Owner and Principal of a reliable and experienced source for creating effective communications and marketing strategies. Specializes in providing consulting, communications and marketing services to clients primarily in the health care, employee benefits and insurance areas. In-depth understanding of health care and all stakeholder motivations.Mary holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin -- Madison. She spent over 20 years in the managed health care and insurance industries as a sales and marketing executive with local and national responsibilities. In this capacity, she managed sales and marketing operations, group health claims administration, distributor relations (brokers/agents/consultants, third party administrators and insurance carriers) and account management. She has worked with large national employers, local employers, employer coalitions and their vendors. Mary has experience in creating marketing strategies and is skilled in business, product and market development. Her in-depth knowledge of business and the health care and insurance industries gives her insight into how business, consumers and health care providers think and operate. Previous employers include national and regional managed care organizations and a health care management and data services company.Specialties: B2B and B2C communication materials and marketing collaterals; Communications and marketing plan development; Employee benefits communication; Public relations; Product, market and business development including research and strategic planning