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Vice President

About Mercy: Mercy Springfield Communities is comprised of Mercy Hospital Springfield, named in the 100 Top Hospitals; an orthopedic hospital; a rehab hospital; a children's hospital; five regional hospitals in Lebanon, Aurora, Cassville, Mountain View, Missouri and Berryville, Arkansas; and Mercy Clinic, a physician clinic with nearly 700 doctors and locations throughout the region. It is part of Mercy, the seventh largest Catholic health care system in the U.S., which serves millions annually. Mercy includes 45 acute care and specialty (heart, children's, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, more than 700 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Mercy's Medical Destination Program manages the traveling patient program for all of its facilities. Currently, 50 organizations have achieved Global Healthcare Accreditation through the GHA program to enhance its health tourism or medical travel programs. This number is projected to increase specifically in developed markets as the industry-recognized accreditation signifies a healthcare organization's superior commitment to patient care, ethical practices, and keen business strategies. GHA Standards include 17 core competencies focused on the medical travel cycle for a healthcare organization.

With 20 years of experience as a Human Resources and Legal Professional, I have worked with several global organizations (including Fortune 100 and 500 organizations) in the areas of human resources strategy, leadership development, culture transformation, HR's value proposition, organizational development, training, compensation, benefits, legal compliance, staffing, and general human resources growth and infrastructure planning. Experienced public speaker, guest lecturer. Recipient of St. Louis Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Business Executive Award, Class of 2012 and Excellence In Human Resources Award, Worldwide Registry. Board Member for JDRF. Active in and recognized as a strong and passionate community charitable leader by several international philanthropic organizations. I serve as an Adjunct Faculty Member for Webster University, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences and also serve as a Certified Mediator. An extremely passionate advocate in the St. Louis Community.