UPMC Health Plan’s Sheri Manning Receives Communicator of the Year Award at Pittsburgh Public Relations Society of America Renaissance Awards

Health Plan Also Recognized for Five More Initiatives

PITTSBURGH, PA – Sheri Manning, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for UPMC Health Plan, was named the Communicator of the Year at the Pittsburgh Public Relations Society of America’s Renaissance Awards. The event honors the region’s top public relations and marketing professionals, as well as some of the best marketing initiatives executed by corporations, agencies and non-profit groups in the Pittsburgh area.

Manning and her team have been challenged with the complex task of educating consumers about the Affordable Care Act and the new Health Care Marketplace. She has led the implementation of marketing strategies across a wide array of platforms — from traditional advertising and direct mail to a new online shopping experience and retail kiosks in area malls.

Pittsburgh-based Chemistry Communications is proud to announce UPMC Health Plan received five additional PRSA awards, all for work produced by the agency in collaboration with various members of the UPMC Health Plan Marketing Team.

UPMC Health Plan and Chemistry received two Renaissance Awards for marketing efforts during 2014, including:

What Moves You: Reasons to Run Pittsburgh Half Marathon Sweepstakes & Social Content
UPMC Health Plan Website Re-Design

In addition, UPMC Health Plan and Chemistry received three Awards of Merit for three other initiatives, including:

UPMC Health Plan MallFit Event
UPMC National Thought Leadership Media Outreach
UPMC Health Plan 2013 Annual Report

About Chemistry Communications

Headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, Chemistry combines the best elements of traditional and digital marketing to create positive reactions. As a full service agency constantly experimenting with new technologies and new media in the world of advertising, social media, media planning/buying, web design/development, mobile marketing and public relations, Chemistry provides solutions to a broad range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. To learn more, visit www.createareaction.com..