Volume 2 | January 2022
Save the Date – 2022 TAMIO Conference in Houston
The TAMIO Board met with some local TAMIO members on January 13-14 in Houston to discuss the 2022 Annual Conference, which will be held June 8-10 at the Four Seasons Hotel Houston. We’ve locked in the incredible rate of $175/night for this newly renovated hotel, and our lineup of sessions and speakers are shaping up to be exceptional.

This year’s conference will help us continue to build our skills and learn from one another, and offerings aim to benefit everyone from small shops to large organizations, and new PIOs to experienced communicators. We will offer once again a preconference on Wednesday morning with the conference starting that afternoon. And in response to member feedback, we will be offering a small shop track on Thursday. Registration will open later this spring at texastamio.org. 
Deadline Quickly Approaching for TAMIO’s Mentor/Mentee Program
There are still opportunities for both mentors and mentees in TAMIO One-on-One, a program to provide direct professional development, support, and networking for the association's newest members. One-on-One takes the excellent networking historically found at TAMIO's annual conference and gives it a more frequent, and more personal space.

Phase one of the program will pair up to 12 TAMIO members who are new to the unique dynamics found in government communications with more experienced communicators as mentors. If more than 12 mentors and mentees apply, the TAMIO executive board will select the participants. Mentors and mentees will be matched based on several factors including geographic location, mutual interests, and community size.

Registration is open with information and an application form on the TAMIO website. The application provides space for the applicant to select a preference for their mentor partnership. For example, a small-city communicator may ask to be paired with another small-city communicator, or a large-city communicator.

Be sure your application identifies you as a mentor or mentee. Deadline for applications is January 28. Apply here.
TAMIO Launches New Education and Development Committee
TAMIO continues to find new ways to include our unique and diverse membership in creating community! The Awards Committee has been hard at work fine-tuning this year’s TAMI Award categories and procedures, and the newly-formed Education and Development Committee met earlier this month to discuss future conference sessions and webinars.

If you are interested in serving on a committee or as a Teammate, please reach out to a TAMIO board representative. TAMIO Teammates is also a successful program made up of a group of experienced communicators in select fields who serve as resources for our members. You’ll see their posts and conversations frequently on the TAMIO Facebook page.
Year in Review — TAMIO Webinars
2021 was another year of fantastic webinars designed to keep TAMIO membership engaged throughout the year. Did you know you can watch all of the past recordings online? Check them out on our Past Webinar Recordings page! Here are the topics that were covered this year:
  • A Pandemic, a Roman God, and You – Getting Ready for the New Year
  • Social Media: The Latest Trends, New Features and What’s Next
  • Changing the Way We Communicate Change
  • TAMIO Teammates-Making the Newsroom Connections
  • Facebook Ads – How and When to Use Them
  • Captioning Municipal Video Channels: Responsibilities, Benefits, and Solutions
  • Video from A to Z!
  • Beyond the TAMI Award — Communications Planning
TAMIO Thoughts: A Message from the President

In this month’s TAMIO Thoughts, President Jay Warren reflected on all of the ways we learned and connected with each other in 2021 and what’s ahead for our membership in 2022. Learn more here. 
Welcome to our newest members!
Emily Akins - City of Denison
Ana Arredondo - Harris County Homeland
Security & Emergency Management
Allie Bone - Town of Little Elm
Jason Calder - City of Baytown
Martha Cortazar - City of Odessa
Karisa Danley - City of Midland
Sandra Garcia - City of Edinburg
Robin Godfrey - City of Temple
Jennifer Goldfield - Town of Northlake
Meredith Haynes - City of McKinney
Jaree Hefner - City of Dickinson
Chris Horgen - City of Wichita Falls
Charles Licata - City of Grandbury
Valerie McKito - City of McKinney
Maria Minter - City of Farmers Branch
Rebecca Padron - City of Forney
Aaron Pryor - City of The Colony
Tim Randall - City of Bedford
Monica Sedelmeier - City of Waco
Jennifer Shidler - City of Nolanville
Monica Silva - City of Amarillo
Joy Stuart - City of Amarillo
Paulina Valero - City of Sugar Land
Member Retirement Recognition
Are you or a coworker retiring? TAMIO would love to recognize them with a small gift and certificate. Find the requirements and the form here.

TAMIO Thoughts
Check out the newest blog entry on servant leadership here.
Who’s Hiring? 
TAMIO now has its own job board. The listings from the TML Career Center that are communications-specific go directly to the TAMIO Career Center.