Myers to be Honored as Marietta College’s Distinguished Alumna

MARIETTA, Ohio (Oct. 6, 2009) - Deborah A. Myers, executive vice president and Health Practice director with CRT/tanaka, will be honored as Marietta College’s Distinguished Alumna during the school’s homecoming ceremonies Oct. 15-18. With nearly 25 years of health care public relations and marketing experience, Debbie has a strong background in strategic PR planning, branding, positioning and reputation management. Along with serving as a CRT/tanaka management team member and Health Practice director, Debbie also serves as general manager of CRT/tanaka’s Norfolk, Va., office, one of the agency’s five locations.

Prior to joining CRT/tanaka, Myers was director of corporate communications for Sentara Healthcare, a seven-hospital integrated health care system in Virginia, where she managed public relations, corporate communications and government relations.

Before entering the field of public relations, Myers worked in radio and television as a newscaster, assignment editor, news director and talk show host.

Myers earned a B.A. degree in mass communications from Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio and an MBA from Averett University in Danville, Va.

About Marietta College
Celebrating its 175th anniversary during the 2009-10 academic year, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Marietta, Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today, Marietta College serves a body of 1,400 full-time students. The College offers 42 majors and has been listed among Baron’s Best Buys in College Education and Peterson’s Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review as well as one of the nation’s best by Forbes.com. For more information on Marietta College’s 175th anniversary celebration, visit www.marietta.edu/175 or contact the Office of College Relations at (740) 376-4408.

About CRT/tanaka
CRT/tanaka is an award-winning public relations and marketing firm known for its whatcanbeSM workplace culture and approach to business. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., and New York, with offices in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Norfolk, Va., CRT/tanaka features four integrated specialties - Consumer, Health, Corporate and Interactive/Social. The agency has been recognized with more than 300 national and regional awards for its strategic counsel, creativity, workplace culture and community service. Clients include Air New Zealand, BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Cambria Suites, Charles Schwab & Co., Council for Responsible Nutrition, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Girl Scouts of the USA, Network Solutions, Sprint Nextel, Quebec Maple Syrup and Wines from Rioja (Spain). More information about CRT/tanaka is available at www.crt-tanaka.com.