Karla Swinton is an accomplished marketing communications and brand strategy leader with extensive experience in developing and executing integrated marketing strategies and brand advertising campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. She studied at Northwestern University for her Master of Science (M.S.) and Hampton University for her Bachelor of Science (B.S.). Swinton has held diverse management positions in her career, including Director of State and Local Brand Integration at AARP, Channel Integrator, Sr. Advisor at AARP, Account Director at Havas Media, Director of Consumer Channel Marketing at Choice Hotels International, and more. With excellent leadership skills, Swinton has guided advertising and media agencies in creative production and media planning against strategic marketing objectives. Her expertise includes marketing communications, brand strategy, advertising campaign strategy, media planning, partnership marketing, and digital marketing.