Brian Hess Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co

Washington, Dc

Managed domestic programs for international healthcare association representing over 140 academic health centers in the US and abroad.Developed program content for 3 to 4 national meetings per year, including the association’s annual meeting, geared towards academic health center presidents, CEOs and senior leaders. Worked with program committees to select meeting themes, session topics, format and presenters. Created the association’s first online events program, engaging hundreds of previously unreached members and stakeholders, featuring thought leaders and policy makers addressing issues important to the academic health center community. Helped developed the association’s first social media program, implementing internal and external social media policies and procedures, identifying issues and influencers to follow and share, and promoting the association’s programs and initiatives to a much broader audience.Successfully executed Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant funded social determinants of health initiative, including a social media campaign and online launch event, resulting in over 150 webinar attendees and 1600 initiative report downloads. Met budget, reporting and meeting attendance targets. Managed consultants, steering committee, report publication and website redesign.Led two cross-departmental teams managing all internal aspects of meetings and online programs. Facilitated consensus across departments, created shared program timelines, implemented association-wide policies and procedures, developed print and electronic promotional material.Managed four executive leadership groups of senior academic health center leaders in research, finance/administration, compliance and legal counsel. Led meetings and conference calls, managed leadership transition, compiled data for member queries, created welcome/orientation materials.

Arlington, Va

Managed $639,000 clinical continuing education program with over 600 participants annually. Coordinated marketing activities, web content, course materials and faculty training. Collaborated with members and staff to develop educational content and create new offerings.

Arlington, Va

Managed networking program for eight function-specific “networks” of R&D professionals. Collaborated with network members to identify topics, recruit speakers, and create forums to share knowledge and best-practices, holding up to 16 meetings programs per year.Increased overall network membership by 25 percent annually and received consistently positive program survey feedback. Selected meeting facilities, negotiated hotel contracts and managed on-site logistics.Created promotional materials, managed web content, monitored and administered listservs.

Washington, Dc

Coordinated speakers, programming, marketing, registration and on-site logistics for two annual national conferences, four annual committee meetings, and five continuing education courses.Managed web content, membership database, e-newsletter, dues billing and publications orders. Provided support for certification program, trade litigation and global industry summits.

M.A., Anthropology

Medical Anthropology Concentration. Completed Field School in Healthcare and Research Methods, January 2009, Mondaña, Ecuador. Training.

B.A., Anthropology

Voting Member, University of Colorado Student Union, Cultural Events Board.

Development Studies

Semester Abroad.