We can't wait to learn more about you and your business.  In the meantime, we thought you might like to know a little about us as well.  Here's a glimpse of the Cooper Smith Agency team.

Cooper Smith

Cooper is an experienced public relations and marketing professional with years of experience in both the non-profit and corporate business sectors.  He's worked for a variety of high-profile organizations, including Southwest Airlines, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, American Cancer Society and DDB Worldwide Advertising.  He also has agency experience with Cooksey Communications and Meltzer & Martin (now part of Fleishman Hillard).

Cooper is a proud alumnus of Southern Methodist University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in public relations and corporate communications.  His unquenchable curiosity about the world around him led Cooper to also study German, Spanish and anthropology while at SMU.

In April 2005, Cooper was honored by SMU's Division of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs as the year's "Rising Star," an award for young alumni of the university (less than 10 years out of college).

An active member in the community, Cooper works with a number volunteer service groups, including the American Cancer Society and the SMU Alumni Association.  He lectures at SMU on public relations and has been quoted in PRWeek magazine.

Additionally, Cooper sits on the advisory board to the public relations program at SMU and is a leader within the Dallas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Claire Bloxom

As senior account executive at Cooper Smith Agency, Claire Bloxom helps manage media relations, event coordination, employee communications and day-to-day project management for our agency’s growing client roster.  Her experience ranges from the big business of construction, real estate development and energy to start-up web endeavors and luxury consumer products.

Prior to joining Cooper Smith Agency, Claire served as Public Relations Manager at Natura Bissé, a luxury skincare firm based in Barcelona, where she was responsible for the company’s US-based PR/marketing activities and communication with retail and spa distributors.  Her experience also includes Dallas-based Sunwest Communications, where she was a core member of the agency’s real estate team, providing ongoing account management, media relations, crisis management and editorial services.  She has also worked as PR assistant at IceRocket.com, a Mark Cuban-owned Internet search engine specializing in blogs.

Claire graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, with a B.A. in Public Relations. While in college, she interned with Los Angeles-based Amy Levy Public Relations.

 

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Nina Koch

Nina, who joined Cooper Smith Agency in September 2005 as Graphic Designer/Account Assistant, hails from North Carolina, where she earned a degree in Public Relations from UNC Charlotte. Her experience includes developing newsletters and business development materials for a Charlotte investment firm and assisting with product launches and dealer communications for NASCAR-branded merchandise.

At Cooper Smith Agency, she is responsible for day-to-day graphic design needs for all of our clients, including newsletters, print/web ads, invitations, annual reports, business cards, retail signage and much more.  In 2006, CSA was honored with a platinum and a gold award from MarCom Creative Awards for two separate projects - both of which Nina designed.

Outside of the office, Nina is an accomplished cyclist. She’s nationally ranked in mountain bike racing and is currently testing her limits in road riding through long-distance charity events. She also enjoys photography and won third place for a black/white photo at the 2007 Texas State Fair.