Board of Directors

Each year, the Health Care Communicators of San Diego requests nominations and holds an election for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer positions, and appoints other members to board positions representing key roles within the organization. This process takes place each year in December and the new board assumes their role immediately following the annual Finest Awards Dinner and Presentation. All board member positions are served within a volunteer capacity.

2012/2013 HCC Board of Directors

Stacy Kadrich

President

Stacy Kadrich joined Sharp Healthcare in October 2006 and currently serves as the marketing and communications senior specialist for Sharp Grossmont Hospital. In this position, Stacy helps manage marketing, public relations, community events and internal communications for the entity. Prior to her position with Sharp, Stacy was the marketing manager for the San Diego North Convention and Visitors Bureau, where she promoted tourism to North County and launched the organization’s first opt-in e-mail marketing program. As account executive for a local advertising agency, Stacy managed advertising and marketing campaigns for several local, national and international clients. Stacy is a graduate of San Diego State University and holds a degree in Journalism. Read the President's message

Megan L. Barr

Immediate Past President

Megan is the manager of care line marketing at Scripps Health where she is responsible for project management of web development, patient education, market outreach, physician relations and marketing communications to drive volume and growth in key service areas. With 15 years in the health care industry, she has served in a variety of marketing, media relations and public affairs roles for area organizations including Sharp Healthcare and the American Red Cross. Megan holds an undergraduate degree in journalism and a graduate degree in health communication and education.

Jennifer Decker Arevalo

Treasurer

Jennifer is a Service Line Marketing Manager in the Marketing and Communications department at UC San Diego Health System. She has been in health care communications for more than 25 years, working with health care professionals and companies to develop patient and professional educational multimedia. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Richmond in Virginia and her master’s degree at the University of Nebraska.

Juligie Santos

Secretary

An award-winning graphic designer, Juligie Santos began her career with Scripps Health as a Senior Graphic Designer and currently holds a position as a Marketing Specialist. Her work continues to be honored - a recent recipient of a PRSA Bronze Anvil and IABC Silver Quill Awards of Excellence. Juligie is a graduate of San Diego State University and earned a B.A. in Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design.

Bobette Brown

Finest Co-Chair

Bobette joined Palomar Pomerado Health in 2010 where she currently works as a Marketing/PR Specialist. In her position, she supports all system-wide marketing and public relations activities through internal and external communication strategies. Since joining the marketing team she has launched the new electronic employee newsletter and serves as a content editor for The HealthSource/BabySource community magazine. Bobette has also been instrumental in leading the communication surrounding the construction of PPH’s “hospital of the future” being built in Escondido. After receiving her degree in communications, she has held a variety of marketing and public relations roles including tribal government, PR agency and city government event planning and promotion.

Edye Bagheri

Finest Co-Chair

Edye Bagheri has been in the health care industry with marketing and communications experience for more than 13 years. Bagheri currently works at Scripps Health as a marketing and communications manager. Edye develops and supports several elements of comprehensive internal and system-wide communications to all employees and physicians of the Scripps Medical Foundation and also supports system-wide marketing, media relations and branding campaigns. Edye works with a team to create, develop and manage internal communications strategies that inform, educate and align Scripps employees, managers and physicians toward a shared sense of direction and purpose. Edye uses a variety of communication platforms to distribute timelynews and general information and Scripps site-specific information. Edye also supports Scripps site-specific programs, events, care lines and system marketing campaigns. In the past, Edye has served as a board member for the NCPA, IABC and now HCC. "I look forward to working with the HCC board members to bring all HCC members and guests the best year ever!" says Edye.

Jana Turley

Web Site Chair

Jana joined AMN Healthcare in 2007 as Senior Administrative Assistant. In 2009, she transitioned into the role of Online Marketing Specialist where she is responsible for external communications, social media efforts, PPC ads and job postings. Jana has eight years prior experience working with company executives as an Executive Assistant in fields including financial services, horticulture and health care. She received her degree in Business Marketing from Cal State Long Beach and is currently working on a Certificate in Marketing from San Diego State University.

Susan Griswold

Membership Co-Chair

Susan is the Marketing Specialist at San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine (SDHIPM) where she helps manage internal and external communications, social media, advertising and public relations. Prior to joining SDHIPM, she worked at an international media planning agency in Los Angeles and a boutique full-service agency here in San Diego. Susan graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Journalism and a minor in Business Marketing.

Jenny Corsey, APR

Membership Co-Chair

Jenny Corsey, APR serves as an account manager with Allison+Partners, an international communications firm driven by a collaborative approach to innovation and creativity. Based in the San Diego office, she develops and manages strategic public relations campaigns for consumer, sustainable energy and technology accounts. Jenny brings ten years of communications experience in public relations, marketing and journalism. Prior to joining Allison+Partners, she managed public relations and community outreach programs for healthcare, public affairs and transportation clients at Westbound Communications, an Orange County-based public relations agency. Jenny graduated cum laude from Messiah College with a bachelor’s of arts degree in communication and minor in journalism.

Lauren Schenk

Programming Co-Chair

Lauren Schenk joined Sharp HealthCare in June 2011 and currently serves as the Partnerships and Strategic Events Coordinator. In this position, she works on the planning and development of Sharp HealthCare's annual Women's Conference as well as coordinating events with the local YMCA. Prior to her position with Sharp, Lauren was an Event Planner for Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ where she was responsible for the design and execution of over 100 yearly signature events and promotions. Lauren is a graduate of West Chester University in Pennsylvania and holds a degree in Marketing.

Nick Pince

Programming Co-Chair

Nick joined Scripps Health in December 2011 and serves as the public relations liaison for women's health, primary care, Scripps Health Foundation, dermatology, plastic surgery, executive health, community outreach and leadership. Nick is new to health care, but not to external affairs. Prior to his work at Scripps, Nick led the marketing, membership and customer service departments at the second largest YMCA in the country. Additionally, Nick has worked for San Diego Gas and Electric and Sempra Energy in their public affairs and community relations departments. Nick received his degree in Communication from Point Loma Nazarene University.

Jill Ruff

Sponsorship Chair

Jill Ruff is a senior marketing and advertising executive with a huge passion for great brands. Jill has spent the majority of her career working for leading advertising agencies in both Los Angeles and San Diego, later working as the Marketing Director for a footwear and clothing company in San Diego. She joined San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine in 2007 and currently serves as the Executive Director of Marketing Strategy and Brand Management. Jill holds a degree in Business with a Marketing emphasis from San Diego State University.

Nicole Quiroz

Social Media Chair

Nicole Quiroz joined Sharp HealthCare in 2007 and is the Marketing Specialist at Sharp Grossmont Hospital. In her role she manages special events, collateral design, public relations, social media, internal communications, writing projects and a variety of service line marketing initiatives. Nicole is also heavily involved in the media industry. She was a writer at 944 Magazine for six years, and was a freelance writer at Pacific San Diego Magazine. She is the current editor-in-chief at Mahal Style, Southern California’s largest and fastest-growing social fashion site on the web. Before working at Sharp, she was a production assistant at KPBS Radio News. Nicole holds a degree in Journalism and a minor in Television, Film and New Media from San Diego State University.

Hillary Schuler-Jones, MBA
Scholarship Chair

As an Advertising Specialist at Sharp HealthCare, Hillary is responsible for writing and editing corporate collateral, producing marketing materials and managing advertising projects at three regional hospitals, including Sharp Coronado. She also volunteers as a Public Information Officer for San Diego Red Cross. Prior to joining Sharp, Hillary worked as a marketing manager for a technology company in Silicon Valley and covered the wine, food and business beats for a community newspaper group. She double-majored in Journalism and Political Science at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo and completed her MBA there in 2007.

Diane Sparacino
Public Relations Chair
Diane is Senior Communications Specialist at AMN Healthcare, where she supports the company's external corporate communication efforts and brand positioning. In 2011, she joined the company as Marketing Project Specialist, where she managed marketing campaigns and web content for AMN's education sites, RN.com and RxSchool.com. Diane’s career in marketing/communications began in the trenches as a newspaper journalist for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group (LANG), where she won several awards for her writing/reporting. She has worked in marketing and/or fund development for a variety of non-profits. As Director of Communications for the Burn Institute (2007-11), she was managing editor of the organization’s quarterly newsletter, oversaw all PR, external marketing/collateral and media requests. Diane holds a degree in Communication Studies from California State University, San Bernardino.