Tina Miller, former general manager of Plum TV on Martha’s Vineyard, has been named director of sales and business partnerships for the Vineyard Gazette.

The appointment was announced this week by publisher Jane Seagrave, who said the role was a new one for the Gazette, which also publishes Martha’s Vineyard Magazine and the Best Read Guide of Martha’s Vineyard. Ms. Miller will report to general manager Joe Pitt, working with the company’s advertising sales staff to develop new ways to help local businesses expand their customer base.

A Vineyard native, Tina was trained as a French chef and has a diverse background in the arts and business as a restaurateur, cookbook author and, for more than four years, as the general manager and sales and marketing director at Plum TV. She has worked with the YMCA for more than six years as a board member and fundraiser, and has helped bring awareness to a new school lunch program as a member of the West Tisbury School advisory council.

“We value Tina’s deep roots on the Vineyard, her creativity and her organizational skills, and look forward to her helping the Gazette develop new opportunities to serve the community better,“ Ms. Seagrave said.

Ms. Miller begins her new job next Tuesday.