Bill Van Slyke has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare and government sectors focusing on organizational communications, media and public relations, advocacy messaging, marketing, and issue campaigning. His range of professional experience includes: Vice President for Communications at the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS); Press Officer to the Governor of New York State; Deputy Commissioner for Administration and Public Affairs at the NYS Department of Health; Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs at the NYS Office of Children and Family Services; Public Information Officer at the state Labor Department; Vice President for External Affairs at Columbia Memorial Health(an AlbanyMed affiliate), and communications aid to various members of the state Senate and Assembly. He is also the principal of Van Slyke Strategic Consulting, serving a variety of organizations including state associations, health care systems and public universities.