Deb Pappas Joins Editorial Advisory Board of Strategic Health Care Marketing

Deb Pappas, chief marketing & communications officer, Connecticut Children’s

The SHCM Editorial Advisory Board is made up of leaders in the health care marketing field who are committed to shaping the future of the industry. They offer ongoing feedback on our editorial coverage, write occasional articles, and point us to developments and people SHCM members like you should know about.

We’re very pleased to announce that Deb Pappas has joined this elite group. Deb serves as the Vice President and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Connecticut Children’s, where she leads the development of comprehensive marketing, communications, and brand strategies. Under her leadership, her award-winning team and agency partners have significantly enhanced the organization’s brand awareness, reputation and preference, solidifying its position as the only health system in Connecticut exclusively dedicated to pediatric care.

With 16 years in the health care sector, Deb previously held senior leadership positions in marketing, communications and national physician relations at Boston Children’s Hospital and UMass Memorial Health. Prior to her health care tenure, she gained more than two decades of experience in marketing leadership roles across global technology, financial services, and retail brands.

View Deb’s full bio and articles she has contributed to here.

The other members of the SHCM Editorial Advisory Board are Susan Dubuque, contributing editor, Plain-English Health Care; Ross Goldberg, president and founder, Kevin/Ross Public Relations; Suzanne Hendery, chief customer and communications officer, Renown Health; Linda MacCracken, marketing strategist; Ed Rafalski, chief strategy & marketing officer, BayCare Health; Lindsay Resnick, executive vice president, Wunderman Thompson Health; Alan Shoebridge, associate vice president for national communication at Providence; Don Stanziano, senior vice president, chief marketing officer, Banner Health; and Rhoda Weiss, Ph.D., president, Rhoda Weiss Consulting Group Inc.

We are grateful to these Editorial Advisory Board members for sharing their experience and insights, and for helping us deliver insightful content that makes a difference to members like you.

Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President