October 26, 2009 – Gary Gillum, president of Gr8Marcomm, has been elected to the board of directors of The Land Trust of Danbury.  Gr8Marcomm is a privately-owned, Newtown-based, marketing communications management and consulting firm.

“Gary has been volunteering publicity services to The Land Trust since May of this year and has been a great asset to our organization”, said Bill Montgomery, president.  “As a member of our board of directors, I am confident that Gary will become an even greater asset to the board, land trust and conservation going forward.”

Gillum, 59, formed Gr8Marcomm earlier this year to offer the experience, insight and counsel of dedicated marketing communications mananagement to companies that can’t or don’t want to add the function to staff.  Previously he was a marketing communications executive at Praxair in Danbury.  He was educated at Herron School of Art of Indiana University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1972.  He and his wife, Janine, have two grown sons and reside in Newtown.