MEET TERRY MILLER, ROTARY CLUB OF ELK RAPIDS
Born in Detroit and traveling to the Philippines by boat (!) when quite young, then growing up more in Elk Rapids, Michigan, Terry Miller has quite a diverse background. He was a Liberal Arts major at Michigan State University, all the while fending off comments like What are you going to do with that? It turns out, Terry has accomplished much. He worked a while in electronics in the Air Force, followed by a career in technical writing near Boston. During that time, Terry taught himself HTML (a Web programming language) back when it was the only tool available to create websites. While still working in business, he transitioned to Marketing and Marketing Communications (MarCom) as a second career.
Terry retired in 2005, then he and his wife moved back to Elk Rapids, where he joined the Rotary Club of Elk Rapids back when ClubRunner was new. He helped the Elk Rapids club learn how to use email while also significantly upgrading the club website. At the same time, Terry helped found the Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall Association (HERTHA), served on its board, and worked in Fundraising and Marketing/MarCom. In 2014, Terry moved to the Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS), serving on the board and specializing in Marketing/MarCom.
Late last year, Terry left ACTS and now is Public Image Chair for Rotary International District 6290. He looks forward to yet again combining his technical and liberal arts talents to help all district clubs maintain and improve how the public perceives them.