Ann Martorano is Administrator for Halifax Health Medical Center Port Orange and the system’s Chief Marketing Officer. Martorano joined Halifax Health in 1985 as a public relations specialist and then served as director of administrative services and physician recruitment for 15 years.
From September 2000 - 2005, Martorano served as executive director of Volusia Health Network, a preferred provider physician network which is an affiliate of Halifax Health. In August 2005, Martorano was appointed administrator of Halifax Health Medical Center Port Orange, a new 80-bed acute care facility which opened in December, 2006.
Martorano completed her undergraduate degree at Stetson University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a Master's degree in communications and a Master's degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Central Florida. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Anne Theis, Senior Consultant, The Strategy Group, Norfolk, VA
Anne Theis has 25 years experience as a marketing executive and consultant in the health industry, where she has led the development of strategic marketing plans, market research, and new business initiatives as well as support implementation and management of new products, brands, sales teams and marketing operations.
Before joining The Strategy Group™, Anne managed product development, marketing, sales and service operations for VHA’s (a health care cooperative based in Irving, TX) clinical and consumer marketing portfolio. In that role, she led the development, launch and growth of innovative marketing programs to differentiate cardiac, neurosciences and diabetes service lines for member hospitals. At VHA, she also coordinated development of strategic marketing education for regional boards of directors and marketing councils.
Anne is a graduate of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. She has served as a board member for the AHA Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, and is past president of the Minnesota Council for HealthCare Marketing and Public Relations.
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Where do you begin when consumer perceptions don't begin to match the realities of the market? Examine how the Halifax Health System stepped through a process to build and execute the most relevant competitive positioning and brand strategy to build business.