# Erin LaCombe

> Erin LaCombe is the President, CEO and Founder of CV Strategies, a strategic communications and public engagement firm she founded in 2007 after a career in broadcast news. An Emmy Award-winning journalist and USC graduate, she works with public agencies and other organizations across the western United States and helped establish the Coachella Valley PIO Task Force. She is based in Park City, Utah, and is listed as a KPCW board member.

- **Role:** President, CEO & Founder at CV Strategies, Inc.
- **Organizations:** CV Strategies, Inc., Coachella Valley PIO Task Force, KPCW, Library Foundation of Los Angeles, The California Club, FIND Food Bank, Jim Murray Memorial Foundation, Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, University of Southern California
- **Known for:** Founded CV Strategies in 2007., Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy for Best Newscast in June 2003 and June 2004, as listed in a public-agency proposal biography., Professional biography lists a January 2006 Communicator Award for Breaking News and March 2006 Bill Stout Memorial Award of Excellence and Best Spot News Coverage awards.

## Career timeline

- **High school; exact year not verified** — Worked at KROQ radio; later described the job while speaking to a university leadership class.
- **1991-1995** — Attended the University of Southern California; public proposal biographies identify a BA in Broadcast Journalism.
- **Before 2007; exact dates not verified** — Worked in Southern California radio and television, including KFWB, KTTV-Fox and Coachella Valley television newsroom leadership.
- **2003** — Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy for Best Newscast, listed in her professional biography.
- **2004** — Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy for Best Newscast, listed in her professional biography.
- **2007** — Founded CV Strategies.
- **2024** — Named to the expanded Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation board in its July newsletter.
- **2025** — Facilitated communications work at CALAFCO’s March planning retreat; joined the Library Foundation of Los Angeles board; CV Strategies founded the Coachella Valley PIO Task Force.
- **2026** — The Coachella Valley PIO Task Force was profiled in a May 1 news feature; KPCW lists LaCombe as a board member.

## Achievements

- Founded CV Strategies in 2007.
- Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy for Best Newscast in June 2003 and June 2004, as listed in a public-agency proposal biography.
- Professional biography lists a January 2006 Communicator Award for Breaking News and March 2006 Bill Stout Memorial Award of Excellence and Best Spot News Coverage awards.
- Helped establish the Coachella Valley PIO Task Force, organized in 2025.
- Led the 19-agency iEfficient conservation campaign, according to her public proposal biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — A May 1 Coachella Valley Independent feature examined the PIO Task Force she helped initiate and reported plans for newsroom visits and media resources.
- **2025-11** — Her reflection on CALAFCO’s March 2025 communications workshop appeared in a November Alameda LAFCO agenda packet.
- **2025-03** — Presented the draft fifth-edition Rowland Water District strategic plan at its March 25 special board meeting.

## Links

- Website: https://cvstrat.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-lacombe-7a723a219

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