CARMEL, IN - Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam today announced that Rebecca Carl will serve as director, marketing & community relations for the City of Carmel, beginning January 23. She has served as interim director since January 8.

“Rebecca has provided critical expertise as a member of my transition team and we are fortunate to have someone of her caliber join our executive team,” Finkam said. “She has led large complex marketing and communications teams in diverse industries and understands the importance of being inclusive, transparent and strategic, all of which our future success will require.”

Carl has more than twenty-five years of marketing and communications experience in higher education and healthcare. She is currently an adjunct instructor at Butler University in the Andre B. Lacy School of Business, teaching international marketing. Carl received her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Butler University.

“Being tasked with executing a dynamic vision for the City of Carmel is one of the great honors of my professional career,” Carl said. “Mayor Finkam has tasked our team with developing a robust approach to creating community engagement and telling the Carmel story across our city and around the world.”

Marketing & Community Relations was previously called Community Relations and Economic Development.