In 2008, Cecilia Russo Turner founded Cecilia Russo Marketing, LLC (CRM) to help businesses and organizations increase their visibility locally, nationally, and globally through reputation management, consultation, and fundraising strategies. Throughout her more than 30 year career, Cecilia has managed and participated in philanthropic activities, raising millions of dollars for nonprofit charities and civic improvements in communities throughout Savannah and the Lowcountry and Southeast region of our state. CRM’s team provided strategic direction, public relations, and major gift solicitation for the most successful campaign ever held by the Veterans Council of Chatham County: the World War II Memorial, ‘A World Apart,’ erected on historic West River Street and dedicated in November 2010. Additionally, Cecilia has enjoyed a successful and strong list of small business and corporate clients while also serving as a fundraising consultant and advisor for organizations such as Tour de Georgia, Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure®, Leadership Southeast Georgia, SAFE Shelter, Inc., American Red Cross of Southeast and Coastal Georgia, Benedictine Military School, Savannah Technical College, and America’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia. Cecilia was the co-founder of Savannah’s Fashion Night Out through Vogue’s Conde Nast in 2013. She was recognized as the Volunteer of the Year by Junior Achievement of Savannah in 2013 and named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Savannah Chamber of Commerce in 2018. She is a 2016 graduate of Leadership Southeast Georgia and a proud alumna of St. Vincent’s Academy and the University of Georgia. Cecilia’s most recent civic volunteer efforts include serving as the 2021-2022 Campaign Chair for the United Way of the Coastal Empire, raising a record-breaking $13.1 million last fiscal year, and impacting more than 206,000 people through UWCE's agencies and programs. She currently holds board positions at the Savannah Technical College Foundation and United Way. Previously, Cecilia actively served on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire, Horizons Savannah, Senior Citizens, Inc., Rotary Club of Savannah, and Kiwanis Club of Skidaway Island. She is married to Bob Turner, and they have five grandchildren.

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