Kristin Marcum is president of Elizabeth Christian Public Relations (ECPR) and a firm shareholder. Marcum works with a diverse roster of clients, including St. David’s HealthCare—one of the state’s leading healthcare systems—and Texas Mutual Insurance Company—the state’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance, among others. In 2017, she led the communication campaign to bring Major League Soccer to Austin. Marcum joined Elizabeth Christian Public Relations in 1999, worked for the firm for three years, and rejoined ECPR in 2003. A graduate of Texas State University, Marcum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication with a public relations major and political science minor. She completed specialized training in crisis communications at Harvard University. Marcum is a graduate of Leadership Austin, a former Austin Area Research Organization (AARO) McBee Fellow, an AARO member and a 2016 AU40 finalist. Marcum serves the following organizations as a member of the board of directors and executive committee: the Austin Chamber of Commerce, Ballet Austin and United Way for Greater Austin. She is also a member of the Austin Ed Fund board of directors in support of Austin ISD. In 2018, the Austin Chamber of Commerce named Marcum a “Volunteer of the Year,” and in 2019, she was named a finalist in the Austin Business Journal’s “Profiles in Power” awards.