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.

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Cooper Smith

Cooper Smith is the principal of Cooper Smith Agency, the successful public relations firm he founded
in 2002. Through his work at Cooper Smith Agency and in the years prior to his agency’s start, Cooper has provided media and community relations services to a number of high-profile companies and organizations, including the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Ben E. Keith Co., Southwest Airlines, Dal-Tile Corporation, Turner Construction Co., Cirque du Soleil, American Cancer Society and Citigroup.

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 2005, Cooper was honored by SMU’s Division of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs as the year’s “Rising Star,” an award recognizing outstanding young alumni of the university.

An active member in the community, Cooper supports a number of non-profit organizations, including AIDS Arms, Human Rights Campaign and the SMU Alumni Association. Cooper sits on the advisory board to the public relations program at SMU, on the Governing Committee for the DFW Federal Club, and on the Board of Directors for Texas Ballet Theater. He has previously served on the board of SMU’s Young Alumni Associates.

Cooper is also an ardent fan and supporter of the visual and performing arts, oftentimes offering his PR agency’s resources in support of local artists and performance groups.
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Claire Bloxom

As account director at Cooper Smith Agency, Claire Bloxom manages media relations and publicity
for the agency’s architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) practice. Although Claire has helped companies of all shapes and sizes raise their profile through public relations, she has specialized in the AEC industry since the beginning of her PR career.

Utilizing her strong professional relationships with the editors of local business and national trade publications and magazines such as the Dallas Business Journal, Texas Construction, Texas Real Estate Business, GlobeSt.com, Metropolis, Contract, Building Design + Construction, Developer, GreenSource, Commercial Property News, Engineering News-Record, etc., Claire has provided PR services for multiple high-profile AEC firms. Her client experience includes Turner Construction Company (largest commercial builder in the U.S.); SHW Group (3rd largest educational architecture & design firm in the U.S.); TBG Partners (Texas’ largest landscape architecture & site planning firm); Viking Hospitality Group (hotel development company); Prism Hotels & Resorts (hotel management firm); Speed Fab-Crete (57-year-old design/build general contractor and precast concrete manufacturer); Callahan & Freeman (multi-disciplined architectural firm); Koll Development Co. (build-to-suit, corporate facility project and construction management firm); Mohr Partners (international corporate real estate services, advisory and consulting firm); and more.

Prior to joining Cooper Smith Agency in 2006, Claire served as account executive at Dallas-based Sunwest Communications, where she was a core member of the agency’s commercial real estate team. She also has held PR positions at Natura Bissé, a luxury skincare firm based in Barcelona, and Amy Levy Public Relations, a full-service public relations firm in Los Angeles.

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Claire holds a B.A. in Public Relations from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
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Diana DuBois

As account executive, Diana DuBois helps manage public relations, media relations and daily project management for Cooper Smith Agency’s numerous clients. Her experience ranges from home building products, business-to-business and healthcare to luxury retail, consumer products and restaurants.

Prior to joining Cooper Smith Agency, Diana served as account executive for Dallas-based Levenson & Brinker Public Relations. As a member of the account team, she cultivated relationships and obtained maximum exposure for her clients. Her experience also includes public relations and marketing manager at Dragonfly Spa, a luxury skincare distributor, where she was responsible for the company’s public relations, marketing and advertising initiatives.

Diana graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a B.A. in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs.
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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.