
Elaine Garza is the founder and CEO of Giant Noise, a public relations and social media agency with offices in Austin, San Antonio and Dallas. The agency works with an eclectic mix of clients spanning multiple industries, including some of the most creative businesses in Texas and beyond. Before moving to Austin in 2005 and launching Giant Noise, Garza lived in New York, where she worked for more than a decade in the media industry running communications for Vibe, Spin and Outside Magazine. She got her start at HarperCollins Publishers.
Garza graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. Garza sits on the board of I Live Here I Give Here and is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier.
List of Advisory Council Members
John Barnhill
Chris Berend
Wendy Berk
Juliet Berkowitz
Chuck Carlberg
Jeff Cohen
Richard Davis
Joe Dealey, Jr.
Wofford Denius
Jonathan Dern
Brad Deutser
Tony Dieste
Jonathan Eshak
Soriya M. Estes, Au.D.
Cindy Garza
Elaine Garza
Carrye Glazar
Michele Glaze
Sascha Stone Guttfreund
Cathy Hackl
Erin Heath
Terry Hemeyer
Jennifer Howell
Jeff Hunt
Brandt Joel
Gordon Johndroe
Katina Johnson
Brian Jones
Marsha Jones
Eric Lassberg
Tim McClure
Elle Moody
Ross Moody
James (Jim) Moroney, III
Jon G. Muñoz
David J. Neff
Jim Nelson
Arthel Neville
Victoria (Tory) Reddy Newby
Glenn D. Nickerson
Karen Liu Pang
Joseph F. “Joe” Phillips
Bradley Pounds
Andrew Priest
Dan Rather
Matt Renner
Jenifer Sarver
Leslie Schrock
Stefanie Scott
Kevin Shivers
Greg Slewett
Krissah Thompson
Neill Walsdorf
Carrie Woliver
Jerren Wright