Rising Star: Hope Stokes

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Hope Stokes (B.A., 2020) is the Director of Marketing for the Amarillo Convention & Visitors Bureau and a proud WT alumna. Hope graduated with honors, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. Hope has always had an affinity for adventure and studied abroad in Florence, Italy in 2015. During that time, she discovered her love for travel and tourism, which quickly developed into a career in tourism marketing. Some of Hope’s most notable accolades include receiving two Destination Council Destiny Awards from the U.S. Travel Association, winning a Grand Prize at the NBS-AERho National Undergraduate Competition, receiving the first ever “Above & Beyond” award from the Texas Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus, and being the youngest person to ever receive the Catalyst Award from TACVB. Hope also received accolades for her work in helping to found and build WT’s first student-run PR firm, 1910 PR. She has always enjoyed being heavily involved in the organizations she’s a part of and has a passion for teaching and learning from others. Hope’s life philosophy is that it’s easy to succeed if you love what you do, who you do it with, and have the right people by your side. Hope credits all of her success to those who have helped guide and support her along the way.