Office of Communications

About the Office of CommunicationsThe mission of the Office of Communications is to inform and inspire the world by representing Yale School of Medicine and its achievements in a distinctive, relevant, and unified manner—and to empower our community to join us in this mission.

Leadership

Mary Hu, MBA
Associate Dean for Communications
Mary Hu joined the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) administration in 2000 as Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing for Yale Medicine. In 2004, she took on the responsibility of directing school-wide communications, including print and online publications, and managing the Yale School of Medicine brand. Mary serves as liaison between the Dean’s Office and relevant university and hospital offices, including the Yale University Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs and Communications, Office of Development, Alumni Affairs, Yale Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Health System.
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Office of Communications Team

Communications Senior Directors
- Justin Fansler
  Senior Director, Communications Strategy and Technology
  Justin is responsible for communications technology and strategy for Yale School of Medicine. Within the Office of Communications, he leads the teams that create the systems, infrastructure, and technology that powers the school’s websites (including medicine.yale.edu, publichealth.yale.edu, and YaleMedicine.org), as well as the team that provides support and editing services to internal stakeholders. He works to combine technology with business needs, continually refining tools, processes, and strategy to meet the ever-growing need for effective communications. Today, the team is particularly interested in using AI and automation to simplify processes and facilitate collaboration across the school and university. Its goal is create a more streamlined set of tools and a tighter alignment across the school's various communications mediums (web, print, digital and social). Justin is also responsible for the business side of communications technology at YSM, managing a team of 17 offshore developers, hiring and overseeing vendors, and managing the office’s budget, revenue, and resources. Justin joined the School of Medicine’s Office of Communications as a founding member of its web group in 2006, initially as the project manager in charge of creating the school’s first standardized web template and then migrating more than 600 school organizations into the template. Today, the school is on its fourth iteration of the common template (T4), which launched in 2019. He led the charge for branding and web standardization at the school, purchasing and implementing the school’s first web content management system (SDL Tridion). He also spearheaded the effort to create the the school’s dynamic content system, Beatrix, which includes more than 25,000 profiles, 28,000 calendar events, 26,000 news articles, and the ability for faculty to create standardized CVs. In addition, he created and introduced standardized digital signage to the school’s campus. Justin lives in Seattle with his husband, Rudy, and their child, Felix. He is an avid CrossFitter and home renovator. Revised November 2022
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- Sara Huls
  Sr. Director, YSM Exec. & Internal Communications
  Sara joined Yale School of Medicine in March of 2023 as senior director, executive and internal communications. In addition to providing executive communication support to the leadership team, she is responsible for amplifying YSM’s strategic goals and priorities and informing and inspiring the medical school community. Prior to joining Yale, Sara worked for more than 20 years in the healthcare and financial services industries, holding a variety of communication roles at a Connecticut-based health system and multiple Fortune 200 and Fortune 500 companies. Throughout her career, she has led comprehensive communication strategies that have driven measurable results in connecting employees to organizational cultures, brands and business goals. Sara holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a master’s degree in corporate communication from DePaul University.
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- Lena Smith Parker
  Senior Program Leader and Relationship Manager
  Lena is the Senior Program Leader & Relationship Manager for YSM Communications. She started out as a Internet Specialist in communications for Yale Medicine in 2004, and in 2006 was promoted to have purview over the web for all of YSM. Within months she created the first iteration of the brain trust dedicated to the mission of a "world-class" web presence for YSM, which has now grown to a full web team. The group is dedicated to these goals: Beautiful, useful, consistently branded websites that as a unit speak to the excellence of YSM All faculty and organizations being able to promote their important work, regardless of whether or not they have resources Ease of accessibility for users and web editors Excellent communication with clients and administration Efficient use of accurate data across websites In 2016, Lena was promoted to be the Operations Director for the Yale School of Medicine Office of Communications, and in 2021 again to Senior Program Leader & Relationship Manager for YSM Communications.
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- Nicole Wise
  Chief Communications Officer; Senior Director for Content Strategy & Development, Office of Communications
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Departmental Communications Staff
- Christina Albino
  Anesthesiology
  Associate Communications Officer
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- Amy Anderson
  Internal Medicine
  Communications, Officer
  Amy Anderson is a communications officer in the Department of Internal Medicine and has been with the department since July of 2019. She is passionate about creating content and highlighting the work of faculty—both in the department and across YSM—and organically growing Yale Internal Medicine’s following on its social media platforms.
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- Peggy Atherlay
  OAPD & F&A
  Communications Officer, YSM Administration
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- Andrew Baik
  Emergency Medicine
  Associate Communications Officer
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- Jitendra Bhawnani
  Diagnostic Radiology
  Director, IT
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- Lisa Brophy
  YCCI
  YCCI Communications Officer
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- Erin Brough, PMP, MBA
  Center for Emotional Intelligence
  Program Director, Communications
  Erin Brough is the associate director of communications at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She holds an M.B.A. and is a Certified Project Management Professional. Prior to coming to Yale, she has worked with over 15 colleges and universities nationwide managing communication campaigns, course content revision, and implementation of new graduate and undergraduate programs.As a passionate project manager, Erin truly enjoys working with different teams and methodologies to reach shared objectives. In the project director role, Erin crafts and executes internal and external communication campaigns at YCEI. Erin lives in Hamden, CT with her husband and 8-year-old son. She is an avid reader, a big fan of stand-up comedy, and a very bad golfer.
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- Pauline Charbogne, PhD
  Managing Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience and Director, Scientific Operations, Department of Neuroscience
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- Julia Chianelli, MS
  Development and Alumni Affairs
  Communications Officer, YSM Development and Alumni Affairs
  Julia Chianelli joined Yale University in February 2023 as the inaugural communications officer in the School of Medicine’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs and Office of Communications. She has 25 years of experience in marketing communications and has won numerous awards for innovation and excellence in communication. Prior to joining Yale, she served as director of development and alumni affairs communications at Quinnipiac University, director of advancement communications at Trinity College-Hartford, and manager of alumni communications at The University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc. She also held communications roles at Fortune 500 companies and was managing editor of a special-interest consumer magazine. Julia earned two bachelor of arts degrees at the University of Connecticut and studied at the Universität Mannheim and Goethe-Institut Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany. She holds a master of science in interactive media and communications at Quinnipiac University. While a graduate student at Quinnipiac, Julia was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the official honor society of the National Communication Association.
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- Terence P. Corcoran
  Yale Cancer Center (and Smilow Cancer Hospital)
  Associate Communications Officer
  Terry Corcoran is an Associate Communications Officer working mostly with the Department of Pathology and also with the Yale Cancer Center, producing written, photographic and videographic content. Among his responsibilities are producing a monthly internal newsletter for the Pathology Department, managing its social media accounts, and assisting faculty, students and staff with their communications needs. Before coming to Yale, Terry worked for more than two decades in daily journalism in Connecticut and New York. He also served as an assistant to Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary, a writer and editor for the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, and a senior staff writer for the Hartford Business Journal.
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- Serena Crawford
  Internal Medicine
  Communications, Officer
  Serena Crawford is a communications officer for the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale. Prior to joining the department, she served as director of communications for the Liman Center at Yale Law School, where she led the production and coordination of the center’s e-newsletters, website content, and annual report, among other projects. She holds a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of Oregon.
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- Alyssa Cruz, MS
  Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH)
  Associate Communications Officer
  Alyssa Cruz is an Associate Communications Officer at the Yale Institute for Global Health, with a focus on Digital Communications. She has worked in Higher Education for over five years within various departments; including Academic Affairs, Education Programs, ITS, and Student Services. Through her roles and contribution to her Alma Mater, she was featured in the Alumni Magazine 'From the Hill' in the Spring of 2018 and covered the issue in the Spring of 2019. She also received recognition from the Public Relations Society of America - Connecticut Chapter for her work on the Coffee with the President series.
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- Nicole Elbertson, MEd
  Center for Emotional Intelligence
  Associate Director 4
  Nicole (Nikki) Elbertson is the director of product development and implementation at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In various research and training roles at the Center for over 20 years, she has managed and coordinated several projects focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of RULER from early childhood through high school. Nikki has contributed to the design and publication of the Center’s research studies and curricula, and she is the co-author of several scholarly articles, papers, and book chapters. Currently, she focuses on the strategic development, alignment, and distribution of the Center’s content and serves as a RULER trainer and coach. Outside of her work at the Center, she is a certified group fitness instructor and health coach.
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- Saul Flores
  Urology & OBGYN
  Associate Communications Officer
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- Eliza Folsom
  Yale Cancer Center (and Smilow Cancer Hospital)
  Associate Communications Officer
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- Christopher Gardner
  Psychiatry
  Director of Communications
  Chris Gardner is Director of Communications for the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. He promotes the work of the department's nearly 1,000 faculty members and trainees via the web, social media, and a monthly newsletter. He maintains the department's portfolio of over 70 websites and manages its messaging service and media relations.Prior to working at Yale, Chris enjoyed a 20-year career at the Republican-American newspaper in Waterbury, CT where he worked as Bureau Chief and Local News Editor. He received two first place awards for investigative reporting from the New England Newspaper & Press Association for uncovering wasteful spending in municipal government.He is the former Chairman of the Board of Newtown Youth and Family Services in Newtown, CT. He serves as Senior Burgess on the Borough of Newtown Board of Burgesses and is an elected member of the Newtown Legislative Council. Previously he served on the Newtown Board of Finance. He is also Newtown's "Keeper of the Flag," in charge of maintenance and upkeep of the town's iconic Main Street flagpole.
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- Renee Gaudette
  Yale Cancer Center (and Smilow Cancer Hospital) & Pathology
  Director of Public Affairs and Communications; Associate Director, Public Affairs at Yale Cancer Center
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- Allison Greco
  Neurology
  Neurology & Dermatology Communications Officer
  Alli is the Communications Officer for the Departments of Neurology and Dermatology at Yale School of Medicine. Informed by analytics and driven by the goal of amplifying the clinical, research, and education programs and accomplishments in both departments, she created and continues to manage a comprehensive print and digital communications strategy. From website and social media redesign and news writing and promotion to building a photographic and videographic archive and publishing annual reports, she is passionate about seeking new media avenues to connect with a multitude of target audiences. She also pursues external marketing opportunities, including improving both departments’ presence on the patient-facing Yale Medicine website and implementing search engine optimization (SEO). Before joining Yale in 2019, Alli held multiple positions in the media and communications sphere. She began her career at education-technology publisher Macmillan Learning in marketing and editorial roles before transitioning to Warner Brothers Discovery’s digital ad sales team.
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- Crystal Gwizdala
  Internal Medicine
  Associate Communications Officer
  Crystal Gwizdala joined Yale School of Medicine in 2023. She works within the Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics) on Patient Priorities Care, an approach to health care that aims to help patients, care partners, and clinicians focus decision-making and healthcare on what Matters Most: patients’ own health priorities. Over the course of her career, Crystal has worked in a plethora of scientific fields such as toxicology, mental health and chemical manufacturing. Crystal's passion for learning and making science accessible led her to a career in science communication.
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- Dana Haugh, MLS
  Web Services Librarian; Coordinator of Marketing and Communication, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
  Dana Haugh is Web Services Librarian & Coordinator of Marketing and Communications at Yale's Cushing/Whitney Medical Library where she leads the design and development of the library’s web presence. Her research interests include web design & development, marketing & outreach in libraries, open access, and information literacy. She received her MLS from Queens College and BA in English from Stony Brook University.
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- Naedine Hazell
  Yale Cancer Center Senior Communications Officer
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- Stevi Kramer
  Surgery
  Associate Communications Officer
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- Emily Lemiska
  Emergency Medicine
  Communications Officer
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- Cheri Lewis
  Urology & OBGYN
  Communications Officer
  Cheri Lewis joined Yale School of Medicine's Department of Urology in March 2022. While she is a New England native, she comes to us from Illinois where she held various higher education positions and most recently served as the communications associate for a non-profit health initiative. Previously, she was a TV news reporter and anchor, as well as radio broadcaster. Cheri is a Boston native and lived in Connecticut for several years, prior to moving to the Midwest in 2011. She holds a Master's in Communication and is a Boston University and University of Illinois - Springfield alum.
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- Crista Marchesseault, MAT, MA
  Child Study Center
  Director of Communications; Vice Chair for Communications, Child Study Center
  As Director of Communications for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) and Department of Child Psychiatry, Crista guides departmental strategic communications, oversees related projects, and facilitates dissemination of the center's varied and complex research, clinical, and educational work. Crista serves as the department's vice chair for communications and a member of the YCSC strategy and stewardship team, meeting regularly with the department chair and other vice chairs. Crista also works to develop and sustain relationships and connectivity within and across the YCSC community. Prior to her current role, she served as a program manager and operations director for Minding the Baby™ (MTB) for 11 years, leading a variety of initiatives surrounding implementation, research, and training in the basic tenets of the MTB clinical model. Since she began working at Yale in 2002, she has served as a research associate, project director, chair of the YCSC web and social media committee, and member of the YCSC branding and networking committee. Crista holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communications from Northeastern University; a Master of Arts in Teaching from Sacred Heart University; and a Master of Arts in Child Development from Tufts University, where she sharpened her expertise in developmental literacy and served as a home visitor for a school-based home visiting program with families of Kindergarteners in Somerville, Massachusetts. In addition to her work in teaching and academic research, Crista’s professional background includes work in public relations, nonprofit management, web development, professional editing, grant facilitation, marketing, and job training.
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- Michael Masciadrelli
  Communications Officer, YCC Media Relations & Audience Development
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- Emily Montemerlo
  Yale Cancer Center (and Smilow Cancer Hospital)
  Associate Director, Public Affairs and Communications
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- Julie Parry
  Internal Medicine
  Associate Director, Communications
  Julie Parry joined Yale School of Medicine and the Department of Internal Medicine in August 2018. She has outlined a communications strategy for the department to highlight its exceptional clinicians, educators, researchers, and staff. Julie and team create and write for 11 publications, showcasing a variety of topics to a range of internal and external audiences, along with creating and managing the department’s social media accounts and website. Julie created the department’s first annual report to accentuate the department’s excellence in its tripartite mission, along with revitalizing the monthly newsletter, D[IM]ensions, and launching the department’s alumni publication, D[IM] Digest. During her 20+ years of experience in communications, public relations, and marketing, Julie has worked in a number of industries such as sports and entertainment, technology, and healthcare.
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- Arthur Pelkey
  IT Support Technician, Pharmacology
  IT Support Technician Pharmacology
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- Jasree Peralta
  Communications Officer, Diversity & Inclusion
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- John Ready, MS
  Orthopaedics
  Communications Officer
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- Elisabeth Reitman
  Surgery
  Communications Officer
  In 2016, Elisabeth was hired as the communications assistant at the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute. Prior to Yale, Elisabeth created user support documentation for Salesforce, a customer relations management tool, and traveled to Serbia where she developed conflict management and peace education training materials for a non-governmental organization. With a background in technical writing and graphic design, Elisabeth specializes in transforming scientific data into engaging content. At YSPH, she will support YSPH faculty and staff by ensuring the consistency of external communications, disseminating information on the school’s social media channels, customizing graphic materials and developing online content.In February 2019, Elisabeth joined Yale Cardiovascular Medicine as the communications lead for the section. In this role, she works closely with the section chief to broaden the section's outreach within and beyond the walls of the institution.
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- Abigail Roth
  Director of Communications, Medical Education
  Abby joined Yale School of Medicine in November 2017, from Yale School of Management, where she had spent six years as Special Assistant to the Dean. Prior to that, she was Director of Alumni Affairs at Yale Law School. Before returning to Yale, where Abby attended college and law school, Abby spent two years clerking for judges and eleven years as a lawyer for the federal government, predominantly focusing on firearms and explosives law and policy. Abby is a member of the Yale Traffic Safety Committee. Outside of work, Abby is on the board of the New Haven Preservation Trust, and also is active with the Safe Streets Coalition of New Haven.
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- Cecelia Smith
  Surgery
  Communications Officer, Chief of Staff
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- Alexa Tomassi
  Communications Officer, Pediatrics
  Alexa Tomassi joined the Department of Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine in 2019. She currently serves as the department's Communications Officer. Before coming to Yale Pediatrics, she spent 5 years in the non-profit space working in digital communications, marketing, organizing, and development. Alexa graduated from UConn with a BA in Urban and Community Studies. In her spare time she enjoys advocacy and volunteer work, going to concerts, and meeting friends and family for hikes and walks.
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- Cat Urbain, MALS
  Emergency Medicine
  Communications Manager; Writer, Emergency Medicine; Technical Writer
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- Vanessa Vidacs
  RESWTI Institute
  Communications Manager
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- Carla Zaratzian, MBA, MPA
  Microbial Pathogenesis
  Assistant Administrator for HR
  University of Virginia, Bachelor of Arts (1993)University of New Haven, Masters of Public Administration (2014)Quinnipiac University, Masters of Business Degree Candidate (Healthcare Management) (2021)
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Graphic Design
- Jennifer Stockwell
  Design Manager, YSM; Director of Communications Design, Yale School of Medicine; Brand Manager, Yale School of Medicine; Brand Manager, Yale Medicine
  Appreciating design from a young age, Jennifer attended the University of Connecticut, obtaining a BS in Graphic Design in 1997. From there she nurtured her talent as a young designer at the New Haven Advocate, moving up the ranks from mere graphic designer to Art Director. From there, she moved on to work at several design agencies—before striking out to start 'Canvas' with business partner Tara Cantor, media planner. Jennifer began at Yale in 2008 and began to make her mark on the School of Medicine design. She is slowly taking over the design world—bit by bit.
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- Maya Szatai
  Visual Design Specialist
  Maya joined as Visual Design Specialist for Yale School of Medicine in 2017. She provides design support for YSM Communications and their print publications.
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Media Contacts
- Colleen Moriarty
  All Media Inquiries
  Director of Media Relations and Audience Development
  Please contact Colleen for all media inquiries and topics: Colleen.Moriarty@yale.edu 203-376-4237
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- Danielle Flocco
  Media Contact for Clinical Topics/Yale Medicine
  Social Media & Audience Development Specialist
  Please contact Danielle for clinical topics and Yale Medicine inquiries: Danielle.Flocco@yale.edu
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- Michael Masciadrelli
  Media Contact for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital
  Communications Officer, YCC Media Relations & Audience Development
  Please contact for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital inquiries: Michael.Masciadrelli@yale.edu
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- Sean McCabe
  Media Contact for research, education, and general topics
  Communications Officer, YSM Social Media and Audience Development
  Please contact Sean for research, education, and general YSM inquiries: Sean.Mccabe@yale.edu 203-650-3120
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News & Print Publications
- Rebecca Shannonhouse
  Director of Content Strategy, YSM
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- Isabella Backman
  Associate Editor-Writer
  Isabella "Izzy" Backman graduated from Saint Michael's College with a B.S. in biology and minor in creative writing. She would go on to join the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, one of the country's most competitive journalism programs, which allowed her to combine her interests. She brought her love for telling stories about science to Yale School of Medicine in 2021 as a summer science writing intern, and in the fall, she joined the Office of Communications full-time as associate writer and editor. She has held previous positions at NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford University News. Her work can also be found in outlets including Science, Mongabay, Eos and the San Jose Mercury News.
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- Robert Forman
  Managing Editor, Medicine@Yale
  Rob Forman arrived at Yale School of Medicine in August 2016, after work as a writer and media relations professional for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he was chief of news services, and then Rutgers University. Prior to working in higher education, Rob was a producer, writer, reporter, and manager for CBS News, with varied assignments covering politics, business, international affairs, and many other subjects, including five years as a medical producer. Before CBS he worked in Connecticut radio—including WELI in New Haven, where he was a news anchor, reporter and sports talk host.
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Photography & Video Production
- Andrew Osborne
  Director, Multimedia Services; Senior Video Producer
  Please contact Andrew for filming inquiries Andrew.Osborne@yale.edu
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- Abbey Campbell
  Photo Editor
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- Kimberly Conner
  Senior Producer, Yale School of Medicine
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- Anthony DeCarlo
  Photographer
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- Noah Golden
  Video Post-Production Specialist
  Noah Golden is a video producer/editor who has been at Yale School of Medicine since 2013. Over that time, Noah has produced hundreds of videos for Yale School of Medicine and Yale Medicine, including the 4 Things series, The Exam Room series, profiles of the Second Year Show, the Yale Medical Orchestra, Match Day and a large number of Yale Medicine physician bios. He ran Yale School of Medicine's Facebook page for two years and continues to work on social media strategy. His work has won an award from LabTV and been featured in the New Haven Documentary Film Festival. In his spare time, can often be found playing music, creating/watching/writing about theater or eating.
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- Lindsey Leger
  Video Producer
  Lindsey Leger is a video producer, working to create original video content highlighting innovative research and care at YSM. Prior to joining Yale, she was a freelance photographer and videographer working with editorial and humanitarian clients, including the Associated Press, UNICEF and USAID. She completed her BFA at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and is completing a MA at the University of Münster in Germany.
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Social Media
- Danielle Flocco
  Social Media & Audience Development Specialist
  Danielle Flocco serves as the Social Media & Audience Development Specialist for Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of Yale School of Medicine.
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- Sean McCabe
  Communications Officer, YSM Social Media and Audience Development
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Support Staff
- Susan Durant, BA
  Senior Administrative Assistant
  Susan began her career at Yale in the Department of Pathology, where she served as the Residency Program Coordinator for 6 years. She then moved to the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, in Internal Medicine, where she worked as the Human Resource and Operations Manager for four years. Upon the advice of her Lead Administrator, she shifted to the Geriatric Medicine section in order to gain a couple of years of accounting experience. However, Susan found she preferred interacting with people, rather than crunching numbers, so she accepted a position in the Chair's office in the Department of Neurology. In Neurology, Susan served as an Assistant Administrator for nine years. During this time, she managed the Chair's Office, the Education Office, and Faculty Affairs for the department. The faculty tripled in number during her time there and she gained critical supervisory experience during this phase of her career. In 2020, she embarked on a new role as an Administrative Assistant in the YSM Department of Communications.
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- Rhonda Evans, MBA
  Senior Administrative Assistant; Business Manager, Office of Communications
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- Laura Copela Maturo
  Communications Support Specialist
  Laura joined Yale School of Medicine in 2000 and has had held many roles since then. Her current position as Communications Support Specialist allows her to showcase her skills in survey design, data storytelling, and pitch deck creation.
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- Davita Ann Viale
  Sr. Admin Asst and Communications Coord
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Technology
- Justin Fansler
  Director
  Senior Director, Communications Strategy and Technology
  Justin is responsible for communications technology and strategy for Yale School of Medicine. Within the Office of Communications, he leads the teams that create the systems, infrastructure, and technology that powers the school’s websites (including medicine.yale.edu, publichealth.yale.edu, and YaleMedicine.org), as well as the team that provides support and editing services to internal stakeholders. He works to combine technology with business needs, continually refining tools, processes, and strategy to meet the ever-growing need for effective communications. Today, the team is particularly interested in using AI and automation to simplify processes and facilitate collaboration across the school and university. Its goal is create a more streamlined set of tools and a tighter alignment across the school's various communications mediums (web, print, digital and social). Justin is also responsible for the business side of communications technology at YSM, managing a team of 17 offshore developers, hiring and overseeing vendors, and managing the office’s budget, revenue, and resources. Justin joined the School of Medicine’s Office of Communications as a founding member of its web group in 2006, initially as the project manager in charge of creating the school’s first standardized web template and then migrating more than 600 school organizations into the template. Today, the school is on its fourth iteration of the common template (T4), which launched in 2019. He led the charge for branding and web standardization at the school, purchasing and implementing the school’s first web content management system (SDL Tridion). He also spearheaded the effort to create the the school’s dynamic content system, Beatrix, which includes more than 25,000 profiles, 28,000 calendar events, 26,000 news articles, and the ability for faculty to create standardized CVs. In addition, he created and introduced standardized digital signage to the school’s campus. Justin lives in Seattle with his husband, Rudy, and their child, Felix. He is an avid CrossFitter and home renovator. Revised November 2022
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- Mark Albis
  Director, Product and Web Services
  Mark began working with Yale School of Medicine Communications in 2010 as the Manager for Web Training and Support. In this role, Mark fielded website editors' questions concerning YSM's content management system, SDL Web, along with other web applications used in conjunction with Tridion to maintain the school's web presence. In addition, with the help of the Web Group student team he created a library of support documentation for editors to learn the basics of SDL Web and how to create specific templates. Over the years, his role transitioned from being focused on supporting editors making website updates in the YSM environment to the development of the website applications themselves. Now, as Product and Web Services Director, Mark defines requirements and facilitates the development of web applications, leads the UI/UX design process for those applications to ensure they are user-friendly and accessible, and directs the Web Services team, a centralized group of professional editors who make the vast majority of the updates needed for the Yale School of Medicine and Yale Medicine websites.
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- Valdino Arduini
  Scrum Lead and Technical Project Manager
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- Mike Friscia
  Director of AI Development and Systems Architecture
  Mike Friscia joined the Yale School of Medicine in April 2017 as the Lead Technical Architect with responsibilities for systems and software design.Previously he worked in the Yale University Library for ten years managing a team of software engineers focused on digital asset management and discovery systems with emphasis on open source, community driven development. Prior to Yale, Mike was the lead software developer at Connecticut College where he worked primarily with student and alumni information systems. Mike enjoys collecting and programming vintage computers from the 1970's and 1980's and is an active participant in the International Game Developer Association working as a consultant on several open source projects.
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- Jennifer P. Hill
  Senior Communications Project Manager, YSM Comms.
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- Anju Meenattoor
  Principal Software Architect
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- Denise Meyer
  Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer
  A graduate of Northwestern University, Denise Meyer has worked in public relations and communications for over thirty years, first in the arts, then as a consultant for a wide range of small businesses, non-profits and an international manufacturing company. She is the founding publisher of Eirini Press whose offerings on non-duality include titles by Lawrence LeShan, Jonathan Bricklin and others. Denise has a wide range of print, social media and web experience and was web coordinator at the Yale School of Public Health from 2008-2021. There she has created and developed editorial and video content for the school's websites, newsletters and other special projects. In November 2021 she moved to the Yale School of Medicine Communications Group where she is a business systems analyst and web producer.
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- Liz Pantani
  Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer
  Liz joined the Yale School of Medicine Web Group October 2011. After being with the team for over 10 years she was promoted to her current role as Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer. She manages all Web Support Help Desk Tickets submitted to ysm.editor@yale.edu for the entire School of Medicine and YaleMedicine.org. When she is not assisting in building or maintaining websites, she is programming the usability tests used for future enhancements to YSM websites and applications. Liz provides preliminary and basic support for staff using SDL Tridion and all YSM web applications, as well as providing support with utilizing the News and People Profile System. Liz lives in the shoreline community of Guilford with her wife Carissa, and when not hiking somewhere in New England or traveling abroad, she can be easily found working on her next home project.
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- Zachary Restifo
  Business Systems Analyst & Web Producer
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Yale Medicine Content
- Nicole Wise
  Executive Editor
  Chief Communications Officer; Senior Director for Content Strategy & Development, Office of Communications
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- Joe Piccirillo
  Managing Editor, Yale Medicine
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- Danielle Flocco
  Social Media & Audience Development Specialist
  Danielle Flocco serves as the Social Media & Audience Development Specialist for Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of Yale School of Medicine.
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- Tracey Hammill
  Physician Marketing Specialist, Yale Medicine
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- Kathy Katella
  Senior Clinical Writer, Yale Medicine; Senior Clinical Writer
  Kathy Katella is an award-winning writer who has specialized in health and medicine for more than 15 years. She is a senior clinical writer for Yale Medicine, producing content about the practice’s services in anesthesiology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and surgery. Kathy previously served as communications manager, a position that included handling internal communications for Yale Medicine, producing newsletters and year-end reports, and providing general support for the CEO and other senior administrators.Before joining the Yale School of Medicine, Kathy was a general assignment feature reporter and later an editor for two daily newspapers in Connecticut. She published articles in the New York Times, Yale Medicine magazine and other publications, and wrote two books for middle-schoolers. She also provided freelance editorial services for a variety of clients, including Yale New Haven Hospital.
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- Michael Kim
  Digital Analytics and SEO Specialist
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- Jeremy Ledger
  Writer, Yale School of Medicine
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- Carrie MacMillan
  Senior Clinical Writer
  Carrie MacMillan joined the Office of Communications in 2016 as a clinical writer for the Yale Medicine website. She writes feature and news stories for the patient-oriented site. Her coverage areas include the Departments of Pediatrics; Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Services; and the Child Study Center. Prior to Yale, Carrie spent 11 years as a feature writer for a daily newspaper, focusing on health, general interest and news topics. She also wrote and edited for a variety of consumer and business magazines and websites. Carrie has amassed more than 18 awards from local and national news organizations for her writing.
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- Colleen Moriarty
  Director of Media Relations and Audience Development
  Colleen Moriarty serves as director of media relations and audience development for Yale School of Medicine. In this role, she oversees a team that works on media, social media and brand visibility for the school and medical practice, Yale Medicine, as well as Yale Cancer Center. Before coming to the Yale School of Medicine, Moriarty wrote for a variety of publications such as Marie Claire, Self, Shape, Teen Vogue, and Good Housekeeping and was a contributing writer to Fit Pregnancy, contributing editor to the former Walking Magazine, and editorial assistant at Self Magazine. She is the author of Shortcuts to Sexy Abs (Fair Winds 2001) and contributed to Your Body: The Science of Keeping It Healthy (Time Books). She has also worked for a variety of digital websites and is a veteran copywriter, who has created marketing and advertising materials, social media campaigns, digital apps, and video and radio scripts for major corporations and health care companies such as Cigna, Clinique and Ethan Allen. She is an award-winning writer, who has a master of science degree in magazine journalism from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
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- Matt O'Rourke
  Director of Marketing, YSM
  Matthew O'Rourke joined the Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation as its communication officer in July 2019. Prior to Orthopaedics, he spent five and a half years at the Yale School of Management working in international communications, collaborating and coordinating communications efforts with 30 schools in 25 countries through the Global Network for Advanced Management. A journalist by training, he oversees all of the department's web and social media strategies.Prior to Yale, O'Rourke worked as a reporter at the Waterbury Republican-American newspaper, covering two towns and developing an outdoors/environmental beat for six and a half years. While there, he was part of a team that won the national Society of Professional Journalists Sunshine Award, highlighting excellence in Freedom of Information Act requests and reporting. His work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Boston Globe.
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- Barbara Steinberger
  Internal Communications Writer, Yale Medicine
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