The New England Society for Healthcare Communications Announces is 2006-2007 Board of Directors

The New England Society for Healthcare Communications membership voted the 2006-2007 Board of Directors into office at the Annual Meeting held on October 12, 2006.

President, Brian Wallin, APR, Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations, Kent Hospital

Vice President, Eileen O'GaraKurtis, President, Silver Branch Communications, LLC

Treasurer, Judy Katzel, APR, President, Burgess Advertising

Secretary, Lee Reynolds Crouch, APR, Vice President & Regional Sales Manager, Dowden Health Media

Immediate Past President, Gina Balkus, APR, Director of Government Relations, Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Director 1: Connecticut, Scott W. Orstad, Manager, Corporate Communications, Stamford Health System

Director 2: Connecticut, Helayne Lightstone, Director of Corporate Communications, The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Director 1: Eastern Massachusetts, Jim Rattray, Chief Communications Officer, Southcoast Health System

Director 2: Eastern Massachusetts, Jeanne E. Sarnosky, Director of Marketing, VNA of Cape Cod

Director 1: Maine, Martha J. M. Davoli, Director, Public Information and Media Services, Maine Medical Center

Director 2: Maine, Jill McDonald, APR, Vice President, Communciation & Marketing Department, Eastern Maine Medical Center

Director 1: New Hampshire, Lynn Lessard, Communications Specialist, NH Local Government Center

Director 2: New Hampshire, Christopher R. Dugan, Director of Communications and Community Relations, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in NH

Director I: Rhode Island, Carolyn Merriman, President, Corporate Health Group, Inc.

Director 2: Rhode Island, May Kernan, Apr, Vice President for Marketing Communications, Care New England Health System

Director I: Vermont, Mike Noble, Coordinator, News Services, Public Relations and Marketing, Fletcher Allen Health Care

Director 2: Vermont, Kevin McDonald, Vice President of Marketing & Planning, Southwestern Vermont Health Care

Director 1: Western Massachusetts, Keith J. O'Connor, Public Relations Manager, Baystate Health System

Director 2: Western Massachusetts, Lou Davis, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Market Street Research

Director At Large - 1, Barbara Z. Gentry, Director, Community Relations, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Director At Large - 2, Thomas Link, Vice President, Marketing, Planning & Community Relations, Cheshire Medical Center

Executive Director, Kelly Woodsum