Cashion native Mark Beutler has been named to the “All Regions Club” of the American Cancer Society. Beutler is director of communications for ACS and handles all internal and external media throughout Oklahoma and north Texas.

The “All Regions Club” consists of high-performing staff members who were nominated by their peers and then selected by a leadership team for achieving significant progress and modeling the organization’s core values and cultural beliefs.

“Mark has a keen eye for content development and has successfully increased the society’s presence on social media in Oklahoma and beyond,” said Jeff Fehlis, executive vice president of the ACS South Region. “The past few months, Mark has taken on additional responsibilities to support a fellow colleague who has been on leave. Mark is an incredible storyteller and leads our marketing and communications team with stories that tell the ACS story with truth, accuracy and compassion.”

Beutler has a far-reaching background in Oklahoma City media and has been employed by the American Cancer Society since 2017.

“Until I began working for the American Cancer Society, I was very much in the dark about the organization’s local footprint,” Beutler said. “Through my work I have attempted to help publicize the amazing work ACS does every day. From life-saving research, a free ride to treatment, or just giving a patient a free wig, ACS is truly a beacon for those who are fighting cancer.”

Throughout his career, Beutler was state Capitol reporter for OETA-TV and was media spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. He has worked as a freelance writer for several local publications and for several years was known as “Mark After Dark,” a local radio personality on KXY-FM.

His philanthropic work includes serving on the board of directors of the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund and chaired the organization’s 2011 “Red Tie Night.”

Beutler has served on the board of Oklahoma City’s City Rep Theatre and is active in the Wilemans Belle Isle Neighborhood Association.

Beutler earned a master’s degree in communications and two bachelor of arts degrees in communications and journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Other honors include a Best Writing Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for a story he wrote on Miss America 1967, Jane Jayroe. He was also awarded Best On-Air Performance from Radio Equity Partners and received a Best Dressed in Oklahoma City award from Journal Record in 2005.