DeAnn Marshall joined UC San Diego Health Sciences as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in January 2009.
In this position, Ms. Marshall directs the combined communications, marketing, and public affairs efforts encompassing the UC San Diego School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and UC San Diego Medical Center.
Previously, Ms. Marshall served as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, providing executive leadership, strategic planning and operational direction for the Foundation. Prior to this, she was Vice President of Public and Government Affairs for the 235-bed pediatric academic medical center, directing internal and external communications, advertising, marketing and government affairs.
Ms. Marshall, who has also worked for public relations agencies Burson-Marsteller and Ketchum Communications, served as a senior media specialist for Allegheny General Hospital. She was named Communicator of the Year in 2003 by the Public Relations Society of America, and received the Touchstone Award from the American Hospital Association. She is a graduate of Duquesne University. Ms. Marshall lives in San Diego with her husband and son.