Buchanan resident and United Federal Credit Union Employee Marta Elliot recently became a new executive committee member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Financial Communications Section.

Elliot previously worked at American Electric Power’s D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant as senior communications consultant for eight years.

Before that, she was the owner and principal of Elliott Marketing & Communications Strategies for 10 years. She started her career as a news anchor and reporter for WNDU-TV, where she worked for 10 years.

Elliott received a bachelor’s degree in communications and broadcast journalism from Indiana University.

The Financial Communications Section is comprised of communicators representing banks, credit unions, financial education, governmental agencies, industry associations, insurance, investor relations, PR agencies, wealth and investment management and more. The section supports its members in their efforts to increase their public relations and management skills through educational programming, in-person and virtual networking opportunities, newsletters and online communities. Learn more by visiting PRSA.org/Network/Communities/FinancialCommunications.