Our Team

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to obtain uncommon results." ~Andrew Carnegie

Jean Hanvik
President and Chief Executive Officer

After two decades' worth of experience working as a communicator and health care insider, forming SGH Communications, Inc. (SGH) was a natural ambition for Jean Hanvik. Along with her daily leadership responsibilities, Jean is also actively involved in her business and has a passion for helping clients build and execute creative communication strategies.

Before forming SGH, Jean served as a senior communication consultant at Towers Watson and was director of constituency communications at UnitedHealth Group. Throughout her career she has helped clients inform, inspire and activate employee health at companies including 3M, Aetna, Amazon.com, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Buyers Health Care Action Group, CIGNA, Consortium Health Plans, Disney, G.M.P. - Employers Retiree Trust, Hazelden, Ingenix, the National Business Group on Health, RedBrick Health, St. Jude Medical, and SUPERVALU, among others. 

Karen Travis
Vice President

Karen’s 20+ years of experience in marketing, communication and health management provides a strong foundation for her strategic communication efforts. Driven by a keen focus on prevention and consumer education, Karen helps organizations better understand key audiences, designing and implementing programs to engage consumers as informed and empowered decision-makers.

Prior to joining SGH Communications, Karen was Director of Health Management Consulting at Ingenix, where she helped create innovative products to support health behavior change initiatives. Karen also worked at Towers Watson as a senior consumerism consultant, and at UNUM Provident, where she implemented large-scale communication programs designed to educate and engage employee audiences.

Alliances and Support Services

To meet our clients' distinct needs and offer a full range of services, we often partner with other professionals such as art directors, designers, printers, Web developers and designers.  We only work with those we deeply trust and approach every assignment by hand-selecting the right team to deliver seamless solutions.