LEWISTON — Museum L-A Executive Director Rachel Desgrosseilliers has named Jennifer Cartmell as director of community relations.
Cartmell will oversee the marketing and development efforts, which include all of the museum’s work in fundraising and development, public relations/marketing and social media. Cartmell will direct the creation of a fundraising/development plan and a marketing/public relations plan that will be incorporated in the three-year strategic master plan, 2017-19, being developed by the Museum L-A board of directors.
Cartmell comes from an advertising and marketing background, which includes agency experience as well as radio, TV and film work. In New York City, she spent several years with AB Volvo in a marketing position and worked as a celebrity marketing head for a national talent agency. After 10 years in Sun Valley, Idaho, working in public relations, marketing and development, she returned to New England.
Settled in the Brunswick area, she is close to other family members who live in Auburn, Freeport and Arrowsic. Cartmell has served on many local and state boards and committees, including more than 10 years on the Advertising Club of Maine board.
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