Meet Kecia

Principal and Chief Strategist

Kecia Carroll (she/her/hers) is the principal and chief strategist at KC Roberg where she partners with organizations doing meaningful work. With more than 20 years of communications and program strategy experience, she helps small and mid-size businesses and nonprofits elevate their brands and achieve their goals.

With a career divided between in-house leadership and consulting roles, she has worked with organizations across a wide range of industries — from startups to Fortune 500 companies, professional service firms and nonprofits — helping them build their businesses and their brands.

Kecia is a champion for work that matters. As a highly regarded leader, she has built and led strategies and programs for brand communications, corporate citizenship, philanthropy and other community initiatives.

Kecia acts as a trusted partner to help ensure the good work her clients do delivers on their brand and is in alignment with their goals.

Kecia has her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota and certificates in Strategic Planning and Technology of Participation Facilitation Methods from The Institute of Cultural Affairs in the USA, and Diversity and Inclusion from the University of Southern Florida.

When she’s not helping clients overcome business and branding challenges, Kecia can often be found on her paddle board, finding energy and wellbeing on the peaceful waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

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Community Leadership

- Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Invest in Incredible (I3) Consultant
- Impact100 SRQ, Member
- Venice Art Center, Board Member
- Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Tampa Diversity & Inclusion Committee, Founding Chair
- Leadership Venice Class of 2022
- Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Seniors in Service, TelePal Volunteer

Speaking Engagements

Developing Donor Relationships: Moving Toward Transformational Philanthropy — Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Engaging Seasonal Donors — CommunityGiving Cooperative
Communications Basics: Balancing Strategy with Smart Execution
Inter-Generational Giving Trends — Stilettos & Sneakers Roundtable
Preparing for a Crisis: Implementing a Communications Plan — Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Building Your Personal Brand — Sarasota Women’s Alliance
Building Your Personal Brand — Gulf Coast Community Foundation
How to Start and Sustain a Corporate Social Responsibility Program — Florida Public Relations Association
The Power of Corporate Social Responsibility: What Every HR Professional Should Know”— HR Tampa
Where Purpose Meets Profit: Creating Breakthrough Communications on a Budget — PRSA Tampa
The Evolving Landscape of Social Responsibility” — Leadership Orlando
Corporate Social Responsibility: Opening New Opportunities for Nonprofits —The Edyth Bush Institute for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership
Community Engagement: How Companies of Any Size Can Make a Difference — Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College Leadership Panel
A Brand New You: How to Brand Yourself and Build Your Career (Click to View Video) — The Helen Gordan Davis Centre for Women
Building a Brand — Young Professionals Network, United Way Suncoast