Teresa Valerio Parrot
Dr. Teresa Valerio Parrot, APR, is principal and founder of TVP Communications, where she works at the intersection of leadership and communications. Teresa is known for honesty juxtaposed with optimism, and she helps higher education executives truthfully share excellence and genuinely own mistakes through their communications and actions.
She is co-host of the Trusted Voices Podcast, co-editor of Call to Action for Inside Higher Ed, has numerous bylines with national and higher education media, and is a frequent keynote speaker.
CASE awarded Teresa the Crystal Apple Award for Teaching Excellence and she serves as a CASE Laureate. She was named a Top Woman in PR by PR News, and she and her team were honored by PR Daily in 2024 for Media Strategy of the Year and in 2025 for Executive Communications, External/Internal Communications Campaign, and Education Campaigns of the Year.
She is currently under contract with Harvard Education Press and Cambridge University Press. Teresa serves on the boards of the PRSA Foundation and the Denver-area Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. She earned a doctorate from Southern Methodist University, MPA and BA from the University of Colorado, and holds accreditation in public relations from the Public Relations Society of America.