Ms. Amy J. Kaufman has worked with GNYHA Ventures since 1998. Ms. Kaufman is responsible for managing various projects, programs, and business initiatives. Prior to joining GNYHA Ventures, Ms. Kaufman worked at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers. Ms. Kaufman holds a Masters in Public Administration with a specialization in Health Care Management from New York University.
Mr. Brian Conway, GNYHA Services' Vice President of Media Relations and Public Affairs, joined GNYHA Services in 1999. Mr. Conway serves as GNYHA Services’ spokesperson and the liaison for reporters and researchers seeking information about GNYHA Services, health care-related legislative activity, health care finance, and developments in health care policy in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Mr. Conway also works directly with the principal public relations contacts at member institutions and contributes to creative advocacy campaigns that promote the interests of GNYHA Services members. Prior to joining GNYHA Services, Mr. Conway served as Communications Manager for the American Geriatrics Society from 1997–99. He was also Public Relations Coordinator for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America and a reporter for the Greenwich Time. Mr. Conway earned a B.A. in English from the State University of New York at Oneonta, and an M.A. in Public Communications from Fordham University.
Ms. Tina Lee has been working in the Public Affairs and Communications Department at GNYHA Services since 2003. She is responsible for media relations, publications, Web presence, and event planning for GNYHA Services, GNYHA Ventures, and its subsidiary businesses. Prior to joining GNYHA Services, Ms. Lee worked as a freelance editor and writer for more than 10 years in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. She has worked as a researcher for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and editor for St. Martin’s Press. She received her M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and her B.A. from Yale University.
Ms. Michelle DeLong joined GNYHA Services in 2008. Ms. DeLong is responsible for coordinating member events, as well as the creation and distribution of important member communications involving new contract announcements, GNYHA Services updates, and the latest in supply chain news. Prior to GNYHA Services, Ms. DeLong served for three years as the Member Relations Manager at PinnacleCare, a health care advocacy company based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. DeLong earned a B.A. with a concentration in Communications and Public Relations from Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania.