Nevada Cancer Institute Names Clark Dumont, APR, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs; Health Care and Communications Expert to Join NVCI in April 2005.LAS VEGAS -- Clark P. Dumont, APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate , has been named vice president of communications and public affairs for the Nevada Cancer Institute  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . "We are excited to bring Clark's three decades of communications and public affairs experience as well as his more than two decades of health care experience to the Institute," said Heather H. Murren, president of the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI NVCI Non-Violent Crisis Intervention NVCI Nevada Cancer Institute ). Dumont will be responsible for the NVCI's communications and public affairs strategies. His expertise is in communications planning, and building effective and enduring relationships between organizations and the communities they serve. He will join the organization in April 2005. "I'm enthused about being part of a leading health care organization that is committed to world-class research and providing leadership in prevention, detection and new clinical cures that improve the health of the people of Nevada and our country," Dumont said. "In addition, a successful NVCI is a critical component of a healthy Nevada. I'm eager to be a part of an organization that will help make a difference for the people of Nevada. I'm also eager to work closely with the people and the varied organizations that work every day to make Nevada a healthier place to live and work," Dumont added. Dumont joins NVCI from WellPoint Inc., where he was director of regional corporate communications for the company's Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon , serving 2.8 million members in Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire. He was headquartered in Manchester, N.H. Previously he had been vice president of corporate relations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire before it joined the WellPoint system in 1999. He was also a journalist and received his undergraduate degree in communications from American University, Washington, DC. He is working toward an M.S. in communications management at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. (PRSA PRSA Public Relations Society of America PRSA Personal Retirement Savings Account PRSA Puerto Rican Student Association PRSA Puerto Rican Studies Association PRSA Park and Recreation Service Area PRSA President of the Royal Scottish Academy ). He and his wife, Anne, have two sons. About Nevada Cancer Institute The Nevada Cancer Institute is an independent, non-profit institution whose mission is to develop a comprehensive cancer research institute staffed by the finest scientists, clinicians, and caregivers. Together, we will provide hope for our community through education, support and patient-centered care. We will strive for a future without cancer through innovative translational research in basic, clinical and population science. For more information on NVCI, please visit www.nevadacancerinstitute.org. |
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