Boldly clear.
Directly effective.
MAVERICK.
No strangers to the journey
The Maverick partners met on the trail leading communications at a top-3 US health system. Together, they found a shared passion for cutting through fluff, building trust through truth-telling, and making healthcare better for those it serves.
Drawn to open skies and big visions, Maverick stays ahead by watching the horizon and studying the shifting sands of markets, policy, and consumer expectations. We know the landscape and help you navigate it.
With Maverick, you get:
Bias toward clarity and boldly leading the conversation
Deep experience in healthcare, medicine and nonprofits
Trusted advisors to executives, clinicians, and innovators
Thought partnership on markets, strategies, B2B dynamics & financial drivers
Insight to on-the-ground realities for patients, clinicians, audiences, and front-line workers
Proven results in complex, regulated environments
Clear thinking, calm counsel, and crisp execution
Meet the Partners
Maryjane Fielding Banks, MBA
With a unique gift for cutting through complexity to identify key drivers, Maryjane brings more than 20 years of executive leadership to Maverick Communications. Her career spans the full spectrum of the industry, from serving as a nationwide Executive Director for one of the largest health systems in the U.S. to leading as the Director of Marketing and Customer Experience for a prominent multi-specialty clinic network. This deep experience across both hospital and ambulatory systems allows her to offer a strategic lens to communications, brand definition, and culture building.
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Maryjane’s work is driven by a core conviction: Every person entering a healthcare system deserves the highest standard of care to live their longest, healthiest life. As a seasoned strategic partner to executive leaders, she understands the responsibility of creating space for open dialogue and translating high-level vision into clear, effective communication strategies that meet organizational goals.
Healthcare is complex and constantly evolving, requiring an alignment of diverse functions to achieve success. Maryjane’s expertise spans the entire operational and strategic ecosystem:
Business & Operations: Business development, payor contracting, clinical operations, and budget management.
The Patient Experience: Consumer outreach, patient access (call center and referral management), and digital engagement.
Clinical & Executive Partnership: Physician engagement, physician-led content, and high-level strategic counsel.
Organizational Culture: Human Resources policy, internal communications, and health equity initiatives.
Maryjane leverages her deep industry knowledge to align resources and streamline functions, ensuring organizations don't just react to industry shifts—they lead them. She is a firm believer in striving for excellence over perfection, ensuring that even amid consistent change, the focus remains on delivering the best version of the organization to the community.
Vanessa DeGier, MSc
Vanessa is a fearless and strategic storyteller, reputation architect and culture champion with more than 20 years of experience leading communications and marketing across health care and the medical sciences.
As AVP and chief communications officer for Providence Clinical Network, she advised executive and physician leaders through critical moments of growth, transformation and risk. Her work shaped communications for national media, clinicians and employees, supporting more than 1,000 clinics and reaching tens of millions of patients with clear, credible messaging.
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Vanessa began her career at Boston Medical Center and UCSF, where she built a strong foundation in academic medicine, clinical environments and market research. She brings a data-informed approach to communications, using research, audience insight and stakeholder intelligence to translate complex clinical, scientific and regulatory information into narratives that build trust, guide decision-making, and drive results.
Known for calm leadership under pressure, Vanessa helps organizations navigate disruption, protect reputation, and communicate with confidence when it matters most.
A native of California, Vanessa enjoys travel, reading science fiction and fantasy, and bike rides with her husband, Fritz. She is also a committed advocate for animal adoption and believes meaningful work should leave both organizations and communities better than she found them.
Andy Varyu
Andy is an anthropological content strategist, social impact engineer, systems builder, and award-winning writer and editor.
In two years at Harvard Divinity School and the Kennedy School, Andy trained in theories of change and theologies of meaning-making. He employed these tools to launch a climate-change nonprofit and grow Habitat for Humanity’s corporate giving program by 70%.
At Providence, Andy led multichannel creative campaigns, built and taught regional SharePoint rollouts, streamlined enterprise operations with smart automations, launched numerous first-in-industry patient navigation aids, and ensured quality across all communications for 250 clinics.
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Living with a well-managed rare disease, Andy is intimate with the patient perspective and a fierce advocate for patient-centered UX, content, and design.
He is currently shopping a book about navigating the healthcare system and lives in Seattle’s Central District where he enjoys local politics and the vibrant music and theatre scene.
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