Luann Tia Blount
Luann Tia Blount is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of CPDC’s external relations functions: marketing, communications, branding, and government relations.
Ms. Blount has more than 15 years of experience in marketing with expertise in public and media relations, brand management, risk management and crisis communications, research literacy for low-literacy populations, external relations training and development, writing and editing, and supporting organizations through the use of social media.
Prior to joining CPDC in September 2012, Ms. Blount was Senior Clinical Communications Specialist at the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM), a non-profit consortium working to advance the development and delivery of life-saving microbicide products for HIV prevention. Ms. Blount built IPM’s clinical communications program and was responsible for leading outreach efforts for research centers across the United States, Europe, and Africa.
Before joining IPM, Ms. Blount worked as a Communications Officer with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) where she helped raise the profile of malaria vaccines and built communications capacity across MVI’s global network of research centers.
Ms. Blount holds a Master of Arts in Public Communication from American University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from Florida A&M University.
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