Our Team
Jean E. Hanvik, Founder
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Jean founded SGH Communications in 2001, based on the belief that we all have a role to play in bringing rationality back to a healthcare system that has failed America's workers and businesses.
With a skill for making complex topics understandable, she cultivates relationships with clients and helps ensure the success of all projects, fr
Jean founded SGH Communications in 2001, based on the belief that we all have a role to play in bringing rationality back to a healthcare system that has failed America's workers and businesses.
With a skill for making complex topics understandable, she cultivates relationships with clients and helps ensure the success of all projects, from concept to dissemination: "Every last, tiny detail matters."
As a senior leader in the health and benefits marketing and communications community, Jean has a well-rounded career in corporate and consulting environments, serving public and private organizations. With a keen eye toward refined design, she specializes in communication strategy and brand development; health improvement and chronic condition education; health literacy skill building; market research; and corporate, marketing, benefits, and policy communications.
She believes in the power of uniting and lifting the voices of consumers, public and private employers, and other healthcare purchasers to drive a fair and equitable healthcare system.
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Meryle Lynn is a strategic healthcare marketing leader with experience spanning early stage companies, large med device corporations, and health benefit-focused organizations. She has a deep understanding of complex healthcare ecosystems and those who drive them.
When it comes to working with healthcare benefits, her focus is on growing m
Meryle Lynn is a strategic healthcare marketing leader with experience spanning early stage companies, large med device corporations, and health benefit-focused organizations. She has a deep understanding of complex healthcare ecosystems and those who drive them.
When it comes to working with healthcare benefits, her focus is on growing membership, retaining members, elevating member experience, and creating materials that move the needle on engagement. From strategy through execution, she ensures every initiative supports growth.
Known for being tenacious and results-driven, Meryle Lynn is also fun to work with — a collaborative partner who brings creative energy to every team. She develops practical, actionable marketing that resonates with real people.
Sarah McPhie, Principal Graphic Design Advisor
Meryle Lynn Chamberlain, Strategic Marketing and Business Development Advisor
Sarah McPhie, Principal Graphic Design Advisor
For over three decades, Sarah and the Cutting Edge team have been designing uniquely effective visuals and publications, always with the goal of making the world a better place.
Working on a wide array of issues — healthcare, agriculture, education, human rights, international development, nuclear disarmament, resource conservation, toxic
For over three decades, Sarah and the Cutting Edge team have been designing uniquely effective visuals and publications, always with the goal of making the world a better place.
Working on a wide array of issues — healthcare, agriculture, education, human rights, international development, nuclear disarmament, resource conservation, toxic pollutants — Sarah brings a beautiful and elegant design sensibility to all.
She and her team have been instrumental in wowing SGH clients with co-created work that captures the hearts and minds of intended audiences. Her calm and reassuring demeanor are an asset to every project.
Kate Merwin, Strategic Communications Advisor
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
Sarah McPhie, Principal Graphic Design Advisor
Kate is a global communication and change professional with more than two decades of experience in the health care, wellness, and medical device communications industry.
Kate’s health care communications offerings include writing, editing, designing strategic communications strategies and implementation, consulting on HR Benefits communica
Kate is a global communication and change professional with more than two decades of experience in the health care, wellness, and medical device communications industry.
Kate’s health care communications offerings include writing, editing, designing strategic communications strategies and implementation, consulting on HR Benefits communications, and fostering employee engagement. She is passionate about health improvement and chronic condition education, health literacy, and empathetic communicating.
Kate is currently a full-time independent communications advisor and has been employed as a communications professional at companies like Medtronic, Coloplast, Willis Towers Watson, and WebMD Ignite.
Amanda Otter, Website and Digital Experience Advisor
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
Amanda has been leading the creative vision for a diverse client base for more than 25 years, overseeing and managing all aspects of the design process from research and strategy to digital experience design and deployment. Her specific expertise in front-end web development enables her to move seamlessly between strategy-based ideation a
Amanda has been leading the creative vision for a diverse client base for more than 25 years, overseeing and managing all aspects of the design process from research and strategy to digital experience design and deployment. Her specific expertise in front-end web development enables her to move seamlessly between strategy-based ideation and practical technical implementation of projects.
She has developed and deployed digital experience strategies for clients across many sectors, including education, social impact, international development, agriculture, health, and cybersecurity.
At the core of her design philosophy is a deep commitment to collaborative problem solving and the iterative process of design embedded in a culture of continuous learning. She has specific training in facilitating user experience design workshops and in research methods. She is as comfortable communicating the business value of design as she is rolling up her sleeves and producing consistently high-quality work.
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
Candee Wolf, APR, Fellow PRSA, Strategic Communications Advisor
For more than 25 years, Candee has used her passion for communications to create innovative, award-winning programs for healthcare, financial, and nonprofit clients.
Candee is adept in the expanding arena of integrated communications, comprising internal and external communications, change communications, branding, social media, marketing
For more than 25 years, Candee has used her passion for communications to create innovative, award-winning programs for healthcare, financial, and nonprofit clients.
Candee is adept in the expanding arena of integrated communications, comprising internal and external communications, change communications, branding, social media, marketing communications and digital marketing.
Drawing on backgrounds in communications and psychology, she helps leaders clarify what matters, enhance audience experiences and turn strategy into action that people understand.
Candee is accredited in public relations (APR) and was inducted into the prestigious PRSA College of Fellows. She is an independent contractor and founder of Wolf Olson Communications and has worked with brands such as UnitedHealth Group, Cargill, CentraCare, American Dental Partners, North Memorial Health and Minnesota Medical Association.