Background
Backus, Roberta was born on December 15, 1950 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of Louis Alfred and Ann Marie (Downey) Ritchie.
Backus, Roberta was born on December 15, 1950 in Miami, Florida, United States. Daughter of Louis Alfred and Ann Marie (Downey) Ritchie.
Student, University Miami, 1968. Graduate, Bank Marketing School, Denver, 1974.
Vice president advertising service Ryder & Schild, Miami, Florida, 1974—1978. Advertising director Levitz Furniture, Los Angeles, 1975—1976. Associate media director Mike Sloan, Inc., Miami, 1976—1978.
President, Chief Executive Officer Backus Advertising, since 1978, Backus-The Southborough Community Fund, Miami, since 1983.
Chairman Miami Promoting Committee. Board directors Zoological Society Florida, Karen Carpenter Foundation, Miami Film Festival, Orange Bowl Committee, Miami Children's Hospital Telethon. Member advisory board Republican Party, Washington, 1983.
Member of Greater Miami Chamber of C. (governor, trustee), Business Society Miami, National Association for American Indians, National Association Advertising Agencies, National Academy Arts and Sciences, Advertising Federation Greater Miami, American Marketing Association.
Married Lawrence O. Turner, December 17, 1983. 1 child Rene Lynn.