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Maryanne Caruso, Senior VP

Maryanne Caruso is a 10-year veteran of Publicis Consultants I PR. Throughout her tenure, she has created and managed successful campaigns in the areas of health, consumer and corporate, many of which incorporated philanthropic efforts. Maryanne has extensive experience in account management, media relations, special events, promotions, corporate branding, internal communications and integrated programs. She currently spearheads several accounts in the agency's healthcare practice.

Lisa Kelly, R.D., MPH, Senior VP, Food Industry and Nutrition Marketing

Registered Dietitian Lisa Kelly, MPH, a Senior Vice President based in Washington, D.C., formerly served as public health director of the International Food Information Council. She now serves our clients with an emphasis on food policy and nutrition communication strategies. Of particular note is her highly successful leadership of nutrition communications for U.S. soybean growers.

Margy Meislin, Senior VP, Strategic Communications

With more than 25 years of experience representing pharmaceutical companies and patient organizations, Margy Meislin is Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications at Publicis Consultants | PR. Margy manages the Taxotere and Eloxatin brands for sanofi-aventis and oversees editorial projects within the healthcare group. Margy has extensive experience in FDA approvals/launches as well as public awareness campaigns. Her experience has spanned a wide range of product categories, with a particular focus on oncology, vaccines, hypertension and OTC and Rx pain management.

Shawn Perkins, Senior VP

Shawn Perkins plays a leading role in the agency's strategic development and direction for public relations assignments from Nestle, the world's largest food company. Her extensive PR and advertising experience also includes new product development, licensing, public service announcements, package design, direct marketing and collateral development. Before joining Publicis, Shawn was a VP, Management Supervisor at Saatchi & Saatchi in New York, specializing in food marketing and working on a number of General Mills brands.

Justin Shaw, Senior VP

With nearly 15 years of public relations agency background, Justin Shaw has a broad range of experience including healthcare, business-to-business and consumer-focused communications. His work has ranged from product-focused campaigns for sanofi-aventis, King Pharmaceuticals, ZOLL Medical, St. Joseph's Aspirin, Canon and Mercedes-Benz, to corporate initiatives for DuPont Agricultural Products, Roche, ADVO and Duracell.