South Bend, Indiana, United States
A leader in service to others who delivers organizational success by developing highly motivated, top-performing teams. Proven strategic builder and change agent with a common-sense approach that fosters inclusive partnerships, creative solutions, cross-functional collaboration, and meaningful communication in complex environments.
Assistant Teaching Professor teaching/accompanying Notre Dame first-year students through their required Moreau First Year Experience seminar course.
Leads a portfolio of strategic and financial initiatives that elevate global health research, education, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all. Oversees day-to-day operations for the Eck Institute's 13 core staff and faculty while supporting over 90 global health affiliate faculty at Notre Dame.
Studied global health, international development, peace studies, and political science.
Directed 10 hospitals, two dental centers, and eight medical research and development (R&D) laboratories across 11 countries and territories. Provided comprehensive healthcare, graduate medical/dental education, and medical R&D while being accountable for 17,920 personnel and the planning, oversight, and management of the region’s strategic vision, mission, and execution of a $1.2 billion annual budget. Strategic Development. Led Navy Medicine’s Board of Directors (11 Admirals) in the development of a future organizational structure across Navy Medicine’s global healthcare system that optimized medical personnel placement and training to meet global military medical demands in support of U.S. national security strategy. Developed a 6-year strategic investment framework for Navy Medicine’s $265 million medical R&D enterprise impacting placement of three overseas laboratories in Singapore, Peru, and Italy. Complex Program Management and Partnership Building. Coordinated Navy Medicine’s COVID-19 pandemic response across the Pacific Rim with Navy and Marine Corps leadership and federal and civilian healthcare systems. Successfully led the region’s Board of Directors (20 CEOs) through a global pandemic, implementation of a new medical-dental electronic health record across 10 hospitals and 2 dental centers, and military medicine’s largest organizational transformation since World War II. Organizational Transformation. Established Department of Defense’s (DOD) first San Diego-based regional healthcare market office ensuring integrated, high-quality, and optimized healthcare delivery for 180,000 covered lives with an annual budget of $752 million and 7,700 employees across two medical systems. Co-developed award winning $8.8 million joint proposal between Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Diego (VAMCSD) and Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) that optimized surgical supply and demand across both facilities.
Concurrently served as U.S. Navy’s Director, Medical Service Corps (MSC) responsible for the accession, professional development, and education of 3,100 Navy MSC officers operating in 31 clinical, scientific, and administrative specialties. Established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team that identified barriers in talent management.
Led daily operations for 120 regional headquarters staff responsible for healthcare delivery in 10 U.S. Navy, 2 dental centers and 8 research and development laboratories around the globe in support of Department of Navy requirements.