Paige has over three decades working as a public relations professional, with early stints as a newspaper journalist and advertising representative in Alabama, California, and New York instilling a life-long respect for news and mass media and its role in our democracy. She began public relations consulting in Dallas with her first client, the Dallas professional children’s theatre group, Kids and Company, Inc. in 1977. She formally opened PHPR in 1978.
A highly sought-after strategist, Paige has worked with a wide variety of clients in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Her perceptiveness, creativity, sound judgment, and perceptiveness have enabled her to successfully tackle communications projects for corporate executives, real estate professionals, performing arts entities, political campaigns, social service groups, and health care organizations, as just a few examples. A frequent speaker, trainer, and communications workshop leader, she has directed seminars on public information, communications, and public relations for nearly 30 years.
Her memberships have included the Public Relations Society of America, the Public Relations Counselors Academy, the Rotary Club of Downtown Fort Worth, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Leadership Fort Worth, among many others. Her community volunteer involvement extends from the Junior League in three cities to having been on the board of directors and executive committees of numerous organizations, in this area, including the Susan G. Komen for the Cure (FW Affiliate); Ballet Concerto, Inc.; Planned Parenthood; Stage West; United Way’s First Call for Help; and Fort Worth Clean City, Inc. She is an active volunteer for the Van Cliburn Foundation, having served as a host family for nearly every Van Cliburn International Piano Competition since 1985.
A native of Fort Worth, she attended Mount Vernon College before completing her BA in English and journalism at TCU. Paige also enjoys reading, theatre, ballet, traveling, and spending time with her Dallas-based adult children, Jeff and Erin, and their families. She continues daily to hone the writing skills that are the foundation of her successful public relations practice.
