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Nicole Cottrill |
Nicole Cottrill is Vice President of Client Services and Business Development with primary responsibility for developing and directing strategic communications plans and media relations programs on behalf of the company’s corporate and healthcare clients. She has a broad base of expertise in health, science and emerging technology issues and has worked with corporations, organizations and government entities to manage awareness of a diverse range of issues such as substance abuse, physician shortages, drug pricing, innovation and renewable energy. Cottrill is adept at media relations, crisis communications, corporate partnership and sponsorship development, research and analysis, coalition building and policy analysis, and has seen clients through branding initiatives, bankruptcy, product launches, mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, and executive transitions. Prior to joining SPR, Cottrill served as Vice President at Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications where she managed the firm’s science, technology and healthcare practice. Before Rasky Baerlein, she held positions at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Cottrill is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with degrees in sociology and history.