Kara Demirjian Huss

Trustee at Millikin University

Kara began her career in the fashion industry following her degree in 1992 from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In 1994, she became Marketing Manager for several of the Demirjian family corporations. She launched their real estate division in 1997 and continues as President of their portfolio which maintains over $32M in assets. She is Founder and President of DCC Marketing a BEP certified, Women Business Entity, that provides full service marketing, advertising, PR and web services to companies around the world. In 2015, she also became VP and Global Marketing Director of T/CCI Manufacturing, a global leader in compressor technology for the commercial vehicle market with facilities in eleven countries around the world.

She is active regionally as Past President of the Young President’s Organization (YPO) Illinois Chapter and serves as the Membership and Diversity Director for YPO Mid-America Region. She is an executive board member of the EDC / Macon County, Vice President of the Community Foundation of Macon County, and President of Millikin Associates. She also serves on the Decatur Parks Foundation, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Advisory Council for Advancement and is a lifetime member of the President’s Council for the University of Illinois.

Kara and Mark reside in Decatur, IL. Their oldest daughter is at Purdue University in Pre-Dental, their son Jack is a senior in high school, and Caroline (5th) and Steve (4th).

Timeline

  • Trustee

    Current role