INDIANAPOLIS
– Kelli F. Searles has been appointed regional vice president of marketing for
Franciscan St. Francis Health, a division of Franciscan Alliance.
In that role,
she is responsible for leading key marketing development, enhancing physician
integration processes and community relations. She most previously served as
director of marketing and community relations for Franciscan St. Francis.
Searles, who
has been with the hospital system for 26 years, has helped lead comprehensive
and award-winning marketing and communications strategies and two major
rebranding initiatives at Franciscan St. Francis’ three hospital campuses. She
also served as marketing director for Kendrick Memorial Hospital in
Mooresville, which was acquired in 2000 by the hospital system.
Before her
health-care marketing years, she held several editor and reporter positions
with community newspapers and a daily legal newspaper. She earned bachelor’s
degrees in journalism and psychology at Ball State University.
Accredited by
the Public Relations Society of America, Searles is a member of the American
College of Healthcare Executives and the Society of Healthcare Strategy and
Market Development. A resident of Greenwood,
Searles and her husband, Mark, are parents of two teens.
