Robert Dittmer

Bob currently serves as the Deputy Commissioner for Tax Administration for the Indiana Department of Revenue. Prior to that he was the Director of Public Relations for the department for four years. Bob has more than 44 years experience in management, public relations, marketing and higher education. He has served as the Director of Media Relations for both an American government organization with responsibilities for all of Europe, as well as for NATO with responsibilities for public information management worldwide. Bob has more than 25 years experience in public relations and advertising agencies working for a wide variety of clients in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer sectors. Bob earned a B.A. from John Carroll University and an M.A. in Communication from Marshall University, and Accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). He was the 1998 President of the Hoosier PRSA Chapter, and served as Chair of PRSA’s national Association Section and as Chair of PRSA’s East Central District. He is currently on the board of the PRSA Government and Public Affairs Section and is a recipient of PRSA’s Lloyd B. Dennis Award for service in public sector public relations. Bob was elected to membership in the Indianapolis Public Relations Society in 1998.