Nashville — The Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA), the only professional association representing pharmacists in all practice areas across the state, today announced the hire of Jillian Peyton as Marketing and Communications Associate to better support the association’s growth, expanded grant communications and member news.

Peyton is a marketing and communications professional adept at crafting and executing strategic communications plans to cultivate meaningful connections among organizations, stakeholders and the public. In her new role on the TPA team, she will work to amplify the association’s engagement opportunities, advocacy efforts and overall mission across Tennessee.

Prior to joining TPA, Peyton completed internships with FedEx Ground, MVB Financial Corp. and Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. Her responsibilities within these roles included writing and distributing internal materials, optimizing social media strategy and creating content for fundraising opportunities. Peyton also served as a public relations specialist at Martin Hall Agency where she gained experience developing communications toolkits and planning networking events.

Peyton is a recent graduate of West Virginia University (WVU)’s Reed College of Media, with a Bachelor of Science in advertising and public relations. During her time at WVU, she served as the PR, community and media relations director for the WVU Campus Food Garden in Morgantown, West Virginia.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jillian to our team of talented professionals,” said Anthony Pudlo, TPA’s Executive Director. “She is a proven leader with the ability to champion campaigns by engaging large, diverse audiences, and her expertise will help advance our mission of serving pharmacists across the state of Tennessee.”