Rosemary Roberts
The founder of GirlOnPoint© , a creative services firm specializing in custom medical and business content for education, advertising and marketing efforts, Rosemary's experience and voice has long been an advocate for consumers.
A freelance writer first published in 1993, Rosemary was the writer for "California's Emerging Healthcare Advocate: You!", a consumer's guide to choosing a healthcare plan -- their rights and responsiblites, which won a 2002 Cappi award, honorable mention in the catagory of Best Public Relations Tool, Brochure. A three-times published book author for Fair Winds Press, Rosemary is also featured twice in the inspriational anthology, The Miracle of Sons (Peguin Putmann, 2003)
Working along side her father since the age of seven, Rosemary learned the art of consumer choice and the value of quality service, managing seventy retail hosiery accounts within his distribution company by her junior year in high school after her father fell ill.
With over twenty years experience in the medical field as a clinical manager, patient educator, clerical coordinator and creator of policy in the area of patient advocacy – including access programs for the non-English speaking patient and the non-insured, she lends her unique style and communication skills to her role as the producer and host of The Patient's Voice , an Internet radio program centered around today's healthcare consumer.
Her passion as a lecturer to high-risk teens, beginning in the early 80's, and her dedication to the promotion of timely and effective emergency medical information for at-risk individuals and seniors within the assisted living environment today, encompass a career of advocacy dedicated to the inspiration and education of consumers through collaborative efforts with both grassroots America and the corporate world.
With a passion for law, Rosemary contracted her writing, marketing and digital servicesto a well-known Chicago personal injury law firm, becoming the firm's communications director from 2005 through June of 2010. Her vast experience in outreach aided the firm's relationships with current and potential clients and Illinois labor leaders, as well as, spearheading the firm's nursing home abuse department, now the fastest growing department at the firm.
Through her creative endevors, including writing, digital productions and online radio programs, such as The Patient's Voice and Outreach Radio Online, Rosemary continues to defy outdated boundaries of communication while redefining communication possibilities for her vast array of clients.
rosemary@girlonpoint.com(916) 663-1756