Sr. Director
Westat
Health Communications
1600 Research Blvd
Bethesda,
MD
USA
20850
tawannaberry@westat.com
Biographical Sketch:
Senior communications project manager with over 15 years of experience in health communications and public relations.
2008 - present -- Sr. Project Director, Westat's Health Communications Team
2005-2008 - Vice President, Edelman
2001-2005 -- Deputy Director, National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP); National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
2000-2001 -- Senior Account Executive, Spectrum Science Public Relations
1997- 2000 -- Senior Account Executive, Hager Sharp Inc. (Public Relations)
-- Currently working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to promote and enhance the use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) -- an essential public health resource that encourages evidence-based interventions.
-- Part of team that developed and launched HHS’s first diabetes prevention campaign, Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes. The campaign targeted consumers, as well as health care professionals and garnered over a million media impressions within its first year. (2001-2005)