Name: Ragan DuBose-Morris, PhD

Chapter: South Carolina – Lowcountry Region

Current position: Director, Office for Telehealth Education, South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (SC AHEC)

How long in current position: I have held several positions with the SC AHEC over the past 12 years and was named to my current position in 2015.

First PR job: Public Information Coordinator, Environmental Biosciences Program, Medical University of South Carolina

Where you attended college:  College of Charleston, BA; New College of California, MA; Nova Southeastern University, Ed.S & PhD

If you weren’t doing PR, you’d be.., Teaching elementary school or traveling the world with my boys

What is your passion? My passion is being a telehealth innovator.

Proudest professional accomplishment: Launching and sustaining a statewide telehealth network to help communicate with healthcare professionals, students and communities.

Why are you a PRSA member? I am a member of PRSA because keeping up with the best practices in communications is more than a necessity.  My colleagues depend on me to know how to employ strategic communication processes and use evolving communication methods to overcome barriers. The tools keep changing and it is vital for communicators to know how to combine them in an effective way.

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