Experience

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  Baystate Health

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, Communications

    • May 2015 - Dec 2019

    Oversee organizational communications for health system that includes 5 hospitals, close to 100 practices and over 11,500 employees. Communicate large-scale initiatives to internal audiences, including physicians, leaders and all employees. Provide communications support to leadership and business and clinical departments as needed for patient information and hey messages.Oversee video production and manage Creative Services. Oversee corporate communications, including newsletters and email publications, human resource communications, executive speeches and presentations and coordinate efforts with public relations and marketing teams. Manage high performing team of eight communications and creative services professionals.Produce award winning annual reports and videos.

  • Manager, Communicatons

    • Apr 2007 - May 2015

    Manage organizational communications for largest health system in western Massachusetts, including 10,000 employees, three hospitals and 90 medical practices. Oversee all corporate communications, including newsletters and e-mail publications, video production, human resource communications, executive speeches and presentations and coordinate efforts with public relations and marketing teams. Manage and mentor staff of three professional communications specialists and multiple freelancers.

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  CIGNA

  • Manager, Provider Communications

    • Nov 2005 - Apr 2007

    Managed all provider communications and content for provider portal.

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  MassMutual

  • Springfield, MA

  • Communications Consultant/Editor

    • 1996 - 2002
    • Springfield, MA
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  Watson wyatt

  • Consultant

    • 1982 - 1990

    Worked as a communications and benefits consultant.

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  The Segal Company

  • Senior analyst

    • 1982 - 1985

    Developed budgets for benefits for collectively bargained plans. Designed flexible benefits plans.