BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Access Communications Inc. announces the launch of MedAccess, its new full-service medical education unit, and the company’s relocation of its New Jersey headquarters from Summit to Berkeley Heights. MedAccess will feature CME on non-CME-based programming for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and life science clients to drive peer-to-peer education through professional healthcare media.
“Our strong growth momentum has continued throughout the year so that we are able to offer our clients expert medical education solutions through our new division, MedAccess,” said Michael Mitrow, Jr., President of Access Communications Inc. “We’ve relocated our Access Communications headquarters to primary office space on Connell Drive in Berkeley Heights to better accommodate our expanding client needs.”
MedAccess launches with projects in motion from worldwide leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, with plans to expand strategic offerings throughout the healthcare industry.
To support the new division, Access Communications Inc. recent hires include Cathy Cho, Vice President of Medical Education for the MedAccess division; Jim Ciolek, Director of Finance and Administration; Tiffany Farrell, Group Account Supervisor and Carol Martinak, Manager of Information Technology.
As Vice President of Medical Education, Cathy Cho joins Access Communications Inc. to lead the strategic and tactical operations for the MedAccess division. She brings 10 years of healthcare marketing experience to the Access team. Ms. Cho was previously employed as Senior Business Strategy Director at Current Medical Directions Inc. in New York, NY. In her role with CMD, Ms. Cho was responsible for overseeing the strategic development and tactical execution of medical education and promotional programs for clients including Pfizer. Ms. Cho graduated from Rutgers College in New Jersey with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Mass Media and Political Science.
Jim Ciolek joins Access Communications Inc. as Director of Finance and Administration. Most recently, Mr. Ciolek served as Controller for Global Passenger Services, responsible for managing the daily operations of the accounting and human resources departments. Prior to that, Mr. Ciolek held senior-level accounting positions with Deloitte & Touche, LLP and Moore Stephens, PC. Mr. Ciolek received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from St. Bonaventure University in New York.
Tiffany Farrell joins Access Communications Inc. as Group Account Supervisor. Prior to joining the Agency, she served as freelance Account Supervisor for the Estrogen Therapy product suite at Duramed Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Farrell’s experience includes promotional marketing in pharmaceuticals at VITAL Healthcare Communications where she worked in migraine and pain. A graduate of Boston University, Ms. Farrell graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Education.
Carol Martinak joins Access Communications Inc. as Manager of Information Technology, bringing with her 20 years of IT experience. She joins Access from CGNet Services International where she served as on-site technical consultant to The Ford Foundation in New York, NY. Ms. Martinak has held technical support and systematic analyst positions at Rainbow Advertising Sales Company, Republic National Bank, and CBS News.
Broader Staff at Access Communications Inc.
In addition to the executives recently joining Access Communications Inc., the Agency also announces the following staff appointments:
* Dawn Boudreaux, Senior Program Coordinator * Jennifer Gilliard, Faculty Coordinator * David Kubler, Accounting Supervisor, Finance * Theodore Littleton, Data Management Specialist * Shannon Perreca, Account Executive * Danielle Stapleton, Program Coordinator * Danielle Thomas, Account Supervisor
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About Access Communications Inc.
Access Communications Inc., named in 2003 as one of Inc. 500’s fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, is a leading independent managed markets, medical education, and communications agency serving the healthcare industry. Since 1997, Access has provided top pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients with strategic marketing and consultative capabilities focusing in the managed healthcare, labor union, Fortune 500 employer, and retail trade markets. Additionally, Access Communications Inc. offers signature medical education campaigns and CME services for physician and non-physician audiences to strengthen disease and treatment education. Access Communications Inc. is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with offices in Chicago, Illinois and La Jolla, California. To learn more about Access Communications Inc., please visit our Web site at http://www.acinj.com/.
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