Sheila
Allee Communications
Speechwriting
Services
"When the Write Words Matter"
Austin, TX 78727
Last Updated:
June 25, 2007
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A speechwriter for more than 10 years, Sheila Allee has produced speeches for a wide variety of speakers, including the Texas governor, the president of the American Medical Association, and executives of Disney and EDS.
A graduate of Texas Tech University, Sheila spent 12 years as a journalist. She was a reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal before joining United Press International in Oklahoma City, where she covered the Karen Silkwood trial.
In 1980, she went to work for the Associated Press, covering the statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. The AP transferred her to San Antonio, where she covered news, NBA basketball and professional golf tournaments.
Sheila’s background also includes extensive experience writing for and editing magazines. She has written for Reader’s Digest, Business Week, Texas Business, Southwest Airlines In-flight magazine, Reuters and USA Today. In addition, she has written online content for Amazon.com and Express Digital. Her book, Texas Mutiny, a Texas crime novel is now in its third printing.
She was a speechwriter and deputy press secretary under Gov. Bill Clements, where she handled media calls, orchestrated news conferences and directed a statewide media tour for First Lady Rita Clements. An award-winning speechwriter and public speaker, Sheila also has written and edited speeches for The Nature Conservancy of Texas, the Texas Department of Health and other Texas agencies.
While spokesperson for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas’ largest state agency, Sheila directed an information campaign and speechwriting efforts that resulted in vastly improved media coverage.
In addition, she served as public relations manager for Child Support Enforcement (now Supportkids.com), the nation’s largest private firm that collects child support. While there, Sheila wrote and edited speeches and testimony and directed a national public relations campaign.
Her client list includes Anadarko Petroleum, Cessna Aircraft, BellSouth, New York Life, La Quinta Inns, OpenPlus International, Portera.com, drkoop.com, the Texas Hospital Association, the Texas Association of Counties, Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation.