Laura Branch Mireles is a communications professional with more than 30 years of experience. She currently serves as Community Information Manager/PIO with the City of Pasadena Community Relations Department. Laura began her media career as a desk assistant for Houston’s KTRK-TV Channel 13. Since then, she has worked as an anchor, reporter and producer at several network news affiliates in Kentucky and Texas. In 1997, Laura was recruited by the City of Pasadena to spearhead the launch of the city’s first municipal television station, The Pasadena Channel. Upon completion of that challenge, Laura was called in 2000 to embark on her most favorite journey to date: motherhood. As a stay-at-home mom, she also freelanced as a commercial on-camera spokesperson and voiceover actor. Notable clients include: Chevron, Du-West Services, Fiesta, Star Furniture and Family Life Ministries. Laura returned to Houston media in 2014, working for iHeart Radio 740KTRH, Cox Media Group (93Q, Country Legends 97.1FM and Eagle Classic Rock 107.5FM) and KHOU’s Great Day Houston. When the 2017 opportunity arose to return to the City of Pasadena, she jumped at the chance. Some of her current duties include managing the City’s social media, strategic brand management, emergency communications, and overseeing The Pasadena Channel.
Laura is a graduate of Pasadena High School. She also attended San Jacinto College and received a Bachelor’s degree in Media Production from the University of Houston Central campus. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Social Media Management from Liberty University and multiple Public Information Officer certifications from FEMA and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Laura has been married to CBRE First Vice President, Glynn Mireles, for 26 years. They have two wonderful sons, Seth and Matt, and a newly-adopted rescue dog, Sammy. In what little spare time she has, Laura loves to assist her boys with the marketing and social media of their rock band, Gray Falls.
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