Brian Conway, GNYHA's Vice President of Media Relations and Public Affairs, joined GNYHA in 1999. Mr. Conway serves as GNYHA’s spokesperson and the liaison for reporters and researchers seeking information about GNYHA, health care-related legislative activity, health care finance, and developments in health care policy in the New York metropolitan area and beyond. Mr. Conway also works directly with the principal public relations contacts at member institutions and contributes to creative advocacy campaigns that promote the interests of GNYHA members. Prior to joining GNYHA, Mr. Conway served as Communications Manager for the American Geriatrics Society from 1997–1999. He was also Public Relations Coordinator for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America and a reporter for the Greenwich Time. Mr. Conway earned a BA in English from the State University of New York at Oneonta, and an MA in Public Communications from Fordham University.