Speakers

I am honored to serve as the first Executive Director of the MN School Based Health Alliance.  Twenty-five years in community health, education innovation, and public policy has taught me to effectively lead student health initiatives that ensure access to meaningful healthcare and equitable education opportunities for kids to thrive. To create change for young people and communities, healthcare delivery needs to be dynamic and adaptive, recognizing that it is in our homes, schools, and communities that we heal. School-based care is responsive to communities, creates ease, cares for the whole person, and addresses the entire ecosystem in which children live. In my work and life, I endeavor to create space for dissent, dialogue, and discovery and live a life full of joy.