Health Academy Section Leadership

Immediate Past -Chair
Jason Carlton, APR
Marketing Manager
Intermountain Health, Canyons Region
Murray, UT
jason.carlton@imail.org

Chair
Carrie Strehlau
Healthcare Social Media Advisor
Social Cascade
Asheville, NC
cstrehlau@yahoo.com

Chair–Elect
Ilana Ostrin
Head of Global Communications
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
Washington, DC
iostrin@pptaglobal.org

Members at Large

Lisa Arledge-Powell
President
MediaSource
Columbia, OH
larledge@mediasourcetv.com

Cynthia Brooks Nickerson
Principal
Cynthia Brooks Media
Los Angeles, CA
cynthia.nickerson@gmail.com

Ronna Charles
Director of Communications
Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute
Atlanta, GA
ronnamcharles@gmail.com

Geoff Curtis
Founder
Marshall Curtis Communications
Chicago, IL
geoffcurtis1@gmail.com

James Janicki, APR
Chief Administrative Officer
Hillcrest Health and Living
Bellevue, NE
jjanicki@hillcresthealth.com

Constin Jordache, APR
Vice President for System Strategy and Brand Development
Adventist HealthCare
Silver Springs, MD
costinjordache@gmail.com

Linda Kamateh
Assistant Vice President Public Relations and Marketing
RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange, NJ
Linda.Kamateh@rwjbh.org

Amanda "Mandi" Kane, APR
Associate Vice President
Jarrard, Inc.
Nashville, TN
amandafoor@gmail.com

Ellen Beth Levitt
Senior Communications Consultant
HCSC
Dallas, TX
eblevitt@gmail.com

James M. Shackelford, APR
Vice President, Global Public Information
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
New York, NY
jms@shackelfordemail.com

Julie Sheedy
Chief Marketing & Engagement Officer
Loretto
Syracuse, NY
jsheedy@lorettosystem.org

Clare Wade, APR, Fellow PRSA
Independent PR Consultant
Grand Rapids, MI
clare@clarewade.com