Strategic Communications, Patient Advocacy & Storytelling
A2A Consulting is a Pacific Northwest–based organization founded by Aimee Adelmann, a communications professional with 15+ years in patient advocacy, storytelling, and nonprofit strategy. As a kidney transplant recipient, she brings lived experience that strengthens how patient voices are elevated to drive meaningful change in broader health systems.
SPECIALIZED CONSULTING SERVICES
Story Development & Public Relations
Patient Advocacy & Policy Engagement
Strategic storytelling designed to support awareness, fundraising, and policy goals. Services include:
Support for organizations seeking to elevate patient voices in legislative and stakeholder spaces. Services include:
- Patient and organizational story development and writing
- Media pitching, submissions, and follow-up
- Earned media strategy
- Outcome tracking and reporting
- Advocacy strategy development
- Guidance on outreach and meeting scheduling
- Training for legislative meetings and advocacy days
- Attendance at key meetings (as requested)
- Post-meeting debriefs and outcomes reporting
Development: Grants & Sponsorships
Speaking & Film Engagements
End-to-end grant and sponsorship support tailored to health and nonprofit organizations. Grant Services:
- A Donation Conversation (Award-Winning Documentary)
- Film licensing; Facilitated screenings; Speaking engagements
- Individual Speaking Engagements with Aimee: Topics include patient advocacy, transplantation, storytelling, and her own lived experience
- 3-step process: boilerplate development, research, and writing/submission
- Reporting and analysis available as an additional service
"Aimee is a deeply passionate advocate for patient rights who leads with both heart and intention. She naturally brings people together, engaging stakeholders in ways that create real, patient-centered change. Thoughtful, organized, and driven by conviction, she is truly inspiring to work alongside."
-- Marissa Dunn, Senior Director, North America Patient Advocacy, BeOne Medicines
"A2A Consulting has an incredible talent for understanding what a team needs, even when we couldn’t articulate it ourselves. They built thoughtful, practical processes that fit our workflow and guided us through implementation every step of the way."
-- Megan
TRAINING
Empowered Voices: Patient Storytelling & Advocacy Training
Empowered Voices is a signature training and capacity-building program of A2A Consulting designed to equip patients and caregivers with the skills to share their stories with confidence, purpose, and ethical care. The program offers both individualized and group-based coaching for patients who seek to elevate their voices and create meaningful impact.
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Serving organizations and non-profits in healthcare and patient advocacy nationwide.