Our team.
CURA Communications has assembled an exceptional, multidisciplinary team with first-hand, multi-market experience in the neuropsychiatry and mental health communications and public relations. Interested in shaping the future of mental health treatment? Please Reach out.
Chris Koddermann
- Founder and Managing Director
- chris@cura-communications.com
- +41 (79) 434 25 78
As a passionate consumer of books, I am constantly on the hunt for a good story. Stories are the thing that give shape to our lives. The stories of where we come from. Those in which we play a role. The ones that inspire, teach, thrill, and fascinate us. And of course, those we tell ourselves and others.
Having spent over two decades working as a communications and public affairs professional, first in politics and then in senior corporate roles, I now have the great fortune of leveraging my wealth of experience to support our clients as they help write the next chapter in the story how we treat mental health.
CURA Communications was founded on the belief that it takes a team of people who understand the neuropsychiatry and mental health industry in order to serve the companies, non-profits and other organizations that are central to determining its future course.
Please drop me a line if you’d like to learn more about how we can help tell your story.
Chris Koddermann
Founder and Managing Director
chris@cura-communications.com
+41 (79) 434 25 78
As a passionate consumer of books, I am constantly on the hunt for a good story. Stories are the thing that give shape to our lives. The stories of where we come from. Those in which we play a role. The ones that inspire, teach, thrill, and fascinate us. And of course, those we tell ourselves and others.
Having spent over two decades working as a communications and public affairs professional, first in politics and then in senior corporate roles, I now have the great fortune of leveraging my wealth of experience to support our clients as they help write the next chapter in the story how we treat mental health.
CURA Communications was founded on the belief that it takes a team of people who understand the neuropsychiatry and mental health industry in order to serve the companies, non-profits and other organizations that are central to determining its future course.
Please drop me a line if you’d like to learn more about how we can help tell your story.
Camilla Dormer
- Director & UK Lead
- camilla@cura-communications.com
Camilla’s twenty plus years of healthcare communications experience includes a pivotal term as VP of Communications at atai Life Sciences. Joining atai post-IPO, Camilla played a key role in guiding its evolution and repositioning from ‘psychedelics startup’ to established mental health company, leading the company’s external communications strategy.
Prior to atai, Camilla held international senior leadership roles across a variety of organizations, including start-ups, non-profit, PR agency and FTSE 100s. During this time, she served as Director of Global Communications at GSK, Deputy Managing Director of Ketchum’s UK Health team, and head of communications for several of Europe’s major medical congresses.
Based out of London, UK, Camilla brings a wealth of multidisciplinary experience and a deep understanding of the European communications and media environment to the CURA Communications team.
Camilla Dormer
Director & UK Lead
camilla@cura-communications.com
Camilla’s twenty plus years of healthcare communications experience includes a pivotal term as VP of Communications at atai Life Sciences. Joining atai post-IPO, Camilla played a key role in guiding its evolution and repositioning from ‘psychedelics startup’ to established mental health company, leading the company’s external communications strategy.
Prior to atai, Camilla held international senior leadership roles across a variety of organizations, including start-ups, non-profit, PR agency and FTSE 100s. During this time, she served as Director of Global Communications at GSK, Deputy Managing Director of Ketchum’s UK Health team, and head of communications for several of Europe’s major medical congresses.
Based out of London, UK, Camilla brings a wealth of multidisciplinary experience and a deep understanding of the European communications and media environment to the CURA Communications team.
Jim Mandler
- US Lead
- jim@cura-communications.com
A veteran communications and media relations professional with decades of healthcare sector experience, Jim has been responsible for driving coverage of some of the biggest mental health stories of the last decade.
As Senior Director of Media Relations for NYU Langone Health and NYU’s Center for Psychedelic Medicine, Jim was generating media interest in the work of some of field’s leading researchers while interest in psychedelic medicine was still its infancy.
Prior to joining NYU in 2014, Jim served as Vice President Public Affairs and Communications at Continuum Health Partners and as Vice President Communications at Beth Israel Medical Center.
A former journalist, Jim brings a deep understanding of the U.S. media landscape, an ability to translate research into news and a passion for the written word to his work at CURA Communications.
Jim Mandler
US Lead
jim@cura-communications.com
A veteran communications and media relations professional with decades of healthcare sector experience, Jim has been responsible for driving coverage of some of the biggest mental health stories of the last decade.
As Senior Director of Media Relations for NYU Langone Health and NYU’s Center for Psychedelic Medicine, Jim was generating media interest in the work of some of field’s leading researchers while interest in psychedelic medicine was still its infancy.
Prior to joining NYU in 2014, Jim served as Vice President Public Affairs and Communications at Continuum Health Partners and as Vice President Communications at Beth Israel Medical Center.
A former journalist, Jim brings a deep understanding of the U.S. media landscape, an ability to translate research into news and a passion for the written word to his work at CURA Communications.
May Lee
- Director, Growth and Partnerships
- may@cura-communications.com
A communications and marketing professional with a background in mental health, May has been active in the mental health industry from the start of her professional career.
The first employee of mental health company Numinus, May led the establishment of its communications and marketing function where she spearheaded its pre-IPO strategy spanning corporate brand, marketing communications, executive positioning, media relations, investor and financial communications and social media.
Especially committed to helping founders, executives and KOLs develop thought leadership and personal brands that reflect social impact and sustainability, May is an active advocate for equitable healthcare, diversity & inclusion and mental health education.
A proud supporter of non-profits, May serves as an advisor to Heroic Hearts Project Canada and the PMA.
May Lee
Director, Growth and Partnerships
may@cura-communications.com
A communications and marketing professional with a background in mental health, May has been active in the mental health industry from the start of her professional career.
The first employee of mental health company Numinus, May led the establishment of its communications and marketing function where she spearheaded its pre-IPO strategy spanning corporate brand, marketing communications, executive positioning, media relations, investor and financial communications and social media.
Especially committed to helping founders, executives and KOLs develop thought leadership and personal brands that reflect social impact and sustainability, May is an active advocate for equitable healthcare, diversity & inclusion and mental health education.
A proud supporter of non-profits, May serves as an advisor to Heroic Hearts Project Canada and the PMA.
Ryan Furby
- Director
- ryan@cura-communications.com
An international corporate communications professional, Ryan has over 25 years’ experience in protecting and building the reputations of some of the world’s most admired brands. His expertise includes corporate branding and messaging, media relations, crisis communications and digital/social media engagement for companies in highly regulated and dynamic industries.
Previously, Ryan was Director and Global Head of Corporate and Internal Communications at Biogen, one of the world’s first biotechnology giants. While there, he advised 21 country affiliates on communications strategies for various product launches, safety issues, regulatory approvals and pricing negotiations.
Ryan is the recipient of the PRSA Silver Anvil, PR News CSR Award, Silver Sabre, PRSA Big Apple Award and other industry awards.
Ryan Furby
- Director
- ryan@cura-communications.com
An international corporate communications professional, Ryan has over 25 years’ experience in protecting and building the reputations of some of the world’s most admired brands. His expertise includes corporate branding and messaging, media relations, crisis communications and digital/social media engagement for companies in highly regulated and dynamic industries.
Previously, Ryan was Director and Global Head of Corporate and Internal Communications at Biogen, one of the world’s first biotechnology giants. While there, he advised 21 country affiliates on communications strategies for various product launches, safety issues, regulatory approvals and pricing negotiations.
Ryan is the recipient of the PRSA Silver Anvil, PR News CSR Award, Silver Sabre, PRSA Big Apple Award and other industry awards.
Adam Hussain
- Intern
- adam@cura-communications.com
Currently studying Political Science at Stanford University, Adam is passionate about the psychedelic industry, specifically the law and policy surrounding various medicines and therapies. A former intern at the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, where he contributed to social media and marketing, he has a strong grasp of the US psychedelic environment.
Adam is also an active participant in US politics and has a background in grassroots organizing and campaign finance, including marketing and event planning for Congressional campaigns and I AM A TEEN VOTER, a youth-initiated movement for civic engagement.
Adam Hussain
- Intern
- adam@cura-communications.com
Currently studying Political Science at Stanford University, Adam is passionate about the psychedelic industry, specifically the law and policy surrounding various medicines and therapies. A former intern at the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition, where he contributed to social media and marketing, he has a strong grasp of the US psychedelic environment.
Adam is also an active participant in US politics and has a background in grassroots organizing and campaign finance, including marketing and event planning for Congressional campaigns and I AM A TEEN VOTER, a youth-initiated movement for civic engagement.
