Connecting the Dots: From Clinical Care to Systems Change — Strengthening People and Strategy
Most careers make sense looking backward. Mine certainly does. But at the time, it didn’t feel that way. I began my career as a labor & delivery and mom-baby nurse, later worked as a perinatal nurse home visitor, and eventually practiced as a women’s health nurse practitioner. Over time, my work expanded into public health leadership, focusing on cancer, cardiovascular disease, and HIV/STI prevention programs. Across those roles, one truth kept surfacing: Health outcomes are shaped by the...