TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) announced the hiring of Trae Green as its director of communications and marketing effective Sept. 18, 2017. In his role, Green coordinates all communications and marketing objectives provided by the Association.
“I am pleased to have found someone with Trae’s experience and educational background to add to and complement the Association’s professional staff,” KGFA president & CEO Tom Tunnell said. “Communications and marketing responsibilities are critical in serving our membership and I know Trae’s skills will serve us well.”
Green will oversee the maintenance and production of Association websites, print and digital promotional materials, social media, annual reports and online advertising, while also administering the Scholarship Program.
“I am incredibly excited to begin this chapter in my career,” Green said. “The opportunity to work in Kansas, while showing and telling the rural-life stories of people in my home state is something I have always dreamed about.”
Green arrives at KGFA after completing a summer-stint as the communications intern at Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., where he assisted in all facets of communications and branding regarding KEC and its member cooperatives. A 2017 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Green spent three years as Kansas football’s third communications contact, fielding media inquiries and playing a large role in the publicity and branding initiatives of the team.
— Kansas Grain and Feed Association
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