Communicator of the Year

• Anne State, Director of Public Relations
• LifeSharing

Advertising - Ad Campaign

Bronze

• CalOptima Health
• Get Care Now Campaign
• Communications Team

Silver

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan - Covered CA Open Enrollment Campaign

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County + Reveille Inc.
• THIS IS HOPE

Advertising - Direct Mail

Silver

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan Covered CA Open Enrollment
• Valley Health Plan, David Maricich

Advertising - Multicultural Ad Campaign

Bronze

• LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS/Homeless Childrens' Network
• Homeless Children’s Network “Real Talk”
• Kim Hunter, Keisha Brown

Silver

• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties
• Multicultural Brand Ad Campaign
• Anna Spitz, Marissa Alaniz

Gold

• CalOptima Health
• OneCare Caregiver Campaign

Advertising - Online/Web

Silver

• Scripps Health
• Scripps La Jolla North Tower - Digital Ads
• Scripps Marketing & Communications, Rochelle Fine

Gold

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan Covered CA Open Enrollment
• Valley Health Plan, David Maricich

Advertising - Outdoor

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County and Reveille Inc.
• THIS IS HOPE

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County and Reveille Inc.
• YOU HAVE HOPE

Advertising - Paid Programming

Silver

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health - PACE Program Member Story
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Advertising - Print

Silver

• Rady Children's Health
• We're on a Roll
• Daniel Barajas

Gold

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health PACE Brochure
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Advertising - Television

Bronze

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan Covered CA Open Enrollment
• Valley Health Plan, David Maricich

Silver

• UC San Diego Health
• Focus on Health Video Series - Clinical Program Spotlight
• Marketing & Communications

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County and Reveille Inc.
• THIS IS HOPE

Analytics - Lifecycle Marketing

Bronze

• AMN Healthcare
• Universal Job Alerts
• Tucker Howe, Joseph Terry

Analytics - Marketing Automation

Silver

• AMN Healthcare
• Popp AI
• Kyle Sandsmark, Tucker Howe

Gold

• AMN Healthcare
• Supply Power BI Dashboard
• Bonnie Gardner

Digital Marketing - Email Campaign

Silver

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan Covered CA Open Enrollment
• Valley Health Plan

Digital Marketing - Influencer Marketing

Silver

• AMN Healthcare
• Allied Influencer Campaign
• Hannah Orrell, Danielle Von Petrzelka

Gold

• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties
• 2025 Multicultural Influencer Campaign
• Marissa Alaniz, Anna Spitz

Digital Marketing - Mobile Marketing

Silver

• OC Health Care Agency
• “On the Street” Fentanyl Prevention Campaign

Digital Marketing - Search Engine Marketing

Gold

• UC San Diego Health
• Digital Marketing Acoustic Neuroma Campaign
• Marketing & Communications

Digital Marketing - Social Media

Bronze

• City of Hope Orange County
• This Is Hope
• Lena Venafro

Silver

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health - PACE Program Member Story
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Gold

• Loma Linda University Health
• Social Media Specialist
• Garrett Fuhrman

Digital Marketing - Website (Intranet or Internet)

Bronze

• Scripps Health
• Scripps Health Website Redesign
• Mana Ionescu, Rochelle Fine

Silver

• CalOptima Health
• Website Redesign
• Communications Team

Gold

• Scripps Health
• Specialty Webpages Redesign
• Rachel Johnson, Rochelle Fine

Multi-Media - Interactive Media

Bronze

• Scripps Health
• Scripps La Jolla North Tower - Marketing Campaign
• Scripps Marketing & Communications, Rochelle Fine

Silver

• LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS/COVERED CALIFORNIA
• COVERED CALIFORNIA MULTIMEDIA PODCAST
• Kim Hunter, Keisha Brown

Gold

• Scripps Health
• Scripps Health Lab Services
• Kelly Landy, Rochelle Fine

Multi-Media - Internal/External Video Programs

Bronze

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health - Street Medicine Member Story
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Silver

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health - PACE Program Member Story
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Gold

• Venture Strategic Inc. and CalOptima Health
• CalOptima Health Executive Profile Video Series
• Chelsea Shay

Multi-Media - Video News Releases

Silver

• Lifesharing
• Organ Donor Honored in Rose Parade
• Anne State

Off the Wall

Bronze

• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• AB 617 CERP Implementation Dashboard
• Pami Mukherjee

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• Culture in Motion: MVVB Stairwell Wishing Tree
• Gerard Heidgerken, Grant Bernstein

Gold

• AMN Healthcare
• AMN Diner Booth
• Mike Nielsen, Brett Dougall, Danielle Von Petrzelka

Public Relations - Community Relations

Bronze

• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• South Coast AQMD Justice Educational Events
• Alexis Thrower, PhD, Cassandra Johnson

Silver

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health Member Stories
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Gold

• Health Access and Community Enrichment Office | City of Hope
• Food Justice, Community Benefit
• Nancy Clifton-Hawkins, Denà Brummer

Gold

• OC Health Care Agency
• OC Links - First Responders for Mental Health

Public Relations - Crisis Communications

Silver

• AMN Healthcare
• Lefora Hot Chat Crisis Communications Campaign
• Erin Quintero, Luciana DaSilva, Danielle Von Petrzelka

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County
• Turning Anxiety into Advocacy: Helping Restore Hope for Thousands
• Laura Turtzer, Nathan Lammers

Public Relations - Health & Wellness Advocacy

Bronze

• IEHP and Meehan Business Advisers
• IEHP and Abi Carter Start the Conversation on Mental Health

Silver

• City of Hope
• Female Voices of Cancer

Gold

• TrueCare
• Navigating Medi-Cal Changes
• Spencer LaPrath, Leticia Vera

Public Relations - Internal Communications

Bronze

• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• South Coast AQMD Justice Educational Events
• Alexis Thrower, PhD, Cassandra Johnson

Silver

• CalOptima Health
• 30th Anniversary Internal Communications
• Communications Team

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County
• Marathon Toward Day One
• Internal Communication Team

Public Relations - Media Relations

Bronze

• Rady Children's Health
• Merger Creates Rady Children's Health
• Media Relations Team

Silver

• Loma Linda University Health
• Public Relations Specialist
• Alyssa Hunt-Yrigollen Hunt-Yrigollen

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County and Reveille Inc.
• THIS IS HOPE: The Opening of Orange County’s Only Cancer Specialty Hospital

Public Relations - Multicultural Relations

Bronze

• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• South Coast AQMD Justice Education Initiatives
• Alexis Thrower, PhD, Cassandra Johnson

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• The Spirt of Hope

Gold

• LAGRANT COMMUNICATIONS/COVERED CALIFORNIA
• COVERED CALIFORNIA Open Enrollment Kick-Off Efforts 2025
• Kim Hunter, Keisha Brown

Public Relations - Overall Campaign

Bronze

• UCI Health
• Vice President, Marketing & Communications
• Dominic Parero

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• This is Hope: Opening OC's Only Cancer Specialty Hospital
• Marketing & Communication

Silver

• CalOptima Health
• Medi-Cal Changes PR Campaign
• Communications Team

Gold

• UC San Diego Health
• Bionic Hand Sparks Resilience Public Relations Campaign
• Annie Pierce, Mari Chosich

Publications, Collateral & Design - Brochures

Bronze

• Rady Children's Health
• Endowment Report
• Daniel Barajas

Silver

• Maricich Health
• CalOptima Health PACE Brochure
• CalOptima Health, David Maricich

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County
• Service Line Brochures
• Clinical Marketing, Jason Newmark

Publications, Collateral & Design - Giveaway Items

Bronze

• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties
• PPOSBC 2025 Outreach Swag
• Mel Lopez, Kylie Hunter

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• Hospital Grand Opening Gift
• Clinical Marketing, Jason Newmark

Gold

• Rady Children's Health
• Choco Patches
• Daniel Barajas

Publications, Collateral & Design - Internal/External Magazines

Gold

• Scripps Health
• San Diego Health
• Scripps Marketing Department, Rochelle Fine

Publications, Collateral & Design - Internal/External Newsletters

Bronze

• Rady Children's Health
• In the News
• Ben Metcalf

Silver

• Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties
• Pulse Email Newsletter
• Kylie Hunter, Alex McDermott, Anna Spitz

Gold

• UC San Diego Health
• UCSD Physician/APP Update Newsletter
• Rachel Thomae, Caroline Seeley

Publications, Collateral & Design - Logo Creation/Brand Identity

Bronze

• Maricich Health
• Valley Health Plan 40th Anniversary
• Valley Health Plan, David Maricich

Silver

• OC Health Care Agency
• Agency Rebranding Campaign

Gold

• Rady Children's Health
• Rady Children's Health logo
• Daniel Barajas

Publications, Collateral & Design - Special Publications

Bronze

• AMN Healthcare
• Executive Leadership Career Guide (B.E. Smith)
• Helen Gutierrez, Scott Allison, Danielle Von Petrzelka

Silver

• OC Health Care Agency
• Annual Report

Gold

• CalOptima Health
• Report to the Community
• Communications Team

Special Events - Multi-Day Event or Observance

Bronze

• South Coast Air Quality Management District
• Justice Educational Event: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
• Alexis Thrower, PhD, Paola Servas

Silver

• City of Hope
• City of Hope - Pink for a Purpose
• Leti Marquez

Silver

• AMN Healthcare
• Nurses Month: Passion with a Purpose
• Brandon Gomez, Cassandra Damascus, Danielle Von Petrzelka

Gold

• Cedars-Sinai and Think True
• Cedars-Sinai “Here. For L.A.” Community Event Series
• Dana Harris

Special Events - Single-Day Event or Observance

Bronze

• CalOptima Health
• Thanksgiving Food Distribution Event
• Community Relations Team, Communications Team

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• This is Hope: OC Cancer Specialty Hospital Grand Opening
• Marketing & Communications

Gold

• Rady Children's Health
• Stronger Together Summit
• Sandra Gartland, Megan Campbell

Writing - Blog/Vlog

Bronze

• Galvanized Strategies
• CEO & Chief Strategist
• Aaron Byzak

Silver

• Galvanized Strategies
• CEO & Chief Strategist
• Aaron Byzak

Gold

• UC San Diego Health
• Day in the Life Social Series
• Mari Chosich

Writing - Bylined/Feature Article

Bronze

• Loma Linda University Health
• Public Relations Specialist
• Alyssa Hunt-Yrigollen

Silver

• City of Hope Orange County
• The Younger Face of Cancer
• Kelsey Dalton

Gold

• UC San Diego Health
• Flu Shots: What to Know Before You Roll Up Your Sleeve
• Marketing and Communications

Writing - News Release/Pitch Letter

Silver

• Rady Children's Health
• Merger Creates Rady Children's Health
• Ben Metcalf

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County
• The Spirit of Hope
• Lisa O'Neill Hill

Writing - Op-Ed/Editorial

Bronze

• Solutions for Change
• Interim Chief Executive Officer
• Aaron Byzak

Silver

• UC San Diego Health
• Life-Saving Tips for Women's Heart Health
• Jeanna Vazquez, Lori Daniels, MD

Gold

• City of Hope Orange County
• Surgeon General‘s Cancer Warning on Alcohol
• Dan Gebert