Martha Carlos, who led communications for the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, has moved to the American Brain Tumor Association in Chicago as chief communications officer for the patient advocacy organization focused on brain tumor research.
Carlos spent 10 years at the Red Cross in the Windy City rising to chief communications officer with oversight for marketing, communications, media relations, internal comms., digital and advocacy.
She started out with the Detroit-area's Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and held marketing posts at crisis center Common Ground Sanctuary.
The $5M, 43-year-old ABTA holds the annual Breakthrough for Brain Tumors 5K in six cities across the US.
Lo Isidro, senior director at Real Chemistry with more than a decade of strategic communications and PA experience, has joined Narrative Strategies.
Nelson Fernandez, former North American chair of APCO Worldwide and managing director of Burson-Marsteller, has joined Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires as director of communications and PA.
Lilit Bargar, who was most recently an EVP in the healthcare practice at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at GCI Health as EVP, corporate practice lead.
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