Chief Communications Officer
CurrentAt MHA, I oversee a complex communications strategy to raise the profile of the commonwealth’s world-class healthcare community, advance the priorities of hospitals and health systems, and promote public health in Massachusetts. • Devise comprehensive communications strategies on the biggest issues facing the healthcare system.• Work closely with hospitals and health systems, as well as partners across the healthcare landscape, to execute coordinated communications efforts.• Lead the association’s media relations, working with members of the press to help tell the story of the healthcare community.• Develop messaging and original content on key topics for use by hospitals and health systems.• Serve as a nexus of coordination for communications leaders through the COVID-19 crisis, at a time when the voice of healthcare providers was more critical than ever.• Transformed the association’s social media presence into a national exemplar for hospital/healthcare associations.• Support MHA’s CEO and executive office, including development of Board Meetings, high-profile speeches, and media interviews.• Oversee development of award-winning publications and communications campaigns.• Create compelling original content to promote MHA priorities, including video, graphics, and fact sheets.• Assist MHA’s internal departments in their communications and content-creation needs (such as clinical affairs, legislative advocacy, healthcare finance, and education).
