BIO
Andrea Sadberry is senior manager of public affairs in the Dallas office of Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. She joined the firm in 2010.
In this role, Ms. Sadberry develops and executes public relations and crisis management strategies for the firm and the clients it represents. In addition, she conducts media outreach in support of a wide range of charitable programs.
Ms. Sadberry also serves as the Executive Director for the Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF), a global debate competition that gives high school students the opportunity to participate in written and oral debates on issues of public policy. The IPPF annually involves thousands of students from dozens of countries around the world.
Before joining Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors, Ms. Sadberry worked with the firm in her capacity as a project manager for Carter Public Relations.
Ms. Sadberry has broad experience in video production and television reporting. Prior to joining Carter Public Relations, she worked as a television reporter at NBC 5 in Dallas, where she reported on a wide range of business, legal, and community issues. Ms. Sadberry came to NBC 5 from the NBC affiliate in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she served as an anchor and reporter.
Ms. Sadberry received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas (KU). While attending KU, Ms. Sadberry studied at American University in Washington, DC, where she was one of only 25 students nationwide awarded a fellowship in the Washington Semester Program in Broadcast Journalism. In 2009, Ms. Sadberry received her master’s degree in communication from the University of Texas at Arlington. The same year, she completed the North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts Leadership Arts Institute, a nine-month program designed to develop the next generation of business and arts community leaders.
From 2009 to 2013, Ms. Sadberry served on the board of directors for Big Thought, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization focused on improving public education through creative learning.
In December 2013, Ms. Sadberry served as a panelist at the National Association for Hispanic Journalists Region 5 Conference in Dallas. She spoke on making the transition from a career in journalism to public relations.
EDUCATION
M.A. in communication, University of Texas at Arlington, 2009
B.A. in journalism, University of Kansas, 2003