{"id":406,"date":"2024-01-10T17:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T17:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiadallas.org\/columns\/?post_type=contributor&#038;p=406"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:44:28","slug":"katie-hitt","status":"publish","type":"contributor","link":"https:\/\/www.aiadallas.org\/columns\/contributor\/katie-hitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Hitt Deaton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Katie Hitt Deaton, Assoc. AIA, serves as the Social Media &amp; Trade Advertising Specialist at Acme Brick Company&#8217;s Fort Worth headquarters, where she develops and implements innovative strategies to increase brand visibility, foster engagement, and drive conversions across Acme&#8217;s extensive network of sales and distributor locations throughout North America. Previously, Katie was the Managing Director at the Dallas Architecture and Design Exchange (AD EX) and served as Managing Editor of AIA Dallas&#8217; Columns magazine. 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