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| Erin Weinstein |
SKDKnickerbocker has hired Erin Weinstein as senior VP in its PA unit and co-lead of its healthcare practice.
Most recently, Weinstein worked as senior VP-marketing & communications at the Greater Washington Partnership, a non-profit that promotes smart growth in the Capital Region from Baltimore to Richmond.
Earlier, she was a senior VP at FleishmanHillard, director of corporate communications & media relations at Stanford Health Care, senior advisor to US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, communications director for Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of America.
At SKDKnick, Weinstein will work on issues such as expanding/defending the Affordable Health Care Act and vaccine safety & efficacy.
Jim Weiss, founder & chairman of Real Chemistry, has joined the board of ICR Inc. as it steps up its healthcare capital markets offering.
Ruder Finn has hired Kelly Yoder, who spent a dozen years at Weber Shandwick rising to North America health lead, as managing director, global head of health & life sciences.
ICR has named John Capodanno head of US healthcare corporate communications and Matthew Willey managing director in its medical technology and diagnostics practice. 
April is National Minority Health Month, spotlighting the urgency to improve health outcomes in communities of color.
In a recent conversation about the evolving media landscape, Doug Simon, CEO of D S Simon Media, spoke with Campbell O’Connor, Group Director, Media & Engagement at Real Chemistry, about how AI is influencing media relations and healthcare communications.
