TaWanna Berry, MA

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)