Eileen launched SilverBranch Communications in 1996, building on a winning track record at the intersection of communication and policy to craft innovative growth solutions for a range of clients encompassing large and small not-for-profit organizations, individuals, policy groups, and tech startups. Client-side experience includes work in development communication at Lifespan, a Rhode Island-based hospital network, and a series of progressively senior roles at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, culminating in appointment as vice president of communications.
EDUCATION: A.B. degrees in political science and journalistic writing from Brown University. Grad work at UMass.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: A board member of the New England Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (NEAHP), Eileen is delighted to serve as chairperson of the Association's 2012 annual educational conference. She has also served in a series of board and leadership positions within the New England Society for Healthcare Communications (NESHCo.) Eileen is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD), and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP.)
COMMUNITY: A graduate of Leadership Rhode Island, Eileen has served the community as a board member of The Greenwich Odeum, Prevent Child Abuse Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Organ Donor Awareness Committee, and as a member of the public relations advisory committee of Opera Providence. She is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Save The Bay. A former advisory panel member for Tech-Collective, a tech industry trade group in Rhode Island, and the American Heart Association, she currently serves on the Community Advisory Committee of WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR affiliate.
FOR: Transcendent writing and incisive thought. A good laugh. Integrity. Creativity. Compassion. Justice. Generosity. Empathy. Loyalty. Primary colors. Sacred places. The echo of history. The welcome jolt of a really, really good idea.
AGAINST: Pomposity. Dishonesty. Waste. Weak coffee. Bad hair days. Opportunism (in contrast with opportunity, which is a good thing.) Long winters in boring shoes. Unfulfilled potential.
MUSIC: Arcade Fire. The Beatles. Mary J. Blige. Annie Lennox. The Dropkick Murphys. The Gaslight Anthem. Green Day. The Hold Steady. Panic at the Disco. Radiohead. Scissor Sisters. Snow Patrol. Springsteen. REM. U2. And ... yes ... the occasional show tune.
HEROES: Those who ride life's rapids with grace, humor, and dignity and work hard to do some good in the world.
I was a kid who was always in trouble for daydreaming and coloring outside the lines.
But i was just an amateur then. Now i do it professionally.
