2021 Rising Stars: Jillian Richardson
Marketing and Communication Manager, Engineered Materials, Celanese Corp.
Jillian Richardson previously worked as the fundraising development manager for the education nonprofit City Year, where Celanese Corp. was a key donor bringing the organization to Dallas. The more the two groups partnered to help the community, Richardson said, the more she learned about the materials firm and found deeper interest in the plastics industry. When the opportunity to join the philanthropy team at Celanese presented itself, I knew it was the right move for me to learn from the inside as the Celanese Foundation communication specialist, Richardson said. After years of collaboration in the philanthropic space, I made the move to the commercial sales team for an unbelievable, firsthand experience in Plastics 101, which enhanced my competencies to transition into my current role as marketing and communications manager for North America.