PALS - Tim Elsner

Tim Elsner joined Mended Hearts in April 2004, and is responsible for managing the overall operations of the nation’s premier organization dedicated to heart patients, their families and caregivers. With 20,000 members and 280 community-based chapters, Mended Hearts is affiliated with the American Heart Association.

Prior to Mended Hearts and for more than 30 years, he has been an active leader in the healthcare communications field with two of the nation’s largest voluntary health organizations.

Tim spent 15 years with the American Heart Association’s national office in several senior communications management positions and most recently was director of News Media Relations. He also served as director of Communications for the American Cancer Society’s Texas Division for 12 years managing overall strategic communications planning and public information, and marketing programs statewide – including awareness campaigns for mammography/breast cancer and tobacco risk/anti-smoking.

A 1975 graduate of Texas State University, Tim was a journalism major and political science minor who edited the campus newspaper – the University Star – his senior year.

He has managed several award-winning programs recognized by the Texas Public Relations Association, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Dallas Press Club and the Public Relations Society of America.

Contact Tim at tim.Elsner@heart.org or at 214-360-6150.