Marie McDonald Chosen for Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s Greater Philadelphia Board of Directors
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Marie McDonald Chosen for Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s Greater Philadelphia Board of Directors
DURHAM, NC — April 12, 2011. Clarkston Consulting, a leading management and technology consulting firm, is honored to announce that associate partner, Marie R. McDonald, has been chosen to serve on the Board of Directors for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA). Ms. McDonald will act as the Programs Director-at-Large Co-Chair for the Greater Philadelphia chapter for which she has been a member since 2008.
As an associate partner with Clarkston Consulting, Marie helps leading life sciences and consumer products executives solve their business and technology challenges, including quality and regulatory compliance, demand and supply integration, and people effectiveness. Since joining Clarkston in 2001, Marie has contributed her consulting and industry expertise to over 25 successful projects. Highly valued by her colleagues, Marie is proud to have been formally recognized for her efforts in employee development, client service, and enhancing corporate culture.
Commenting on her recently appointed position, Marie remarked, “The HBA is a well known and respected organization for women within the life sciences industry and it is an honor to contribute to their continued growth and vision”. Neil Nelson, Clarkston Consulting President, Co-founder and Chief Services Officer further adds, “Marie’s involvement with the HBA and her appointment to its board of directors clearly demonstrates her strong commitment to service and the high regard her peers and colleagues in the healthcare industry have for her”.
Marie McDonald is a graduate of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania and earned a Master of Science in career and technical education from Virginia Tech.
About the HBA
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) was founded in 1977 as a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in healthcare worldwide. With 15 chapters and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Europe, the HBA is headquartered in New Jersey with offices in Philadelphia and Research Triangle Park. The HBA provides educational opportunities for women and men to develop cutting edge healthcare industry knowledge and leadership skills; recognizes outstanding women and men in the industry; provides opportunities for networking; creates greater visibility for women in the industry; fosters mentoring relationships, and serves as a conduit and sponsor for research on career advancement issues. The HBA has over 5,000 individual members and over 115 Corporate Partners.
About Clarkston Consulting
Clarkston Consulting is a different kind of management and technology consulting firm. We deliver a unique experience for market leaders within the Consumer Products and Life Sciences industries. Considering professionalism, expertise, and value as prerequisites, we take service a step further through our unyielding commitment to the success of people as individuals, both our clients and our stewards. By combining integrity, adaptability, and a whatever-it-takes attitude, we have achieved an extremely high rate of referral and repeat business and a 10 year average client satisfaction rate of 96%.
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Clarkston Consulting
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