About Us
Founded in 2016, CURA Strategies is a bipartisan strategic communications and public affairs agency focused on one thing: transforming health care. Our name, CURA—Latin for care, concern and attention to others—exemplifies our mission to take exceptional care of our clients so they can transform the health care system and improve lives.
We believe that if a new solution exists that can help people live healthier for longer, it should be supported and available to patients. Yet, given the complexities of health care, many innovative health care organizations struggle to disrupt the status quo despite their best efforts.
We know how hard it can be to reach the right audiences or motivate the right decisionmakers to take action, and we hate seeing organizations waste time and money on strategies that don’t yield results. That is why one of our core values is to deliver results by partnering with clients to create and execute communications and advocacy campaigns that motivate the right people to take transformative action.
Using our client-centric, customized communications and advocacy approach, we have helped more than 80 clients mobilize their missions, guided the launch of 12 national coalitions and received over 20 industry awards in just seven years.
We work with CURAGE
We define CURAge as bold leadership to improve society and help others. Whereas courage is self-focused and individual, CURAge is others-focused and team-centered. It’s taking on our clients’ causes as our own. It’s looking for opportunities to maximize your investment to deliver results. It’s advancing health equity in the pursuit of improved health outcomes for all. With CURAge, taking transformative action to improve health and lives is always a winning strategy.
Our CURAgeous culture is brought to life through a set of behaviors and attitudes.
We love transforming health care
We serve & contribute proactively
We partner with clients to deliver results
Our Team
Anne Woodbury
CEO and Founder
Thy-Ann Nguyen
Chief of Staff
Scott Leezer
Senior Vice President of
Government Relations
Jen Young
Senior Vice President
Erin Berst
Vice President
Claire Grant
Vice President
Kate Lyons
Vice President
Stephanie Wight
Vice President, Media Relations
ADRIAN DIPPLE
Associate Vice President, Digital Marketing
Emily Hagen
Associate Creative Director
Matt Simmons
Senior Consultant, Public Affairs
Sarah Farinelli
Account Supervisor
Sydney Shepherd
Account Supervisor
Laura Wagner
Account Supervisor
Patrick Meade
Manager, Government Relations
David Morrell
Manager, Digital Marketing
Diana Pressey
Senior Account Executive
Philicia Thompson
Senior Account Executive
Cole Anchustegui
Account Executive
Lula Hailesilassie
Account Executive
Hanna DeVarona
Account Executive
Fernando Fatecha
Office Manager
CURA is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Read our full policy.
Our Awards
CURA Strategies is a proud member of: