AirMed Hires New Corporate Communications Director
Sarah Hanley to join growing AirMed team
March 12, 2007 (Birmingham, AL) -- AirMed International, the country’s leading air ambulance service, has announced the appointment of Sarah Hanley as their new Director of Corporate Communications. Ms. Hanley brings more than a decade of experience in public relations, marketing and communications to the company.
A native of Alabama, Ms. Hanley has an extensive background in national and international public relations for both corporations and non-profit organizations. She served as the Director of Press and Public Relations for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery where she won numerous awards for her creative campaigns and secured an impressive list of media coverage from across the globe. During her tenure at ASF, she oversaw the successful launch of the acclaimed Southern Writers’ Project and attracted major media outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, Wall St. Journal, NBC’s The Today Show and the award-winning PBS series Nova.
As the lead marketing manager for the Internet Service Provider MindSpring Enterprises, Ms. Hanley oversaw branding and strategic marketing for the company on a nationwide level, as well as serving as a national media buyer for print and broadcast outlets. She served with MindSpring from the very beginnings of the World Wide Web itself and stayed through the smooth transition to the company’s current name, EarthLink. While at MindSpring/EarthLink, she played a key role in integrating the company’s brand across multiple platforms and became the most successful field manager in the company’s history.
“We are excited to have Sarah on board with us at AirMed,” says Jeff Tolbert, CEO and founder of AirMed International. “She brings a wealth of experience that will help us solidify our position as the gold standard in air ambulance services.”
AirMed International is the country’s leading air ambulance service, offering unparalleled medevac transportation on a worldwide basis. AirMed provides service to more than 1 million members in the U.S. and Canada and boasts the most experienced air medical transport crews in the world. Chosen as air medical transport for the world-famous Mayo Clinic as well as a preferred carrier for the U.S. Department of Defense, AirMed operates a fleet of fully customized fixed-wing aircraft from its headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, with additional bases in Honolulu, Hawaii and Rochester, Minnesota. AirMed services are available on a fee-for-service basis, as well as via membership for as little as $250 annually.
For more information about AirMed, contact us at 205-443-4840 or www.airmed.com.