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experience

knowledge

ideas

content

passion

commitment

growth

I’m a knowledge expert and thought catalyst

in healthcare design with extensive marketing,

speaking, writing, and social media skills.

As the former Executive Vice President of the

nonprofit Center for Health Design

www.healthdesign.org, I oversaw the

Evidence‑based Design Assessment and

Certification (EDAC) credentialing program,

supervised strategic marketing for all programs,

and participated in new project development.

Prior to working for The Center, I was an

independent consultant for 16 years, providing

marketing and communications services to a

diverse group of clients in the healthcare design

industry.

A frequent speaker, blogger and tweeter, I’m the

author/editor of five books and am a regular

contributor to Healthcare Design magazine.

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about

I work with product manufacturers, design firms,

nonprofit organizations and others related to the

healthcare and design industry to understand

needs, brainstorm solutions, and then develop

and help execute strategic marketing and sales

plans and new business ideas. Specific areas of

expertise include:

• Social media

• Email marketing

• Website development

• Public relations

• Educational programs & events

• Industry relations

• Business development

• Writing & speaking

I focus my time and talents on increasing market

share and impact factor by:

• Tapping into a diverse set of skills and

experience to develop creative solutions

• Using my healthcare and design industry

knowledge and contacts to share meaningful

information and establish relationships

• Being able to think strategically and facilitate

goal-setting discussions

• Using my project management skills to start and

finish projects

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consulting

I’m a keen observer of industry trends and have the ability to gather

and synthesize information and package it in compelling ways for

conferences, meetings, special educational events, webinars, and

publications. Topics I speak and write about include:

• Trends influencing healthcare facility development, design, and

construction

• Health reform’s impact on healthcare facility development, design,

and construction

• Evidence‑based design for healthcare – history, definition, and

practice

• The physical environment’s impact on safety, satisfaction and costs

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speaking and writing

“10 Trends Influencing the Future of Healthcare Facility Design” (closing keynote speaker)Children’s Hospital Association International Facilities & Capacity Conference, December 2012

“Hour With An ICON” Master Webinar Series (moderator)The Center for Health Design, September 2012

“An Introduction to Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification” (co-presenter)NeoCon World Trade Fair, June 2012

“Making the Most of Your Resources: Designing a Hospital That PromotesSafety & Quality” (co‑presenter)

American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) webinar

“The Healthcare Built Environment: Factors that Increase Patient Safety” (co-presenter)American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress, March 2012

“10 Trends Influencing the Next 10 Years of Healthcare Facility Design” (presenter)InternationalInterior Design Association, Portland, OR, Chapter, February 2012

“It’s Not Just Bricks & Mortar: Improving Safety & Quality Through Better Building Design” (copresenter)American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress, March 2011

“Show Me the Data: The Essential Role of Research in Making the Business Case for Building a Better Hospital” (presenter)Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Annual Conference, May 2011

“Healing Environments: Planetree & The Center for Health Design” (co-presenter)Planetree Annual Conference, October 2010

“Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare” (presenter)Joint Commission Conference on Quality & Safety, June 2010

“Evidence-Based Design for Healthcare” (presenter)American Institute of Architects (AIA) Michigan Chapter Conference, March 2010

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recent speaking

engagements

Editor and Contributor, Building Design: Strategies to Improve Quality & Lower Costs in the Era of Healthcare Reform & Beyond (working title), Health Administration Press, publication date TBD

Editor and Contributor, Improving Healthcare with Better Building Design, Health Administration Press, 2006

Editor, Healthcare Design, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Editor, Innovations in Healthcare Design: Selected Presentations from the First-Fifth Symposia on Healthcare Design, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995

Co‑Author, The Power of Color: Creating Healthy Interior Spaces, John Wiley & Sons, 1995

Editor, Journal of Healthcare Design, Volumes III-X 1991‑98, The Center for Health Design

Author, Color in the Office: Design Trends from 1950-1990 and Beyond, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992

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books