Marty Velasco Hames (@martyhames)
Marty Hames is the media relations manager for Mayo Clinic in Arizona as well as a content creator, specializing in telling patient focused stories. Marty spent 35 years in the journalism industry as an anchor, reporter and medical reporter for broadcast, print and digital media. Marty is also bilingual(Spanish).
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