What role have you played during your company’s transition from Castle Medical Center to Adventist Health Castle?
My role has been to position and monitor our brand in the market by taking brand ownership and providing the vision, mission, goals and strategies for this transition. I also oversee our marketing and advertising activities to ensure consistency with our strategy.
What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned over the course of your career?
There’s been many, but the most valuable to me is praise in public and correct in private.
Describe yourself in three words.
Tenacious, innovative and competitive.
Is there a quote you live by, either personally or professionally?
If so, what is it?
You do you.
“Know who to trust, seek out mentors, be a mentor and celebrate your every achievement.”
What is your favorite quality in a colleague or employee?
Integrity and creativity.
Least-favorite?
Stagnant individuals.
Do you think women lead differently than men?
Yes, I do. Women and men exhibit different behaviors in the work place, both fundamentally and biologically. In my personal and professional opinion, women do not need to lead with anything other than their strengths. In other words, behave and lead like a woman, not a man. I find it an asset to have women in senior-level positions, as they bring a diverse way of thinking and a different management style and approach to solving problems. A strong organization includes and values both a male and female perspective.
Do you feel that women have equality in the workplace?
I believe, for the most part, that women have achieved equality in the workplace. There aren’t too many jobs left that a woman can’t do or is perceived to be unable to do. Some may still think it, perhaps, but the reality is that women are more than capable. I’ve always said that if your place of work doesn’t allow you to contribute in a way that gives you credit, you need to leave and go where you will be evaluated on your skill set, not your gender.
What could more women be doing to advance their careers?
Make sure your passion aligns with your skill set. Be outspoken and don’t [be pressured to] act like a man. Finally, know who to trust, seek out mentors, be a mentor and celebrate your every achievement.
