My background includes extensive collaboration with safety net health care organizations on clinical practice transformation, adoption of patient-centered communication skills, and the development and implementation of strategies for providing whole person care. I learned motivational interviewing in order to provide health coaching and health promotion classes for a worksite wellness program developed at OHSU. As a health coach, I worked with clients on a wide variety of health promotion topics, including smoking cessation and self-management of chronic health conditions. My professional training includes a Masters in Public Health and certificates in quality improvement methodologies, human-centered design, facilitative leadership and yoga instruction.
