LANDOVER, Md., April 2, 2008 The Cloudburst Group today announced that Pat Shifflett, an industry leader in public health strategic planning and program development, will join the firm as Vice President of its Health Practice. In this newly created position, Shifflett will open Cloudburst's Atlanta office and will be responsible for managing and driving the firm's growing business in health communications, program planning and technical assistance services.  

"Pat has a twenty-year track record of success in health communications and program planning and development," said Al Alvarez, Cloudburst's President and CEO. "She is the ideal person to build the Cloudburst business, and tell the Cloudburst story to public and private sector health professionals."  

Shifflett joins Cloudburst from Constella Health Sciences, where she has spent the last six years building and managing Constella's Center for Health Program Advancement, focusing primarily on federal, state and public health organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control. Prior to joining Constella, Shifflett was the Director of Patient and Family Support at the American Cancer Society. Shifflett has been recognized by her peers as an industry leader, winning the CINE Golden Eagle Award for the CDC "Just Talk" Public Service Announcement as well as the PRSA Silver Anvil Award for the American Cancer Society's "Tell-A-Friend" campaign.  

Shifflett is a graduate of the Westminister College of Nursing and holds a Master's degree from the Capella University School of Business.