(Seguin) — There’s no lack of great promotion coming out from the city of Seguin.
Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen says the city’s Public Information Office has been recognized with three prestigious awards at the 2026 Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) Conference, held recently in Austin.
The Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers is a statewide professional
organization dedicated to advancing excellence in government communications. Each year, the organization recognizes outstanding municipal communication projects through its annual TAMI Awards program.
Competing against 711 entries submitted by government communicators from across Texas, Seguin earned a coveted TAMI Award, an Award of Excellence, and an Award of Honor for outstanding video production and public communication efforts.
Dodgen says the city is proud of the entire team led by Jennifer Sourdellia, the city’s public information officer.
“I am really, really proud of them. They’ve worked really hard. Jennifer, when she came in, envisioned the program being larger, telling the city’s story, and we knew that we needed to do that, that we needed to talk about the good things that were happening and get those out in front of people and tell people from all levels what was happening and how good we really are and what all we deserve. So her winning three awards says that on all levels she’s hit that, which I think in this day and age is really hard to do because we have so much and so many things out there,” said Dodgen.
The city’s Multimedia Production Coordinator Daniel Shogren received the organization’s highest honor, the TAMI Award, for his “Halloween on College Street” video in the PSA Marketing category for cities with populations under 75,000.
The TAMI Awards recognize the best municipal communication projects in Texas and represent the highest level of achievement in the profession.
Shogren also earned an Award of Excellence for his “Talking Trash” video in the PSA
Educational category for cities with populations under 50,000. City officials say the video was designed to educate residents about changes to the city’s solid waste collection program and provide important information regarding trash and bulk services.
In addition, Shogren received an Award of Honor in the Best Use of Vertical Videos category for cities with populations under 75,000 for a series of videos produced on behalf of the Seguin Public Library and the Seguin Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Dodgen says it’s obvious by all the awards that adding Shogren to the team was one of the best decisions for the city.
“She (Jennifer Sourdellia) built this to where now we have Daniel, who is this extraordinary videographer and puts things together well to tell that story because I think people are looking at things to consistently see. They follow. You know, it’s not like the old days where I might look at something once and move away or see something and write it down and go do that. We want to follow that through. And so I think that’s a whole new mindset and we’re looking at different ages and generations and trying to capture all those,” said Dodgen.
Officials say the city’s Public Information Office is responsible for informing and engaging residents through strategic communications, media relations, digital content, video production, emergency communications and public outreach initiatives.
Dodgen says while they leave the creative content up to the PIOs, the entire leadership should also be applauded for its vision to enhance how others see, receive and respect the city.
“I’m just really proud of that department and I’m proud of the city team and I’m proud of Steve Parker for allowing that and us as council seeing that we need to do those sorts of things and putting money there. It’s a really good thing,” said Dodgen.
Seguin Public Library, Seguin Police and SEDC/Main Street team members also joined the awards program for their close collaboration with the PIO office in the creation of videos and other marketing efforts.