Brandy Upright-Truex, President, Upright Marketing Solutions, Boca Raton, FL

Brandy Upright-Truex, President of Upright Marketing Solutions, has 16 years of marketing, public relations and event planning experience. Her career has been built primarily in Palm Beach County where she has worked for the City of West Palm Beach, the Northern Palm Beaches Chamber of Commerce as Director of ArtiGras Fine Arts Festival, Sun-Sentinel as the Palm Beach County Marketing Manager, and most recently as the Director of Marketing and Membership for the American Orchid Society. Truex is very involved in the community, serving as Chairperson for the Boca Blessings in a Backpack program and SunFest Youth Area. She also served on several boards over the last five years including FFEA, Leadership Palm Beach County and Palm Beach County Cultural Council. Overall, Truex's breadth of experience in marketing, public relations, branding, event marketing and sponsorship promotions and sales has assisted nonprofit and for-profits companies in growing their audience and revenues.