Jill Witecki is the Vice President, Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Tampa Theatre, a 1,200-seat historic movie palace in downtown Tampa. Jill is primarily responsible for generating awareness for the nonprofit Theatre’s 700+ show times a year and cultivating civic partnerships and relationships that fulfill the historic movie palace’s mission to build community through extraordinary entertainment in an iconic landmark.

A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Jill earned bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Theater in 1999. She began her career as a staff writer for the Tampa Tribune, covering community events and feature stories, and writing a weekly humor/lifestyle column called The Quarterlifer. Prior to joining the Tampa Theatre executive team in October 2012, Jill spent nine years in Public Relations for Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, where she managed media relations and crisis communications for the theme park.

She and her husband, Mark, live in Riverview, where they tag team to raise two young daughters, a pit bull, and two cats.