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 威廉·R·布罗迪.
Anna-Marie Rooney
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.
关于索尔克生物研究所：
索尔克生物研究所是世界顶尖的基础研究机构之一，其国际知名的教职人员在一个独特、协作和富有创造性的环境中，深入探究生命科学的基本问题。索尔克科学家们致力于发现和指导未来几代研究人员，通过研究神经科学、遗传学、细胞和植物生物学以及相关学科，在癌症、衰老、阿尔茨海默氏症、糖尿病和传染病的认识方面做出了开创性的贡献。.
学院取得了许多成就，获得了包括诺贝尔奖和美国国家科学院院士在内的无数荣誉。该研究所由脊髓灰质炎疫苗先驱 Jonas Salk 博士于 1960 年创立，是一家独立的非营利组织和建筑地标。.
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