Elliott Sprehe is a eight year Air Force veteran who spent his career providing public affairs counsel while in New Mexico for Air Force Special Operations and in Washington, D.C., with the Inter-American Defense College, an international college providing graduate degrees to students from dozens of countries throughout the Western Hemisphere. After separating from the U.S. Air Force, Elliott accepted the position of public affairs officer at the Texas Veterans Commission. Leveraging his communications skills into his current position, he is the primary contact for the Texas Veterans Commission in its media outreach efforts for the 1.7 million veterans across the state of Texas. He has a master's degree in public relations management and is currently pursuing his Accreditation in Public Relations (APR). He is also a years long member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the local Austin, Texas, chapter.