About Us
Malaspina Healthcare Consulting
Malaspina Healthcare Consulting is uniquely positioned to dive into the details of your business. We can make a positive impact on your business from day one.
Kathleen Malaspina, President of MHC, is the former Global Marketing Director and Management Team member for Philips Oral Healthcare (makers of the Sonicare toothbrush). She has also held key international operational management and business development roles with Motorola and Sanyo.
More recently, Ms. Malaspina’s expertise has benefited medical device, durable medical equipment and consumer healthcare companies such as Cardiac Science Corporation and Cyberonics Inc., along with venture capital interests such as Frazier Healthcare Ventures.
All told, Ms. Malaspina has over twenty years of experience in international marketing and sales.
Kathleen Malaspina holds an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain and a BA from the University of Pittsburgh.
Professional Affiliates
Marybeth Peña, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E.
Since 1998 Marybeth has been involved with diabetes research, prevention and management programs. Marybeth's experience includes 5 years as the Clinical Care Coordinator/Certified Diabetes Educator at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Florida where she provided intensive education, facilitated support groups and organized community outreach in an ADA approved diabetes education center.
Marybeth is cited in the New England Journal of Medicine, February 7, 2002 for her work on the National Institute of Health’s Diabetes Prevention Research Group, a multi-site comprehensive clinical trial. Marybeth is also active with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) whose aim is to promote funding, research and education for juveniles with diabetes.
Marybeth holds a BS in Nursing from Catholic University. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and has a professional teaching certificate in elementary education.