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Trae Turner Creative Communications
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Trae Turner
TTCC Owner & Creative Director
TTCC is supported by a network of talented contractors and colleagues who have worked together for many years.
Gregg Early
Editor
Graphic Designer
Whitney Meyerhoeffer
Copy Editor, Online Production
Barbara Eye
Copy Editor
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Trae R. Turner is the creative director of TTCC with more than 20 years’ experience in communications, multimedia development, public relations and editorial planning.
She is a mission-oriented leader with proven success in project management, strategic thinking and problem solving.
Her proven track record of taking new ideas from concept to completion is coupled with a tendency to thrive in dynamic environments while remaining pragmatic and focused.
Dorothy Wagener, (left) NACUBO Executive Editor, and Trae Turner (right) attend the National Press Club luncheon in Washington, DC.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director of Development and Corporate Communications
Director of Design and Production
KCI Communications, Falls Church, Va. (www.kciinvesting.com)
Served as director for $12-million publishing company including domestic and international investing, lifestyle and specialty food divisions.
Full responsibility for all aspects of multimedia product development from concept to marketplace including budgeting, scheduling and managing office operations. Led creative teams of editors, designers and marketers as well as technical teams of service providers, contractors and vendors. Created and directed strategies to build alliances for partnerships, public relations and promotional opportunities. Initiated and developed proposals, contracts and accountability reports for senior management.
Key Achievements
Director of Communications
American Institute of Architecture Students, Washington, DC
Full responsibility for all editorial, technical and promotional materials for national association
Assistant Director of Communications
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Washington, DC
Produced editorial and technical materials for national association
Press Assistant
Office of U.S. Representative Wes Watkins (D-Ok), Washington, DC
Wrote and managed press distribution
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE
Events and Publicity Coordinator, Webmaster
Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Sacred Arts Festival, a month of visual, performance and educational events
Events and Publicity Coordinator, Newsletter Editor, Curator
Del Ray Artisans, a nonprofit arts organization in Alexandria, Va. (www.thedelrayartisans.org)
Published Poet, Professional and Community Workshops and Readings
Visions International, Washington DC; Live Wire Press, Charlottesville, Va.; Playhouse Poets, Harrisonburg, Va.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Association Media and Publishing http://associationmediaandpublishing.org/
The nonprofit professional society serving association and society publications and their staffs
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Communications
Concentration in political science and international relations
William Woods University, Fulton, Mo.
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