Previously, Cecil was president of CGPR Media Strategy, handling public relations as well as government and community affairs for networks, studios and production companies. She traveled the globe working on-set and side-by side with Hollywood’s leading producers, directors, and actors on films including Air Force One, A Thousand Acres, Return to Paradise, End of Days, and Dogma, among others.

Before going out on her own, Cecil was director of entertainment publicity, West Coast, for Turner Network Television (TNT), based in Los Angeles. She began her tenure with Turner Entertainment Group in New York as manager of East Coast public relations and was part of the team that launched Turner Classic Movies. She started her career in public relations in the television department of Rogers & Cowan Public Relations, Inc., and as an intern with The Honorable Senator John McCain in Phoenix, Arizona.

A speaker and author, Cecil has been inspiring audiences for over a decade. She is the author of One Sunday, Dancing For The Devil (with Anny Donewald), and the  non-fiction work, Goodness, Gridiron & Grace: A Modern Day Girl’s Game Plan For A Godly Life. Her first novel, Emily’s Reasons Why Not was named one of US Magazine’s Summer Hot Book Picks and was adapted into a single camera comedy for ABC starring Heather Graham. Cecil served as a producer on the show. She and her daughter, Charli created the children’s book, Charli & Wilbur, A Dancing Dogs Dream to inspire young people everywhere to follow their passions. Carrie also contributed as an author to The New York Times Editor Richard Sandomir’s book, The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything.