“I realized I was doing the thing I was meant to do when the same things that exhausted me completely, energized me as well. Yes I am where I am meant to be.”

What was your original awareness point that heightened your desire to serve chronic care populations?

“I had been a hospital administrator and seen how distant I became from the real names and faces of patients.  It alarmed me.  When Parnassus called me about DaVita, I originally told them no that it wasn’t good timing and I didn’t sense that I needed to change.   They spent time asking about who I was and who I wanted to be in in the midst of that, we stayed on the topic of repeat interaction with patients.”

Where did that realization lead?

“Well ultimately through the doors of DaVita.  Parnassus played a big role in that.  Chronic care leadership meant that I would see the same people over and over and could invest in their lives and connect to their stories.  Invest in ways that true relationship would naturally develop and deepest care could actually occur.”

Where did that realization lead?

“I realized I was doing the thing I was meant to do when the same things that exhausted me completely, energized me as well. Yes I am where I am meant to be.”