MEET OUR
founder
EMILY SCHMITZ
Emily is the proud founder of MedVoice PR and has more than three decades of medical communications experience. Since 2008, she has grown MedVoice PR into the multi-faceted communications agency it is today. With her exceptionally talented team, Emily aims to have a collaborative, supportive and of course, fun work environment.
Prior to founding MedVoice PR, Emily worked in broadcast news and video production, and has written, reported and produced about all areas of medicine.
She knows how to effectively and strategically promote and share compelling stories. Emily is also an award-winning video producer with experience in creating dynamic consumer and medical education videos.
She began her career as a producer and correspondent for two medical shows at WJMK, a video production company in Boca Raton, Florida. She also worked at American Medical Communications as a senior producer in Houston, Texas, as a medical producer at KPRC-TV (NBC) in Houston, and as a medical reporter at Spectrum News (formerly News 8 Austin).
Her experience includes work for medical, healthcare, healthcare IT and digital health sectors. She has spearheaded and collaborated on numerous public relations and marketing campaigns, including the launch of physician practices, hospital clinics, new healthcare technologies, and health plans.
Emily believes in giving back to her community and is an active volunteer in Central Texas and has worked with the following organizations:
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Dress for Success Austin
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Cru Austin
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The Fifty - an elite group of 50 community leaders affiliated with The Seton Fund
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Capital Area Parkinson’s Society
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Circle of Friends - Dell Children’s fundraising group
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Seton Williamson Foundation
Emily is married to her husband, Greg, and has two grown children, Andrew and Rebecca.