About Us
OUR TEAM
Katie O’Brien
Katie has provided public policy and community relations consulting in the Dallas area since 2016. She helps clients navigate the legislative processes at the local and state level, and provides services like policy oversight, board management, fund development, and community relations. Her recent client work ranges from green space initiatives to support for transformative ordinance changes to big picture policy and strategy. As a Dallas native, she’s committed to making her hometown a more livable and dynamic community year after year.
Prior to returning to Dallas, Katie worked in the Texas Senate for more than six years, serving as a Senior Policy Analyst for Senator Kirk Watson from Austin. She developed strong relationships and policy depth in issues such as public and higher education, state finance, insurance, redistricting, and pensions. She is knowledgeable about public school finance and the Texas budget. Katie represented the Senator with constituents, advocates, legislative offices, and state agency staff.
Katie’s a graduate of Boston College and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. She’s very involved in her kids’ schools and their church community in Dallas. Katie also participated in several leadership programs, including Dallas’ Mayor’s Star Council, Leadership Austin, and Americorps. As a young woman, Katie was a member of the City of Dallas Youth Commission.
Katie, her husband, and their three children enjoy living in east Dallas where you can find them at soccer games, White Rock Lake, or a local taco spot.
Trisha Windham
Trisha Windham has worked as a public policy consultant since 2014, specializing in state advocacy, community relations throughout North Texas, and public education issues.
Previously, Trisha served as the Managing Director of Public Policy for the Dallas Regional Chamber. In that position, she advocated on behalf of the Dallas business community with regard to economic policies, transportation, water, healthcare, and education at both the local and state level. She also served as the founding Executive Director of EducateDallas, the Chamber’s political action committee, focusing on candidate identification and development, school board accountability, community engagement, and political fundraising for school board elections.
Trisha is a graduate of Leadership DISD and Leadership Plano, as well as an active volunteer for other community organizations. Trisha has previously served as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters, was a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and a member of The University of Montana’s Center for Civic Engagement aid trip to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Additionally, she has served as a volunteer for the Violence Free Crisis Line, mentoring children from abusive homes, and is an avid supporter of Locks of Love.
Trisha earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science – Public Policy from The University of Montana, and her masters in Political Science – Legislative Studies from The University of Texas at Dallas. She and her husband, Ryan, moved to Dallas from Montana in 2008. They currently live in Oak Cliff with their three young children.