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Michael Piccorossi is a senior digital product manager with more than 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing all phases of multichannel digital publishing, including content management, product development, user experience, design and audience measurement in both news and nonprofit environments.
Tammie Smith joined KFF in 2023 as a communications officer. She previously worked at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, LMI on health policy, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the National Council of Nonprofits.
Melinda Wuellner oversees KFF’s digital communications as senior director, digital and creative. Wuellner joined KFF in 2023 from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, where she served as the director of international advocacy communications and helped global public health advocacy organizations to design and implement robust communications campaigns.
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