The Society is comprised of leading health communication professionals across various industries, including academia, non-profits, government, and the private sector. Our Steering Committee is actively involved in Society infrastructure and regularly interacts with our members.
Society Leadership
Diane Brodalski, Executive Director
Shahd Husein, MPH, Communication Manager
Chris L. Cugini, MPH, Community Manager
Jay Bernhardt, Founder and Steering Committee Chair
2021-2022 Elected Leadership
Michael Grela, President
Ashani Johnson-Turbes, PhD, Vice President
Shelly Spoeth, Member at Large
Learn more about our elected leadership.
Steering Committee Members
Brittaney Bethea, MPH
Health Communication Project Director
CommunicateHealth
Jennifer Bishop, PhD
Acting Director, Division of Health Promotion and Communication
Office of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tony Foleno
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Evaluation
Member, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
Ad Council
Michael Grela
Executive Vice President
Head of Reputation & Social Impact
Evoke KYNE
Nancy Harrington, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication
Director, Health Communication Research Collaborative
Associate Dean for Research, College of Communication & Information
University of Kentucky
Ashani Johnson-Turbes, PhD
Senior Fellow
NORC at the University of Chicago
Mike Mackert, PhD
Provost's Teaching Fellow
Director, Center for Health Communication
Professor, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
University of Texas at Austin
Erin Norvell
Digital Director
CDC Foundation
Glen Nowak, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Health and Risk Communication and Professor
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
University of Georgia
Sung-Yeon Park, PhD
Professor, Lead, Division of Social Behavioral Health and Health Administration and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Reno, Nevada
Monica Ponder, PhD
Assistant Professor of Health Communication
Department of Communication, Culture and Media Studies
Howard University
Rachel Pryzby, MPH, CHES
Vice President, Health Communication Program Director
CommunicateHealth
Leslie Rodriguez, PhD
Senior Director, Public Health Programs
Karna
Terry Savage
Vice President
Westat
Shelly Spöeth
Principal Associate
Abt Associates
Advisory Board Members
Tesfa Alexander, PhD
Director, Division of Research & Evaluation (Health Communication)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
TaWanna Berry
Associate Director
Westat
Amelia Burke-Garcia
Program Area Director, Public Health
NORC
Catherine Chao
Vice President, Strategy & Evaluation
Ad Council
LeShaundra Cordier
Director, Communications Strategy
Brunet-Garcia
Kate Durocher
Principal Associate
Abt Associates
Shen Evans
Senior Public Health Consultant
TANAQ Support Services, LLC
Vickie Gogo
Partner, Multicultural Communications
ICF Next
Tom Goosmann
Chief Creative Officer
True North, Inc.
Lenora Johnson, DrPH, MPH
Director, Office of Science Policy, Engagement, Education, and Communication
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Ellliot King, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication
Loyola University Maryland
Michele Kleinmann
Senior Vice President
Evoke KYNE
Karyn Madore
Communication Director
JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.
Pierce Nelson
Vice President, Communications
CDC Foundation
Ronne Ostby
Vice President, Insights and Strategy
Fors Marsh Group
Claudia Parvanta, PhD
Professor, Director Florida Prevention Research Center
USF
Shari Rager
Deputy Director
American Medical Writer's Association
Scott Ratzan, MD
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives
Stacy Robison, MPH, MCHES
President & Co-Founder
CommunicateHealth
Erin Turner
Director of Strategic Communications
Palladian Partners
Hillarie Turner
Vice President
FOVNDRY (formerly Van Eperen)
Molly Rose Walker
Vice President, Unified Partnerships
iHeartMedia
Candice Watkins Robinson
Vice President, Health
Hager Sharp
Anna Zawislanski, MPH
EVP, Government Practice Leader
Crosby Marketing Communications
The Society would like to recognize and honor Dr. Tim Edgar, who was an inaugural member of the steering committee and founding member of the organization. Dr. Edgar's passing was a great loss to his colleagues, the Society, and entire field of public health.
|
