The Salk Institute for Biological Studies appoints Anna-Marie Rooney as Chief Communications Officer

October 2, 2013

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies appoints Anna-Marie Rooney as Chief Communications Officer

October 2, 2013

LA JOLLA, CA—The Salk Institute for Biological Studies announced the hiring of Anna-Marie Rooney as its Chief Communications Officer, to oversee all aspects of the world-renowned Institute’s communications efforts including strategy, print publications, media relations, electronic/web communications, social media outreach, and multimedia resources.

“Anna-Marie is a gifted and skillful communicator with an outstanding combination of practical experience and strategic planning that brings great assets to this critical role. With her enthusiasm and professional background, we are extremely fortunate to have her lead our communications enterprise to the next level,” states Salk President William R. Brody.

Rooney most recently served as the Vice President/Chief Strategy and Brand Officer for The San Diego Foundation, the largest community foundation in the San Diego region. Over the course of six years, she created, organized, and implemented the marketing and communication strategies and tactics for the foundation, including the successful oversight and management of all promotional and public relations efforts for the Our Greater San Diego Vision initiative, which resulted in 30,000 participants, $3.5 million in media exposure, and 386 million media impressions.

Prior to coming to San Diego, Anna-Marie was the Senior Director of Marketing for the corporate office of KB HOME in Los Angeles, and before that, she served as the advertising and public relations manager for the global fashion retailer Guess, Inc.

She is a native of Denver, Colorado and earned her degree in Communications with an emphasis in Marketing and Public Speaking from the University of Denver.

Über das Salk Institute for Biological Studies:
Das Salk Institute for Biological Studies ist eine der weltweit führenden Institutionen für Grundlagenforschung, an der international renommierte Fakultätsmitglieder grundlegende Fragen der Biowissenschaften in einem einzigartigen, kollaborativen und kreativen Umfeld untersuchen. Mit dem Fokus auf Entdeckungen und die Ausbildung zukünftiger Forschergenerationen leisten Salk-Wissenschaftler bahnbrechende Beiträge zu unserem Verständnis von Krebs, Alterung, Alzheimer, Diabetes und Infektionskrankheiten durch die Untersuchung von Neurowissenschaften, Genetik, Zell- und Pflanzenbiologie sowie verwandten Disziplinen.

Die Leistungen der Fakultät wurden mit zahlreichen Auszeichnungen gewürdigt, darunter Nobelpreise und Mitgliedschaften in der National Academy of Sciences. Das 1960 vom Polio-Impfstoff-Pionier Dr. Jonas Salk gegründete Institut ist eine unabhängige gemeinnützige Organisation und ein architektonisches Wahrzeichen.