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Strategic Hire to Help Firm Increase Outreach to Health Communications and Public Health Arenas
Fairfax, Virginia,
October 17, 2007 - ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI), a leading global professional services firm, is pleased to announce that health communications veteran Jill Herzog has joined the firm as a vice president. With more than 18 years directing marketing and health communication projects for government and corporate clients, Ms. Herzog will focus on broadening the scope of ICF’s outreach in the health communications and public health arenas.
“Jill brings a wealth of expertise in translating complex health topics into campaigns that resonate with target audiences from children to caregivers to communities,” said Kris Musumeci, a senior vice president with the company and strategic health communications expert. “As ICF continues to grow in the health communications sector, we’re very pleased to have someone of Jill’s caliber to help our clients most effectively deliver their message to the widest audience possible.”
Prior to joining ICF, Ms. Herzog was an executive vice president at Social and Health Services, a division of Macro International, where she managed and provided corporate oversight to several multi-year/multi-million dollar federal contracts. She directed numerous high-profile campaigns and projects for clients, including the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.
Among the national initiatives Ms. Herzog directed are Girl Power!, a substance abuse prevention campaign for 9- to 14-year old girls and their caregivers; the recruitment campaign for the USPHS Commissioned Corps; Quit Tobacco: Make Everyone Proud, a campaign designed to reduce tobacco use among 18- to 24-year-old active duty enlisted military personnel; and Building Blocks for a Healthy Future, a program designed for 3- to 6-years olds and their caregivers.
“My position offers tremendous opportunities to help grow the business and put ICF firmly on the map in the health communications and social marketing arenas,” Ms. Herzog said. “I’m excited to be expanding our health focus and combining it with ICF’s already strong strategic communications capabilities to provide our clients with outstanding results.”
ICF International (NASDAQ: ICFI) partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in the energy, climate change, environment, transportation, social programs, health, defense, and emergency management markets. The firm combines passion for its work with industry expertise and innovative analytics to produce compelling results throughout the entire program life cycle, from analysis and design through implementation and improvement. Since 1969, ICF has been serving government at all levels, major corporations, and multilateral institutions. More than 2,500 employees serve these clients worldwide. ICF’s Web site is www.icfi.com.
For Immediate Release
Polly Shannon
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