Regional & National Recognition
- Gold & Silver Aster Awards, for magazines which include my features
- Gold Healthcare Advertising Awards, for a magazine which includes my features
- Platinum Hermes Awards, for a magazine which includes my features
- Award of Merit, National Health Information Awards for a magazine that includes my features
- Silver Quill for feature writing, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), 16-state regional division
- IABC Silver Quill for editorial, IABC 16-state regional division
- Gold Award for Writing from RPRS,a Research Triangle Park-based (N.C.) professional communications group
- Best in Division Award for Writing from RPRS
- National speaker, Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, Chicago, IL
- National recognition from the Public Relations Society of America for healthcare marketing service line campaign
- Published in trade, business, professional, state and regional publications, plus in hundreds of corporate publications
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Professional involvement, education and training
- ACHE: American College of Healthcare Executives, Research Triangle Park-area of NC
- SHSMD: Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, of the American Hospital Association
- AHCJ: Association of Healthcare Journalists
- IABC: International Association of Business Communicators
- AMA: American Marketing Association
- CHPRMS: Carolinas Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations Society
- Independent Communicators' Alliance
Education
- Master of arts degree in education, focusing on adult communication and communication theory, St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Conn.
- Bachelor of arts degree in English, with a minor in communications, cum laude, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
- On-going training and development: Industry-related courses, workshops, conferences, webinars
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