Susan Arp
Susan Arp Communications
Susan Arp has more than 35 years experience in government and community planning, non-profit management and media relations throughout East Tennessee.
She brings expertise in developing and executing public relations strategies, branding campaigns and events, and coordinating media and community relations to her clients, which include Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Carson-Newman College, the East Tennessee Historical Society, B&W Y-12 National Security Complex, Project GRAD Knoxville, Tri-Summit Bank in the Tri-Cities, and the inaugural East Tennessee Quality Growth Conference.
Susan’s experience with non-profit and quasi-public agencies as a planner, fund development officer and chief executive give her real-world experience and know-how. She has served as an Account Executive with The Ingram Group public affairs firm, Administrative and Development Director of Knoxville Opera, Executive Director of United Way of Greater Kingsport, as well as working for 10 years in regional public and non-profit planning positions in Chattanooga.
Susan is SRW & Associates’ “go-to” person for non-profit public and community relations, as well as coordinating branding and profile enhancement. She has developed branding programs for Project GRAD Knoxville, Child & Family Tennessee, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s “Revitalizing Neighborhoods” campaign and the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
Susan has lived throughout middle and east Tennessee, attended Middle Tennessee State University and completed a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. She is an alumna of Leadership Kingsport, Leadership Johnson City, and is a 2008-09 board member for the Rotary Club of Knoxville and new member of the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Chancellor’s Associates. She is married to Bennie Arp and they have two grown sons and two absolutely adorable granddaughters… Not that she’s biased. In her free time, Susan enjoys traveling to fun places, relaxing with friends and family at their Watts Bar lake cabin or exploring the lake on their pontoon boat.