Friday, October 29, 2010

FIR Interview: Ashley Howland on Baylor Health Care unblocking employee access to social media

imageMedia Relations Manager Ashley Howland speaks with FIR co-host Shel Holtz about successful efforts to unblock employee access to social media properties, notably Facebook, at Baylor Health Care System in Texas.

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imageAshley Howland is the media relations manager with Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, TX, specializing in emerging and social media. In 2009, she helped launch Baylor into the world of social media by collaboratively creating an online strategy, vision and voice for the organization. She currently manages Baylor’s presence on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; creates content and serves as an online spokesperson for the health care system.

Ashley joined the Baylor Health Care System Media Relations team in 2004. In 2009, she was awarded a Silver Spur from the Texas Public Relations Association. Ashley received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2003.

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