Connie Cornell

Connie Cornell is the Vice President and Chief Strategic Communications and Marketing Officer, and Acting Chief Development Officer, at Blythedale Children's Hospital. In her current role, she oversees the Hospital's Marketing and Communications department, including internal and external communications, digital and print content production, public relations, media relations, social media, and marketing. She also currently serves as the Acting Chief Development Officer.

Her career at Blythedale has spanned 21 years, serving first as Director of Public Relations for nearly a decade, and working as a communications consultant prior to being named Director of Strategic Communications in 2013. Previous to Blythedale, she served as a writer, editor and photographer for several publications, and earned first-place awards for feature-writing and photography from the New York State Press Association.

Ms. Cornell received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Marketing and Art History from SUNY Plattsburgh, and completed a certificate program in Professional Fundraising and Development at Marymount College.