Charla Batey
A Colorado native living in Southern California for more than 20 years, Charla is a trained print journalist (Bachelor of Arts, Literary Journalism from UCI) with an MBA in Marketing. Her passion for communications, creativity and community guides her professional and personal life activities. Currently, she is Communications Specialist for Cox Communications. She is responsible for external communications and public relations in Orange County, Palos Verdes and Santa Barbara. As a volunteer, Charla is first Black President of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Orange County chapter where she has served on the board of directors for five years and Director of Communications for the UCI Black Alumni Chapter, which is also a board of directors position. In her downtime she likes to dance, practice pilates, walk and listen to music outside, do home improvement projects, read mainly nonfiction books, and hang out with her family and friends. She considers herself a pro power napper as well. Charla resides in Irvine with her husband Robert, stepson Robbie, and daughter Harper.
Lions And Tigers And Brutal Periods, Oh Why?
Ladies - you know where I’m going with this. Men - sit back, get your drink of choice, shut up, and learn a thing or two about the struggle that is womanhood and brutal...
5 Family-Friendly Ways To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 through October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. According to The Library of Congress, “this observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President...
Why I Don’t Tell My Daughter To Smile More In Photos
How often as parents do we hold up a camera to our children and say “smile?” Fairly often I bet. kind of an automatic reaction engrained in us from an early age. I remember...
Favorite Black History Month Books for Children and Families
I’m a big proponent of #RaiseAReader and I also want my interracial kids to understand all of our collective history and culture. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month and Black...
The Importance Of Mental Health Awareness Day For Moms
Every single day as a mother should be Mental Health Awareness Day in my book. Motherhood is a hard job with constantly evolving metrics of success, your direct reports constantly changing mood swings, needs,...
Tips For Taking Great Pix On All American Pet Photo Day
Our dog is spoiled. These are facts. She’s not the only dog on the block that is spoiled. CoCo, our 15 month old Beagle is a #CovidPuppy. We (my husband would argue not him)...
The Best Orange County Mother’s Day Brunch Options
Looking for Orange County Mother's Day brunch options to spoil the mother figures in your life? You had me at “Brunch.” Hey ladies, are you watching your partner, family, and friends ponder what to...
#ReadingIsMyXanax: Top Books I’ve Read In The Past Year
Since it's Read Across America Week, I decided to write about my favorite books from this past year and why #ReadingIsMyXanax.
I’ve been an avid reader my entire life. When you are an introverted child...
The Best Christmas Take Out Options In Orange County
Happy Holidays! They look and feel different this year in many ways, but may the love and joy of the season fill you and yours with hope and happiness. Now not to sound like...
10 Best Thanksgiving Take Out Options In Orange County
It’s no secret I don’t enjoy extensive food prep, cooking, or whatever you want to call it. I’m more of a "meal explained easily on packaging" kind of girl, or pre-measured with easy to...
Sarah Would Take All The Time I Complain About Navigating COVID-19
These days living in a pandemic and navigating COVID-19 are full of self-doubt and disappointment with the system that has been sold to us as being so full of opportunity, so equal and fair...
Working From Home During A Pandemic: #MakeItWork
Probably once or twice a week I hear from friends, my parents and colleagues “I
don’t know how you are doing it with Harper running around."
I’m not special or alone by any means. I...