A.J. Mistretta serves as vice president of Marketing and Communications for the Partnership. He oversees content, creative development and media relations for the organization. A.J. has worked in marketing and public relations in Houston for more than a decade, representing a number of companies and organizations. Prior to joining the Partnership he served as Director of Communications for Houston First and Visit Houston where he managed media relations and content development. 

Prior to that A.J. served as the associate editor for a Houston-based Fortune 500 company, managing content writers for two business-to-business websites. He also previously served as the online editor and special projects manager for the Austin Business Journal, supervising daily news gathering and working with reporters on extended news packages. 

He has written for newspapers and magazines in Austin, Houston, Dallas and New Orleans.