David Connolly

David Connolly brings LaVoieHealthScience more than 15 years of experience in communications, public relations, media relations and journalism. David’s client-related activities include designing and leading strategic and tactical integrated communications on behalf of LaVoieHealthScience’s clients. Prior to joining LaVoieHealthScience, David was Director of Communications and Marketing at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a Steward Health Care hospital and teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine,in Boston, MA. There, his duties included creating high-impact, effective and result-oriented strategic PR and marketing programs, developing internal and external campaigns, event planning and overseeing PR-related initiatives. Before St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, David worked at two Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. At BIDMC, he directed communications and marketing for the hospital’s development office, creating custom high-level public relations plans and multifaceted strategic fund-raising programs, incorporating messaging and branding, media outreach, marketing communications, social media engagement and event management. At Brigham and Women’s Hospital, he led internal communications, played a key role in developing the hospital’s initial foray into social media and contributing to the hospital’s routine placement in top-tier media.David also has previous experience working as a journalist.