Clint Saunders recently joined the Department of Agriculture Leadership, Education and Communications as a Visiting Professor of Practice. In the Fall of 2023, Saunders will teach AGCJ 312 Editing in Agriculture and Life Sciences, AGCJ 405 Design and Publications in Agriculture and Life Sciences, and AGCJ 413 Emerging Media in Agriculture and Life Sciences.
For the last 18 years, Saunders served as the Director of Communications at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He managed a team of six communications professionals to develop and execute all aspects of external communications for the annual event. His responsibilities included public relations, social media, crisis communications, email and SMS marketing, and website and mobile app development.
During his time at the Rodeo, he worked closely with Dr. Deb, overseeing all Agricultural Communications and Journalism interns from Texas A&M University.
Saunders is looking forward to returning to academia and teaching the courses that match his career in the field of agricultural communications. Saunders holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Communications and a master’s degree in Agricultural Education from Texas Tech University. He lives in Burton, Texas, where he and his family raise a small herd of Santa Gertrudis cattle.
