Welcome to the Healthcare Planning and Marketing Society of New Jersey (HPMSNJ)! I think HPMSNJ is truly different than any other health care professional society I have been a part of during my career:

• HPMSNJ represents a broad constituency of health care professionals with different backgrounds and from an array organizations across the state of New Jersey and surrounding states
  
  We are hospitals and health systems; consulting firms and public relations agencies
  
  We are marketing and communication professionals; strategic planners and business developers; government and public affairs experts
  
  We are presidents and vice presidents; directors and managers; consultants and analysts
  
  
• HPMSNJ is welcoming and offers a comfortable yet professional atmosphere
  
  We enjoy getting together at networking events in a relaxed environment
  
  We value learning from each other at educational events throughout the year
  
  
• HPMSNJ is engaged in affecting health care policy both at the state and national level
  
  We participate locally in regular meetings at the New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Hospital Association
  
  We represent HPMSNJ at a national level each year at the American Hospital Association’s Society for Hospital Strategy and Marketing Development’s (SHSMD) annual meeting
  
  
• HPMSNJ has a personal touch
  
  Whether you are a member, board member, committee chair, or sponsor, we encourage people to get involved and help in any way they can, no matter how small or large a contribution
  
  Many people chip in throughout the year and we work together to make our society the success that it is today
  
  

HPMSNJ has a very exciting year ahead!

• We will be offering another innovative menu of hot topic educational programs



• We will be offering a series of webinars this year free of cost to our members (so you can continue your education in the comfort of your home or office!)



• We will have regular Meet and Greet networking opportunities at locations throughout the state



• We plan to conduct a member survey this year and update our society’s strategic plan



• We will hold our annual meeting in December, which is free of cost to HPMSNJ members

I invite you to check our website often for important announcements and look for e-mails from me throughout the year! Our membership runs on a calendar year, so be sure to renew your membership with us as early as possible in 2010 to ensure that you receive all of the benefits of HPMSNJ! With the members of the board and our society’s officers, I look forward to welcoming old friends and new members alike to all of our upcoming educational and networking events in 2010.

I thank you for the opportunity to serve as HPMSNJ president.

Anna R. Steelman, FACHE
2010 HPMSNJ President