Who We Are:

Glass House Communications (GHC) opened its doors in 2007 in Northern California as the premier boutique agency, known for designing and implementing high-level local, regional, and national public relations campaigns.  In 2015, GHC expanded its services to project management, supporting the faith community in affordable housing development and infrastructure expansion.

GHC's clients are public agencies, CBOs, small businesses, and corporations.

WHAT WE DO:

Public & Media Relations (Local, Regional & National)

Project Management (Housing, Infrastructure & Transportation)

Public Affairs & Crisis Communications

Brand Marketing & Event Design/Planning 

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS

Board Member, COMTO Northern California Chapter | Co-Chair Small Business Committee

Board Member, Community Housing Development Corporation

Board Member, Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Board

Board Member, Richmond Chamber of Commerce | Chair, Government Relations Committee

ABOUT Dr. y’anad burrell

Dr. Y’Anad Burrell, Glass House Communication’s (GHC) CEO/Founder, is a San Francisco native with more than twenty years of experience in public relations, project management, public affairs, media relations, and strategic communications. Y’Anad has managed local, regional, and national campaigns in several areas, including health equity, fashion, entertainment, and the arts.

Y’Anad’s longstanding reputation as a trusted messenger with many CBOs extends across several Bay Area counties. Y’Anad has worked with these organizations and communities around board governance, community engagement, outreach and strategic communications messaging.

Y’Anad is also the Founder and Creative Director of Fashion On The Square (FOTS), one of the largest and longest-running charity fashion shows on the West Coast.  An event that started outdoors on Union Square in San Francisco in 2004 has grown from showcasing emerging designers to featuring internationally known couture designers, including Marshawn Lynch, Laurence Bass, Michael Costello, Colleen Quen, Joseph Domingo, and B Michael, just to name a few. For more information on FOTS visit www.fashiononthesquare.com.

Y’Anad has been a freelance journalist with the Post News Group since 2018 and was formerly a journalist with the Huffington Post Black Voices.