Reardon
Brian P. Reardon joined CHA March 12 as vice president of communications and marketing.
Working in the association's St. Louis office, he will head communications programming to further CHA's strategic priorities and lead the association's publication, media and outreach work. Reardon will direct CHA's communications department and work to build awareness of the ministry's positive impact on communities nationwide.
He comes to CHA from Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System where he had held the post of vice president of external relations since 2015. For the five years prior, he was the system's director of communications and public relations officer. Reardon had joined the 15-hospital HSHS in 2003 at the facility level.
He has a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois – Springfield and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.