Kara Turtinen has joined Minneapolis-based public relations agency Maccabee as its new Account Executive. Turtinen comes to Maccabee after three years serving life sciences clients as a PR Account Executive at Chicago’s Chempetitive Group, an integrated marketing communications firm working with biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Previously, Turtinen led website content and graphic creation for Midwest Research University network and the Wisconsin Idea Project, and served as an author and editor for Green America’s publications out of Washington, D.C. She holds a bachelor of science in life sciences communication from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.