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Health Academy Section Leadership

Chair 
Jason Carlton, APR 
Manager, Marketing & Communications 
Intermountain Healthcare 
Murray, UT 
jason.carlton@imail.org 

Immediate Past Chair 
Ken Inchausti 
Head, Investor Relations & Communications 
Philadelphia, PA 
Ken.Inchausti@fticonsulting.com

Incoming Chair, Conference 
Carrie Strehlau Sr.  
Social Media Specialist 
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 
Memphis, TN 
Carrie.Strehlau@STJUDE.ORG 


Members at Large 

Clare Wade, APR, Fellow PRSA   
Strategic Communications Partner 
Spectrum Health 
Grand Rapids, MI 
clare.wade@spectrumhealth.org 

Cynthia Brooks Nickerson 
Associate Director of Black Media-Health
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Long Beach, CA
cynthia.brooks@ppfa.org


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

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

Ilana Ostrin 
Communications Director Zero-The End of Prostate Cancer 
Washington, DC 
ilanaostrin@gmail.com 

James Janicki, APR   
VP of Mktg & Communications 
Hillcrest Health Services 
Bellevue, NE 
jjanicki@hillcresthealth.com     

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

Keisha Ricks 
President/CEO 
Keisha Monique Public Relations 
Annapolis, MD 
keisharicks@hotmail.com

Linda Kamateh
Senior Media Associate
RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange, NJ
Linda.Kamateh@rwjbh.org

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


Nancy White        
Senior Director, Communications 
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association 
Swanton, MD 
nwhite@hbanet.org

Ronna Charles 
Director of Media Relations 
UPS Healthcare 
Atlanta, GA 
ronnamcharles@gmail.com