Patricia "Reace" Alvarenga Smith, APR

Patricia “Reace” Alvarenga Smith has been a PRSA member since 1998, following her involvement in PRSSA. She currently serves as associate vice president, communications & PR at AT&T, where she leads strategic communications initiatives for the organization.

Prior to joining AT&T, Smith held roles of increasing responsibility at LIBERTY Steel, Republic National Distributing Company, Dean Foods, Dex Media, and Texas Health Resources, building a career spanning corporate communications, public relations and stakeholder engagement.

Smith’s PRSA leadership includes serving as president of PRSA Dallas (2010), chair of the chapter’s APR Committee (2012), chair of the Southwest District (2018), and as an Executive Committee member of PRSA’s Corporate Communications Professional Interest Section since 2019. She also served on the PRSA Board of Directors Nominating Committee in 2019 as well as three years on the National Board.

Beyond PRSA, Smith serves on the Board of the City of Grand Prairie Library and has volunteered with Soroptimist International (Grand Prairie chapter), Junior League of Arlington, the University of Texas at Arlington Alumni Association, and the Dallas–Fort Worth Business Group. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from The University of Texas at Arlington.