Mark Raper

Current

• Chairman & CEO at CRT/tanaka

Past

• Chairman & CEO at Carter Ryley Thomas
• Managing Partner at Earle Palmer Brown
• Manager - Corporate Communications and Marketing at Figgie International

• Director of Marketing and PR at Sentara Healthcare

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Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Baylor University
• University of Richmond

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Connections

56 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Mark Raper’s Summary

Achieve Greatness through goodness and genius.

Apply Shared Values of CRT/tanaka to my life and work.

Be a better dad, husband and mentor.

Mark Raper’s Experience

• Chairman & CEO

  CRT/tanaka

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2005 — Present (3 years)

• Chairman & CEO

  Carter Ryley Thomas

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1996 — 2005 (9 years)

• Managing Partner

  Earle Palmer Brown

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1988 — 1996 (8 years)

• Manager - Corporate Communications and Marketing

  Figgie International

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  1986 — 1988 (2 years)

• Director of Marketing and PR

  Sentara Healthcare

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  1981 — 1984 (3 years)

Mark Raper’s Education

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  1980 — 1981

• Baylor University

  Allied Health - USArmy 1976 — 1977

• University of Richmond

  1972 — 1975

Additional Information

Mark Raper’s Groups:

Lumin Collaborative - First think tank within PR/marketing industry (founder and chairman)
Past Chairman -- Richmond Arts Council
Advisory Board -- VCA School of Mass Communications
Board member -- Coalition for a Greater Richmond
Founding committee member -- Council of PR Firms

•    Friends of CRT/tanaka

Mark Raper’s Honors:

Soldier of the Year (US Army medical batallion)
Entrepreneur of the Year - Virginia and national finalist (Ernst & Young award)
"Best Agency to Work For in America" within PR industry (HolmesReport)
Jefferson Award - VA PRSA award for lifetime achievement
VA Communications Hall of Fame

Mark Raper’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities