JPA Health announced that Tish Van Dyke joined the D.C.-based agency as executive vice president.

At JPA Health, Van Dyke will lead the agency’s Public Health and One Health offerings, working with clients to expand their visibility and, states a release, impact to create lasting, positive change that will improve people’s health and wellbeing.

According to the release, Van Dyke is a strategic communications leader who has worked across brand, corporate, public affairs, and issues management. Prior to joining JPA, Van Dyke spent more than 20 years at Edelman, where she was a member of the firm’s global health leadership team and oversaw the agency’s efforts to build offerings in health and technology and health and food.

Until early 2019, Van Dyke served as chair of Edelman’s global food and beverage sector, responsible for overseeing and building the largest food and beverage portfolio and advisory team in the industry. In that role, she also directed the development of the agency’s food-related intellectual property.

Most recently, Van Dyke was one of the founders of fluid-collective, a global network of senior advisors working with organizations tackling communications-intensive business issues. Additionally, she worked with Sound Counsel, a risk, issues management and crisis-focused consultancy.