Stephanie Moritz Joins the American Dental Association as Chief Communications Officer
CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Dental Association (ADA) is pleased to welcome Stephanie Moritz as the new Chief Communications Officer, reporting to Dr. Kathleen O'Loughlin, Executive Director. Moritz will lead Association-wide communications, reputation and brand management efforts produced by the ADA's Communications and Marketing Division.
"I am thrilled to have Stephanie join the ADA Executive Team as Chief Communications Officer," said Dr. O'Loughlin. "She is an extraordinary leader with an entrepreneurial vision that complements the goals of the ADA, and she brings fresh, expert perspective to the organization."
In addition to overseeing public affairs and public relations, executive and staff communications and marketing campaigns, Moritz will also focus on amplifying critical components of the ADA's strategic communications strategy, including digital media, social media and video production.
Moritz joins the ADA from ConAgra Foods where she served as the Senior Director of Public Relations, Social Media and Experiential Marketing and managed external brand communications for all of ConAgra's Consumer Foods brands.
Moritz was instrumental in shaping ConAgra Foods enterprise-wide social media strategy, content marketing team, multi-brand public relations, first-response consumer findings approach and real-time marketing and public relations news room.
Moritz was recognized as one of Media Post's Online Marketing All Stars in 2014 and prior to joining ConAgra Foods, she led Communications and Product Publicity for The Hershey Company and Jim Beam Brands. She also held communications positions at EBS/Porter Novelli Convergence Group, Illinois House of Representatives and Walt Disney Attractions, Inc.
Moritz resides in Naperville and is an alumna of Eastern Illinois University where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in speech communications.
Editor's Note: Reporters are invited to follow the ADA on Twitter @AmerDentalAssn
About the American Dental Association
The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental association, representing more than 158,000 dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. The ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to consumer dental care products. The monthly The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA's flagship publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit ada.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA's consumer website MouthHealthy.org.
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SOURCE American Dental Association
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