Speakers

Kathy Smith is Vice President, Chief Marketing and Digital Officer for Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, SC. Prior to this move in early 2022, and for 20 years, Kathy was a vice president with Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, leading global, national and regional marketing, communications and e-strategy and web programs. Before that, Kathy worked in healthcare and pharmaceutical PR and marketing agencies, as a communications leader for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, and for several community hospitals. Kathy has a BA in journalism and public relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA in communication from Johns Hopkins University.