# Christine Turner

> Christine Turner is CEO and partner of ChappellRoberts, a Tampa branding and advertising agency she joined in 1998. Her career spans account services, strategy, new business and agency operations; she became president in 2021 and CEO in 2023. A University of South Florida alumna, she has also served in Tampa civic organizations and was appointed to the USF Foundation Board of Directors in 2025.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer / Partner at ChappellRoberts
- **Organizations:** ChappellRoberts, USF Foundation, USF Alumni Association, USF Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications, Tampa Downtown Partnership, Tampa Bay Chamber, Leadership Tampa Alumni, PRSA Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts, Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, University of South Florida, Executive Education in Digital Marketing Strategies, Northwestern University
- **Known for:** Became ChappellRoberts’ first executive vice president., Promoted to president in 2021 and CEO in 2023 as part of the agency’s succession., Named team member on the 2015 WebAward-winning DTCC digital annual report.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Graduated from the University of South Florida.
- **1998** — Joined ChappellRoberts; subsequent roles included vice president of account services.
- **2007** — Leadership Tampa involvement dates to this year, according to the Chamber’s 2022 annual report.
- **2015** — Credited as principal account executive on the DTCC digital annual report team recognized by the WebAward competition.
- **2018** — Became ChappellRoberts’ first executive vice president; the February 2021 announcement describes this appointment as nearly three years earlier.
- **2021** — Named president of ChappellRoberts in February.
- **2023** — Became CEO and partner of ChappellRoberts.
- **2025** — Appointed to the USF Foundation Board of Directors; listed as chair of the EDC Marketing and Communications Committee for FY2025.
- **2026** — Publicly marked the conclusion of her USF Alumni Association board term in April.

## Achievements

- Became ChappellRoberts’ first executive vice president.
- Promoted to president in 2021 and CEO in 2023 as part of the agency’s succession.
- Named team member on the 2015 WebAward-winning DTCC digital annual report.
- Served as chair of the USF Alumni Association Board of Directors.
- Appointed to the USF Foundation Board of Directors in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Marked her last meeting of her USF Alumni Association board term in a public LinkedIn post.
- **2025-06** — USF announced her appointment to the Foundation Board of Directors on June 13.
- **2025-01** — Listed as chair of the Tampa Bay EDC Marketing and Communications Committee in its FY2025 committee document.
- **2024-08** — Discussed leadership, personal preferences and agency ambitions in a ten-question interview with an intern.

## Links

- Website: https://chappellroberts.com/about/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemturner
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/christyoturner

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Last updated: 2026-10-06