Erik Halvorson

Erik Halvorson leads Encore Communications, LLC, and acquired ownership of Encore Multimedia and EDSuite in April 2022.

Erik has proven success in building and leading new organizations and is a creative business leader with an entrepreneurial mindset. He also provides a unique combination of crisis management, marketing and media relations expertise. His leadership roles include Communication Consulting Practice Leader at Lockton Dunning Benefits (Dallas), Communications Director for Hostess Brands, Inc. (Irving, Texas) and Regional Director of Communication for the U.S. Coast Guard (Boston). He has also taught a Crisis Management course as an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

During his military service, Erik was responsible for all Coast Guard communications programs in the northeast United States and was the Public Information Officer, government spokesperson and Director of the Joint Information Center for the Deepwater Horizon (BP Gulf Oil Spill) Response.

Erik holds an M.A. in communication from the University of Maryland and served as an active duty commissioned officer for nine years with the U.S. Coast Guard.