Sean Curran
Sean Curran is the Principal of Waterville Consulting, a public affairs and government relations firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Sean is a dedicated civic leader, serving as the campaign co-chair for the Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s only public performing and visual arts high school. He also serves on the boards of two influential business organiza-tions in the Commonwealth: The Alliance for Business Leadership, a group of CEO's that believe that progressive social and economic policy create a stronger Commonwealth; and MassInc, the leading bi-partisan public policy think tank in Massachusetts. Sean is very active in Democratic politics in the Commonwealth and his office is a frequent stop for sitting and aspiring officeholders from city councilors, to state legislators, to members of congress, and candidates for President. Sean served as the Chairman of the Deval Patrick Committee and To-gether PAC, a federal leadership PAC supporting the reelection of Presi-dent Barack Obama. Sean has also served on the board of the MassE-quality PAC, dedicated to electing state leaders committed to LGBT equality. In 2012, Governor Patrick installed Sean as the Commonwealth of Mas-sachusetts liaison to the White House Office of Public Outreach, a post he served through 2013. Motivated by the life of his sister who had Down Syndrome, Sean under-took the production of a documentary film that focused on the dearth of resources available to young adults with autism that live below the poverty level. That film, “Best Kept Secret” was awarded the George Foster Pea-body award for best documentary in 2013. He attended Boston College High School and Boston College and resides with his wife Kelly and sons Michael, John and Christopher in Milton, Mas-sachusetts.
Dan Dunlop
Tireless. Driven. Passionate. Thought Leader. We’ve heard all these descriptions used in reference to Dan. He’s a nationally recognized expert in healthcare marketing, regularly contributing articles to healthcare marketing publications and making keynote speeches and presentations at conferences around the country. And if all that doesn’t keep him busy enough, he’s also a prolific and industry-renowned healthcare marketing blogger and social media strategist. Dan has also served on the faculty at a number of national and regional healthcare conferences including the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD), the National Healthcare Marketing Strategies Summit, the AAMC Professional Development Conference, the PRSA Health Academy, and the Physician Strategies Summit, to name just a few. He is a regular contributor to Ragan’s Healthcare Marketing & Communication News and is a board member of the New England Society for Healthcare Communications. He is on the judging panels for the National Health Information Awards and the National Web Health Awards. As if that’s not enough, Dan serves on the editorial boards of Healthcare Marketing Advisor and eHealthcare Strategy & Trends.
Suzanne Hendery, MA, APR
Suzanne Hendery, MA, APR is the Chief Customer & Communications Officer for Renown Health in Reno, NV. Renown Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe and people in rural communities across 100,000 square miles from Salt Lake City to Sacramento. Over the last 30 years- 25 of them spent at Baystate Health in Massachusetts, and the last 5 in Nevada- Suzanne has enjoyed partnering with physicians and leading cross-functional teams that demonstrate results that improve customer experiences and drive high a ROI. She loves sharing Renown's story of launching innovations that improve patient care and public health, and she is thrilled to be presenting with Cristal and back with so many friends and NESHCo colleagues here today!
Lori Howley
Lori Howley is Executive Director of Corporate Communications and Chief Marketing Officer for MelroseWakefield Healthcare of Tufts Medicine. Her experience spans the full continuum of strategic marketing and communications for academic medicine and community health care including her work with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and Lahey Health in Burlington, MA. Her particular areas of experience include brand development and management, merger/affiliation communications, and communications that support organizational culture and drive change. In her current role, she manages a diverse team of leaders in digital communications, media relations, content management, reputation management, and community relations/community benefits. As a strategist, she leads successful communications plans for key corporate initiatives and crisis communications. MelroseWakefield Healthcare is the 2019 Lamplighter Lighter Award recipient.
Diana Pisciotta
As president of Denterlein, Diana Pisciotta provides strategic communications and public affairs counsel to an array of health care organizations. From advocating for an improved regulatory environment and changing legislation to expanding public awareness and changing consumer behavior, Diana drives timely, effective and actionable communications campaigns.
D'lynne Plummer
D’lynne Plummer is a Brand Strategist and Partner at Huck, where she provides strategic marketing services for medtech startups, life sciences companies, and public health institutions. She currently collaborates with Harvard Global Health Initiative, Brown University of School Public Health, the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative.
Nancy Reardon
Nancy Reardon is a seasoned health marketing strategist and former award-winning health journalist. As a Partner at Huck, she works on content and design strategy for clients in healthcare, health technology and life sciences. Nancy has overseen design, development and strategy for over 200 health websites and publications. She is a former BCBS Health Journalism Fellow.
Michael Schiano
Leveraging his extensive knowledge of stakeholder engagement and storytelling expertise, Schiano works in collaboration with clients to advance advocacy efforts and position organizations as thought leaders. Schiano is a core member of Denterlein’s public affairs, mobility, development, climate, and nonprofit teams and leads strategy development and multifaceted strategic communications campaigns.
Luke Testa
Luke Testa manages the Harvard Global Health Institute’s (HGHI) medical misinformation portfolio. He was co-author of “MisinfoRx: A Toolkit for Healthcare Providers,” which offers dialectical strategies for addressing medical misinformation in clinical settings. Luke manages the institute’s COVID-19 vaccine equity portfolio and other evidence-based communications interventions for promoting health equity.
David Tytell
David Tytell manages the award-winning marketing and communications team at MIT Medical, an ambulatory care center on the MIT Campus. His COVID-19 journey began in January 2020, communicating about MIT students in Wuhan, China, and he has been spearheading MIT Medical’s public health communications on the pandemic since.
Daisy Winner
Daisy Winner is a Program Manager of Dean's Special Projects at Brown University School of Public Health. Previously, Daisy oversaw initiatives on pandemics and misinformation in health for Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and managed projects focused on strengthening medical education in several sub-Saharan African countries for Seed Global Health.
Cristal Herrera Woodley, MBA
Cristal Herrera Woodley, MBA, offers extensive experience driving strategy and execution for all facets of integrated marketing, communications and customer experience programs. She excels at building brand awareness, penetrating new markets, driving revenue growth, and strengthening competitive market positions. In addition, she is passionate about helping operational teams leverage technology to improve patient experiences through storytelling while finding innovative ways to communicate to audiences on the right channels at the right time.