high-impact public relations services for a variety of technology clients, including Wayport, ADC Telecommunications, AIR2LAN, JP Mobile, i2 Technologies, Trilogy, and General Bandwidth. Her experience includes managing client accounts, handling editorial and speaking opportunities, organizing media and analyst tours, writing, and research.

Prior to working for Edelman, Chandra honed her skills in public relations and marketing communications while working for an international trade association, a big-five accounting and consulting firm, and an architecture/interior design company.

In addition to traditional public relations and marketing communications work, Chandra has trained employees in presentation skills and has more than four years of experience teaching speech communication skills at the college level. As an adjunct instructor at Austin Community College, she taught classes in speech communication fundamentals and public speaking. She was also employed as a graduate instructor in speech communication at Southwest Texas State University, where she was voted the "Most Outstanding Graduate Instructor" by the speech communication faculty in 1996.

Chandra holds a master's degree in speech communication with an emphasis in organizational communication from Southwest Texas State University. She holds a bachelor's degree in public relations from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. She also completed a course of study in Oxford, England, through the William Jewell College Honors Scholar Program.

Chandra is an active member of the Austin chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, where she currently holds a board position. In 2001, she served as the programs committee co-chair, responsible for securing speakers for PRSA's monthly luncheon programs. For her efforts in PRSA, she was recently awarded the Austin chapter's 2001 "Rising Star" award.

Chandra and her husband, Chris, live in Austin and enjoy spending time on the Hosek family ranch in Gonzales, Texas, where the conversation inevitably turns to Texas history, politics, culture, and sports.

	Most memorable inspiration:
	Doing your best, remembering your priorities, and sticking to your principles will guide you through anything.

	Best career moment:
	Discovering that public relations was a good fit for me.

	Worst career moment:
	Being temporarily stuck in a position where I had no more room for growth or advancement.

	When not working:
	Reading fiction, traveling, spending time with my husband and family, and rooting for the Dallas Cowboys since birth.