Profile: Debbie Hunter-Snow
Title: Associate Vice President, UAB Health System Marketing
Company/Organization: UAB Health System
Address:
UAB Health System
500 22nd Street South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Phone: 205 934-7763
E-mail: dhunter@uabmc.edu
Website: www.uabhealth.org
Favorite Quote: “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to look for it.” Henry David Thoreau
Company/Organization Brief Mission: UAB Health System is an innovative network of services that provides a complete range of care for patients from all over the world. The UAB Health System is internationally renowned for its expert physicians and groundbreaking medical research, but, more importantly, it stands out for its strong commitment to compassionate, personal care for every patient.
Job description: I lead a remarkable department of people who manage the marketing activities of 33 UAB clinical specialties. We also manage the branding and positioning strategies,
as well as the internet sites of the UAB Health System.
Length of service: I have been in this position for 10 years and served UAB in various capacities for 30 years.
Accreditations: I am a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives
Favorite Awards & Honors: I really enjoy seeing my staff win awards for their innovative projects. I also enjoyed serving as Chairman of the Chief Marketing Officer Council of the University Health System Consortium this past year.
Education: I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I am currently working on a master’s degree in communications with a focus on organizational communication.
Family: I am married to Robin and have three beautiful daughters, Erin, Jessica and Kimberly, and a son, Jonathan.
Personal Business Philosophy: Always do the right thing, those who do not typically stumble and fall.
Advice to women in business: Don’t give up on your dream. Anything is possible.
Best advice ever received: All of life is a three legged stool composed of your work, your family and your spiritual belonging, lose one and everything becomes wobbly.
Secret to surviving in business: Build relationships.
Strongest inspiration: my husband and children
Being in business has taught me: That you must stand up for what you believe in and always be true to yourself.
Someone should have told me: That there were other ways to be successful beyond taking typing and shorthand in high school.
Secret to dealing with employees: Always try to lead by example.
What most people don't realize about me: That my very first job was a dental assistant.
Favorite place or way to relax: On a beach, listening to the sound of the waves and feeling the wind against my face. Hmmmm bliss.
Favorite restaurant: Highlands Bar and Grille
