SDA MarCom Committee

The SDA Marketing and Communications (MarCom) Committee's responsibility is to maintain and protect the SDA brand globally, to create resources/tools to support the brand in a positive manner, and to manage the national social media platforms, aligning all media to the goals of the SDA organization.

For the third year, the MarCom team is led by co-chairs Fran Carrillo and Liz Harris. Joining the dynamic duo are Kim Celenza, Mary Jacobs, Stephanie Kirschner, Penny Nelson, Chelsea Sloan, and Marie Tomala. Before this, the committee was dormant for a few years. 

This team has a blast together and frequently goes beyond their prescribed duties to bring more fun, more joy, and more celebration to SDA membership. Who can forget the apres-2021-virtual-EDSymposium cocktail party with Fran as cocktail maestro and Liz thousands of miles away as her punch puppet? Or those Quick-in-30 sessions aimed at giving members big impact tips in a short session? Or most recently the SDA Holiday Social dedicated to loving on the nice and naughty members alike. 

Alongside the shenanigans, the MarCom team is dedicated to getting stuff done in an atmosphere of continuous improvement. Each member is encouraged to grow and develop new skills in a supportive environment. 

“I love our team. The biggest limiter to what we can accomplish is people power.  We are always on the lookout for new team members who are open to sharing their time and creativity,” says Fran. “Desire is more important than skill. Our team is more than willing to train interested members in the tools we use to write, design, and share our content.”

Notes Liz, “this is a committee where you can have a blast, earn national experience, and build your portfolio of skills. It’s truly a win-win. If a member is looking to make themselves recession resistant, learning the skills we use, can directly increase your value to the firm.”

SDA members interested in helping out the MarCom team are invited to reach out to co-chair Fran Carrillo at fran@mwsteele.com or Liz Harris at eharris@kevinharrisarchitect.com.