--- title: "August 2026 Newsletter: New Site, New VP, and a Summer in the Field" description: "Our August newsletter: an early environmental clearance, our creative team on location in Galveston, the new hollawayenv.com, and our new VP of Communications." image: https://blog.hollawayenv.com/hubfs/Aug26-Galveston-shoot-1.jpg --- [![Hollaway\_LOGO\_Horizontal\_White](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White.png?width=1307&height=286&name=Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White.png "Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White")](http://hollawayenv.com) [![Hollaway](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vertical%20Logo%20-%20NEW.png?width=361&height=361&name=Vertical%20Logo%20-%20NEW.png "Hollaway")](http://hollawayenv.com) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. - [About](https://www.hollawayenv.com/what-we-do/) - [Meet the Team](https://www.hollawayenv.com/team/) - [Environmental](https://www.hollawayenv.com/what-we-do/environmental-services/) - [Communications](https://www.hollawayenv.com/what-we-do/communications/) - [Creative](https://www.hollawayenv.com/what-we-do/creative-services/) - [Contact](https://www.hollawayenv.com/contact/) - [Blog](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/) - [Home](https://www.hollawayenv.com/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # August 2026 Newsletter: New Site, New VP, and a Summer in the Field by [Tara Davis](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/author/tara-davis)   |   Aug 31, 2026 Field season was in full swing this summer across all three of our service lines. Our August newsletter rounds up where the crew has been, who's new, and the launch of a brand-new hollawayenv.com. ## In this issue - **Environmental.** Chimney Rock and Anderson Park cleared environmental review ahead of schedule, plus the federal permitting work moving this summer. - **Creative Services.** Our creative team on location at Galveston Island State Park, shooting a promotional video for Friends of Galveston Island State Park. - **Now live.** The first stage of the new hollawayenv.com. - **Communications.** Four public meetings and hearings across the region, and a welcome to Shannon Otermat, our new Vice President of Statewide Communications Services. - **Milestones and more.** Work anniversaries for John Simmons and LaDaja Dunn, Women's Equality Day, where to find us in September, and LaDaja at the 2026 SHRM Gulf Coast Symposium. **[Read the August 2026 newsletter →](https://learn.hollawayenv.com/august2026news)** Want the next one sent straight to you? Subscribe to Hollaway Highlights and we'll add you to the list. - - - - #### About the author Tara Davis Tara Davis leads Hollaway's Creative Services team and oversees the firm's marketing and project teaming efforts. She brings nearly a decade of experience building marketing plans, social media strategy, and collateral for federal, non-governmental, and private clients, and coordinates public meetings of every size for Hollaway project teams. Topics:   [Insider](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/tag/insider) ,   [Company News](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/tag/company-news) ### Related posts [Hollaway Day, Year Three: The One Day We Close](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/hollaway-day-year-three-the-one-day-we-close) [August 2026 Newsletter: New Site, New VP, and a Summer in the Field](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/august-2026-newsletter-new-site-new-vp-summer-in-the-field) [July 2026 Newsletter: New Faces, New Honors, and Where Hollaway Is Headed](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/july-2026-newsletter-new-faces-new-honors) [June 2026 Newsletter: Welcome to the New Hollaway](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/june-2026-newsletter-welcome-to-the-new-hollaway) [Renewable Energy Permitting + Environmental Consulting in Texas](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/renewable-energy-environmental-consulting-texas) [![Hollaway\_LOGO\_Horizontal\_White](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White.png?width=1307&height=286&name=Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White.png "Hollaway_LOGO_Horizontal_White")](http://hollawayenv.com) 2500 Summer Street, Suite 1130 Houston, TX 77007 [713.868.1043](tel:713-868-1043) FOLLOW US [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com) [Follow us on Twitter](https://www.twitter.com) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com) © 2026 Hollaway Environmental and Communications Services, Inc. |  Privacy Policy