Julie Ferris-Tillman

Julie Ferris-Tillman has more than 20 years of experience in professional communication and marketing spanning integrated campaigns, public relations strategies, marketing and lead gen and new business development. As a vice president at IDPR, Julie is helping lead agency teams deliver great results across multiple categories, including tech, government and financial services. A Jill of all trades, there are a few Julie’s mastered. She’s been a life-long public speaker, from her days in national forensics competitions to her role as on-air broadcast talent and live host to her stage time in improv comedy and sketch performances. She parlays that talent into her client programs as well, building great interviews, video content and roundtable and panel discussions for subject matter experts.

Her public relations experience spans consumer and business-to-business work and she’s helped clients like Can-Am, Evinrude, InSinkErator, Generac, Panduit, Whirlpool, LiuGong North America, Church Mutual, Corteva Agriscience, Kent Nutrition Group, ArcBest, USDA check-off campaigns like The Paper and Packaging Board and The Popcorn Board and other government entities from the City of Milwaukee to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. She’s earned placements for clients with outlets such as Real Simple, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, CNBC, Fox Business and more. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Eastern Illinois University where she also earned a master’s in rhetoric.