Health Care Manager

Corporate Communications Director/Business writing & Editing

Summary of Experience/Qualifications

Corporate communications director, strategist and writer, specializing in

all aspects of health care, financial, technology and legal communications;

extensive media relations experience

Executive speechwriter for chairmen of corporate boards, CEOs and industry

leaders

Creator of original online content and innovative internal communications

projects; editor-in-chief of national corporate newsletter

Senior writer and editor for major daily newspapers (New York Newsday,

Newark Star-Ledger); co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Developer of high-level, informational PowerPoints; exceptional verbal

communication/public presentation skills

Professional History

Full range of external/internal communications consulting and project

management across all industry areas

Writing/editing services (speeches, internal communications, white papers

copy editing, meetings and presentations, media relations) for major U.S.

firms, corporations and business associations

Strategic counsel and services for online media start-ups; development of

social media communications plans and Internet content

Clients include the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, Hewlett-Packard,

Merck, MWW Group and Financial Executives International

Deloitte & Touche, New York, NY

Developed executive summaries, online content and trade magazine articles

to better publicize Deloitte's various health care practices and its

emerging national research institute

Designed communications strategy and tactics for center's executive

director, chairman and senior advisors

Managed outside PR agency team in the execution of external communications

plans

Facilitated media outreach, collaborated with print reporters and

broadcasters to disseminate the center's work

Key Accomplishments:

Dramatically increased the center's exposure in top-tier media, including

CNN, Fox News, Investor's Business Daily, BusinessWeek, Wall Street

Journal, New York Times, USA Today and Modern Healthcare

Initiated and managed online projects that tripled Web traffic

Wrote/researched opinion pieces that appeared in leading U.S. trade and

mainstream publications on trends in health care policy, consumerism,

pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

Senior Manager/Communications & Executive Speechwriting 2001-2007

Worked with senior Deloitte management on full spectrum of corporate

messaging and content development

Conducted research and wrote speeches, articles, op-eds and internal

briefing documents for the CEO and chairman of a firm with annual U.S.

revenues of more than $10 billion

Managing editor of national internal newsletter distributed to 35,000

Deloitte employees

Key Accomplishments:

More than 40 speeches for Deloitte Chairman Sharon Allen; enhanced her

reputation as a major figure in American and global business while

elevating the firm's image as a corporate thought leader

Speechwriting for vice chairmen and regional CEOs on business development

issues, economic changes in China and the impact of retiring "Baby Boomers"

on future business trends

TechWeb, New York, NY

Responsible for content development and management of a staff of 15

reporters and editors for this CMP Media business and technology news Web

site

Supervised assignments and edited daily story coverage, special projects

and series on a range of vital business/technology subjects

The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ

Directed team of reporters in developing daily enterprise, series and

special projects in the areas of science, technology, medicine, health,

aging, and the environment

Other Work History

New York Newsday, New York, NY

Assistant Metro Editor 1994-1995

General Assignment Reporter 1986-1994

Education

Bachelor of Science in Newspaper Journalism

Minors in History and Political Science

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Publication

Author, "The Computer and the Brain" Bantam Books: 1986

Awards and Recognition

Pulitzer Prize, New York Newsday - part of a writing team cited for local

news reporting: 1992

PRWeek's Industry PR 'Campaign of the Year" - co-winner of award

recognizing efforts to establish Deloitte's health care practice as an

industry leader: 2009

Finalist, Pulitzer Prize, Newark Star-Ledger - member of a team of editors

involved in local news stories: 2001

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