"Assume nothing."

~Alan Ziegaus

Stephanie Dell serves as Senior Vice President at Southwest Strategies, combining her experience in government, community and media relations to deliver effective education and outreach campaigns for clients. At Southwest Strategies, Dell offers a wide range of support from reputation management and crisis communications to assistance in land use and entitlement matters.

In her role at Southwest Strategies, Dell is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic communications plans for clients. Dell has played key roles in securing land use approvals for multiple residential communities and has successfully navigated complex annexation and boundary line adjustments.

Dell also has extensive experience in the energy industry having previously worked for Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E). In her role at PG&E, Dell drove positive media coverage, served as a company spokesperson on a variety of high-profile topics and supported internal communications for Gas Operations.

Dell has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with an emphasis in media arts from California State University, Chico and has received a certificate in land use and environmental sustainability through the University of San Diego.

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Expertise

• Entitlements
• Public Outreach
• Coalition Building
• Crisis Management
• Media Relations

Experience

• Land Use and Development
• Energy
• Water
• Transportation
• Government
• Retail

Community

• Member of Association of Women in Water Energy and Environment
• Member of East Bay Leadership Council
• Member of Public Relations Society of America-San Francisco Chapter