We don’t try to be all things to all people.

We work in the energy industry. It’s what we know. It’s what we are good at.

Meredith Howard and Meggan Morrison are not new to the oil and gas business. They have worked together for years - one on the agency and consulting side, and one on the corporate side. Having come to a crossroads in their careers and ready for a new adventure, Meredith and Meggan decided to join forces in 2019. Redbird Communications Group was born.

Meredith
Hargrove
Howard

Co-founder and Principal

Meredith Hargrove Howard has spent more than 15 years developing strategic communications for all facets of the oil and gas industry including the midstream, E&P, and energy service sectors. Having corporate, agency and consulting experience – all within the energy industry - Meredith has a unique understanding of how to streamline messaging and marketing efforts.

Prior to co-founding Redbird, Meredith founded M2H Communications in 2013, providing consulting in energy industry-specific media relations, messaging strategy, issues and crisis management, and branding. Previously, Meredith served as the director of communications for a private oil and gas exploration company focused in Montana. Meredith also spent six years with Dallas-based Granado Communications Group, where she helped lead the agency's energy practice, managing media and community relations for clients including large, publicly-traded, FORTUNE 100 companies as well as independent oil and gas firms.

Meredith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations from Texas Tech University. She lives in San Antonio with her husband Mike and their three children.

Meggan
Morrison

Co-founder and Principal

Meggan Morrison has spent nearly 20 years in the oil and gas industry. She is a results-driven leader that specializes in corporate communication, public relations and marketing, crisis communication and management, and investor relations.

Prior to co-founding Redbird, Meggan founded M2 Communications Group, a consulting agency specifically focused on oil and gas companies. She assisted her clients on a wide variety of initiatives, including branding, crisis training and management, media relations, executive communication, message strategy, and community relations. Previously, she spent nine years at a large midstream oil and gas company, most recently serving as director of public relations. While in this role, Meggan was responsible for all the company’s public relations efforts and supported the investor relations team with financial events and communication. Meggan also spent four years in various marketing roles for a real estate development firm and a luxury lake and golf resort in the Texas hill country.

Meggan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Southern Methodist University. She lives in Fort Worth with her husband Andy and their two children.

Steve Foster

  • Steve is a highly skilled website designer and developer. He excels at translating business ideas and information into a seamlessly navigable and visually appealing web identity. Steve is able to merge content with visual design to create engaging interactions for target audiences.

    He spent most of his adult life on the sports desk of major metro newspapers like the Rocky Mountain News and the Chicago Sun-Times. A former editor, designer, reporter and producer, he was assistant sports editor for interactive in his final newspaper role at the Rocky. Following the closure of the newspaper, he helped launch two online news ventures before moving into freelance work and eventually forming Purple Rivers Design. Steve has a degree in English from the University of South Dakota and was an award-winning news designer before moving into online production and development.

Andrew Slaton

  • Andrew Slaton has 20 years of experience in a wide range of photography. In 2015, he received a call from a leading, top-ten U.S. oil and gas company, and it changed the trajectory of his career. They were looking for “National Geographic” style photography focused on capturing stunning imagery of the land, resources, assets, and communities in which they operated. The same year, Slaton executed four large-scale photography assignments for that client which were a huge success for the internal and external company brand.

    Since then, his client list has grown to represent all facets of the energy industry, including exploration and production, midstream and service companies. He is known for his reliability, professionalism, flexibility, and innovative photographic style. Slaton is also an FAA commercially licensed and experienced drone pilot. Whether your needs include vast landscapes, intricate details, executive portraits, employees in action, or aerial and drone photography, he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to every job.

Bevo Beaven

  • Bevo Beaven is a seasoned communications professional who has focused his extensive communications career primarily on the oil and gas industry.

    As editor of EnerCom’s Oil & Gas 360® for five years, he led a team of energy reporters covering financial news and analysis in the oil and gas industry, including M&A trends and deals, asset acquisition and company formation within the upstream and midstream sectors.

    Bevo has interviewed numerous CEOs in the upstream public company sector as well as leadership of private oil and gas companies, midstream executives, LNG pioneers, private equity firms, energy bankers, global economists and governors of several oil and gas producing states.

    He was vice president of corporate communications for Crosshair Energy, a uranium mining startup with potential mines under exploration in Wyoming and Canada, and he served as senior vice president and agency general manager for CTA Integrated Communications (previously Carl Thompson Associates) and as vice president of client relations for Metzger Associates, both Colorado-based public relations firms.

    Focused primarily on public oil and gas companies with some renewable energy companies, Bevo’s work includes leading multifaceted marketing, public relations and advertising campaigns; global, national and local media relations campaigns; startup company launches; trade show media coverage; creating product launch media events; media training; writing and publishing annual reports for upstream and midstream oil and gas companies, mining and manufacturing companies; and investor relations functions including non-deal investor roadshows, messaging, crafting news releases, writing CEO speeches, and creating investor presentations.

    Bevo has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Alabama. He moved to Colorado after his first time skiing in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

Heidi Cies

  • Heidi has nearly 30 years experience as a professional in the visual communications field. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to deliver high-level strategic design solutions to a balance of for-profit and social-profit clients.

    Her notable creative work includes projects for Denver Public Schools, Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA), Denver Office of Economic Development, Junior League of Denver Foundation, Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Caring for Colorado and the Downtown Denver Partnership.

    Heidi holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from The Art Institute of Colorado, and a Master’s of Design and Advertising degree from Syracuse University.

Neil Nixon

  • Neil Nixon has over 30 years of experience as a communications and management professional. After extensive experience as a journalist, corporate public relations practitioner and management professional in both the corporate and agency worlds, he formed Nixon & Associates to provide clients with comprehensive reputation management, crisis planning and communications, and community relations counsel.

    Prior to forming Nixon & Associates, Neil was chief operating officer for Informative Design Group (IDG), a multi-faceted communications company based in Washington D.C., with satellite offices in New York and London. While at IDG, Neil also established The Reputation Factor, the forerunner to Nixon & Associates.

    Before moving to the Washington area, Neil worked for Hill and Knowlton Inc. -- one of the world’s largest public relations organizations – serving as senior vice president and general manager of the firm’s Houston office, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations. Before joining Hill and Knowlton, he worked 11 years with Tenneco, the last five of which were spent directing the public/media relations, marketing communications and community relations’ functions for Tenneco Energy.

    Neil’s professional focus has been on issues management and crisis communications. He has effectively organized campaigns and responses to issues such as violent labor disputes, refinery fires, pipeline ruptures, chemical spills and highly-publicized environmental incidents. A frequent speaker on crisis and issues management, Neil has authored hundreds of crisis response and communications plans and has provided “media training” to more than 8,500 people in over 300 different organizations.

    His clients for crisis communications training, planning and counsel have included the U.S. Department of Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Spectra Energy; Kinder Morgan; Dynegy Inc.; Pacific Gas & Electric; Black Hills Energy; Bechtel Corporation; NiSource; El Paso Corporation; CenterPoint Energy; Enbridge; Crosstex Energy; Enable Midstream; Columbia Pipeline Group; Cheniere Energy: Dow Chemical; Enterprise Products; Iroquois Gas Transmission; Aramco Services; Peoples Energy; Nicor Gas; SCANA Corporation; New York State Electric & Gas; Lyondell Chemical; Exxon Chemical; Yankee Gas; Chesapeake Utilities; Blue Racer Midstream; Houston Airports Administration; Reno Airport Authority; QuickSilver Resources; Vastar Resources; Murphy Oil and Trans-Texas Energy among others.

Steve Crawford

  • Steve Crawford is a talented videographer and editor. He offers his clients personal service, exceptional quality and state-of-the-industry HD equipment and editorial expertise.

    Steve’s unique personal vision adds extreme value to every project he undertakes. A collaborative and energetic partner, he is truly dedicated to helping bring ideas and stories to life. From streamlined single-camera shoots to intricate multi-camera productions, in studio or on location, he can handle it and has for energy clients like Brazos Midstream, Howard Energy Partners, Medallion Midstream and Stakeholder Midstream. His credits also include cinematography and editing for Whataburger, Spirit Airlines and Broadway Bank.