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| Havilah Clarke |
Havilah Clarke, head of marketing and communications at the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation and Institute, has joined Purposeful Advisors as a managing director.
Part of the University of Utah, Huntsman is a 161-bed facility that offers a range of psychiatric treatments and seeks to reduce stigmas from those suffering from mental disorders.
Clarke, who has more than 20 years of healthcare PR experience, held posts at Bristol Myers Squibb (lead strategy & operations, international corporate affairs) and Novo Nordisk (senior manager, product communications) as well as Edelman and Ogilvy PR.
At New York-headquartered Purposeful, she will support clients across highly regulated industries, where clarity and credibility are keys to growth.
Clarke’s “depth of experience in healthcare and biotechnology communications adds real firepower to our marketing capabilities,” said Frank De Maria, Purposeful’s founding partner.
She is based in Salt Lake City.
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.
