Claire Costilow

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Claire Costilow

Communication Specialist

claire.costilow@sidebysidekids.org


Claire is a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in public relations and a minor in Spanish language. She was raised in Austin, where she discovered her love for the lake, music, communications, and children's ministry.


In 2017, Claire left longhorn country for sooner nation. During her time at OU, she was involved in many organizations across campus, studied abroad twice, and held several internships in PR and marketing. She was able to continue working in children’s ministry as a camp counselor at Pine Cove, a Sunday school teacher at Life.Church Norman, and as the Children’s Ministry Intern at Austin Christian Fellowship. In her classes, Claire was able to execute PR campaigns for various nonprofits in Oklahoma. After graduation, Claire moved back to Austin and started her career at Dell Technologies.


Claire is thrilled to be part of the Side by Side Kids team as the Communications Specialist!