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title: "July 2026 Newsletter: New Faces, New Honors, and Where Hollaway Is Headed"
description: "Our July newsletter: refreshed mission and IDEAS Squared values, five new team members, three promotions, and five creative and communications awards."
---

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# [July 2026 Newsletter: New Faces, New Honors, and Where Hollaway Is Headed](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/july-2026-newsletter-new-faces-new-honors)

 Written by [Tara Davis](https://blog.hollawayenv.com/author/tara-davis) | July 31, 2026, 2:08:04 PM Z

July was a full season for the crew. We welcomed five new team members across our Houston and San Antonio offices, celebrated three promotions, and brought home five industry honors. The full newsletter is online if you missed it.

## In this issue

- **Our mission, vision, and core values.** The refreshed statements behind every project, plus IDEAS Squared: five values that each pull double duty.
- **Welcome to the crew.** Meet Courtney Strzelczyk, Melanie Joseph, Travis Lay, Will Chapin, and Tyler Henk.
- **Promotions.** Congratulations to Amiah Williams, Carmín Romero, and Chelseia Blair.
- **Award-winning work.** Four 2026 Hermes Creative Awards, including a Gold for the Texas Port Mission Plan, and a Communicator Award for public involvement on the Harris County Flood Control District SAFER Study.

**[Read the July 2026 newsletter →](https://learn.hollawayenv.com/july2026newsletter)**

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