Grace Vinton is a dynamic communications professional with a passion for healthcare and health IT. She has worked with over 20 clients in a career that spans more than ten years across the healthcare ecosphere in the areas of HIT, big data, predictive analytics, AI/augmented reality, telehealth, health information exchange, pharma, life sciences, predictive modeling and radiology.
A media relations pro, Grace has secured media placements in top tier media such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Forbes magazine. She has also secured client interviews on all the major broadcast networks and a wide variety of healthcare and technology trade publications. Grace is fluent in social media and viral marketing platforms and has a top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profile with numerous healthcare industry heavy hitters as followers of her regular healthcare technology industry news and commentary.
Grace started her career as an Assistant Marketing Coordinator at Sodexo International. In this role she supported the on-site campus team in the process of developing and implementing “healthy eating” promotions. She left to join Rand Media Company as Head of Media Relations where she promoted the publishing company and their educational books through PR and a variety of content marketing platforms. Prior to joining Amendola, Grace was a PR consultant to several health technology companies worldwide.
Grace is also a vivacious guest host for the HIT Like a Girl Podcast Show “HITeaWithGrace”: amplifying the voices of women executives, informaticists, and patient advocates making a difference in the healthcare, pharma, and life sciences technology industry. Grace was the recipient of the 2022 Medigy Healthcare Marketer of the Year Award “Agency”, 2023 Rock Health Top 50 “Storyteller”, and 2024 Swaay Health IT Promoter of the Year.
Grace has a Master of Arts degree in communication & leadership and Bachelor’s degrees in both government and communications. She has also completed educational development programs at Georgetown and Oxford Universities.
Grace is based in New England with her young family and Golden Pyredoodle Moxie. They enjoy hiking, skiing, and enjoying the beach year-round.
