Mark Karjaluoto

Current

• Director of Communications at Grand River Hospital

Past

• Director of Communications at Northern Health
• Anchor, Editor, Reporter at CKNW and NW2 News: Vancouver
• Radio Anchor, Reporter at Pattison Broadcasting: CKPG AM 550, CKKN 101.3 FM, PGTV- Prince George

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Education

• British Columbia Institute of Technology
• University of Victoria

Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Mark Karjaluoto’s Experience

• Director of Communications

  Grand River Hospital

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  I manage public affairs activities for Grand River Hospital, which provides a host of health services for patients in the Waterloo Region of southwestern Ontario. These include 24/7 medical and surgical services, cancer care, complex continuing care and rehabilitation, diagnostics, childbirth and children's services as well as mental health services

• Director of Communications

  Northern Health

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  July 2002 — May 2008 (5 years 11 months)

  As NH's communications director, my work included:
  -Media relations for health services across Northern British Columbia, and acting as spokesperson for the organization;
  -Strategic communications and issues management;
  -Stakeholder relations;
  -Liaising with the BC Ministry of Health and members of the BC Legislative Assembly;
  -Executive coordination on behalf of Northern Health to the office of the BC Minister of Health; and
  -Internal communications to a 7,000 health professionals across an area of 600,000 square kilometers.

• Anchor, Editor, Reporter

  CKNW and NW2 News: Vancouver

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 7 months)

• Radio Anchor, Reporter

  Pattison Broadcasting: CKPG AM 550, CKKN 101.3 FM, PGTV- Prince George

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 11 months)

Mark Karjaluoto’s Education

• British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Diploma , Broadcast Communications- Journalism , 1997 — 1999

• University of Victoria

  1993 — 1997

Mark Karjaluoto’s Contact Settings

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