Resources from the 2026 Texas Hospital Communicators Summit

March 5-6, 2026 | Austin, TX

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Presentations

  1. THA 2026: Comms Presence & Strategy
    Carrie Williams, Chief Communications Officer, Texas Hospital Association
  2. Kerrville Crisis Response
    Tim Rye, Chief Strategic Development Officer, Peterson Health
  3. Communicating Quality: Collaborating with Clinical Teams
    Nina Costilla, Clinical Projects Manager, Texas Hospital Association & Sheila Dolbow, Project Improvement Manager, Texas Hospital Association 
  4. Summit Sponsor: Wixted
    Eileen Wixted, President, Wixted 
  5. Hospitals & Politics: Advocacy Presentation & Engaging with THA Presentation
    Carrie Kroll, Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Public Policy, & Political Strategy, Texas Hospital Association, Sara González, Vice President, Advocacy & Public Policy, Texas Hospital Association, & Julia Mann, Senior Manager, Communications and Content Strategy, Texas Hospital Association 
  6. Marketing One-Stop-Shop
    Carolyn Connolly, Chief Marketing Officer, Austin PBS & Austin City Limits® 
  7. Rising Leaders & Digital Natives: A Fresh Look at Digital Influence
    Madi Hawkins, Legislative Director, Texas House of Representatives 
    Jared Shult, Digital Content Creator 
    Brooke Thadeus, Health Care Influencer, Healthadminlife LLC 
    Jordann Thomas, MBA, MPH, Associate Integration Manager, The Resource Group 
  8. Summit Sponsor: BBR Creative
    Emily Burke, CEO, BBR Creative
  9. Health Communication and AI: Promise, Pitfalls and Practice
    Michael Mackert, PhD, Director, Center for Health Communication, University of Texas at Austin 
  10. Scroll, Stream, Subscribe: News Media’s Digital-First Era
    Joel Gross, Austin Current 
    Eva Ruth Moravec, City Cast Austin
    Bradley Swail, Texas Talks Podcast