In our business, a public relations firm is only as good as the people who work here. We’re not selling widgets. We’re selling communications and therapeutic area expertise, creativity, and, in the highly regulated healthcare environment in which we operate, a thorough understanding of how to do our jobs ethically and within the regulations.
How are we different? We hire the best people, people who bring different perspectives to our team, shaped by their career experiences and their diverse backgrounds.
JFK Communications is managed by John F. Kouten and David Avitabile, two healthcare communications industry veterans with nearly 40 years of combined experience working in communications positions at leading global pharmaceutical companies, and at major healthcare public relations and medical communications agencies both in the US and Europe.
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John F. Kouten, Chief Executive Officer
John F. Kouten launched JFK Communications, Inc. in 2004. JFK Communications, Inc. was founded to provide innovative public relations solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology industries.
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David Avitabile, President
David Avitabile has more than 15 years of experience in public relations and medical communications, and the experience of senior-level roles in Europe and the United States.
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David Patti, Vice President
David Patti has more than a decade of healthcare communications experience that includes managing global strategic initiatives, supporting multiple FDA approvals and working with patient advocacy groups.
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Sara L. Kouten, Vice President Finance and Operations
Sara L. Kouten has been with JFK Communications for more than four years and oversees all financial and organizational operations.
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Danielle Ruess-Albertson, Senior Consultant
Danielle Ruess-Albertson is an experienced healthcare communications professional and a Senior Consultant at JFK Communications.
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Peter Steinberg, Director of Editorial Services
Peter Steinberg has a career spanning over 20 years in healthcare communications, specializing in the development and refinement of messages for professional and consumer audiences.
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Alyssa Kussin, Director, Media Strategy
Alyssa supports JFK Communications, Inc. as a media relations and strategy specialist.
Alyssa’s background includes over seven years spent with PResence EURO RSCG.
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