the CEO Hour, Nov 8th, 2013.
Dr. Lee Thayer - author on leadership and founder of The Leader's Journey
Chris Comeaux, CEO & President of Four Seasons
Laura Grayson - Manager of Sharp Hospice Care's Hospice Homes and Intake
Suzanne Degner is the Social Work and Bereavement Services Supervisor at Sharp HospiceCare of San Diego, CA.
Rikki N. Hooper, MSN, MBA, FNP-BC ACHPN
Karen Rubel, is the VP of Development at Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation.
Brandi Allison, BSN
Dr. Lee Thayer is an author on leadership and founder of The Leader's Journey developed out of the four decades of his experiences as coach and mentor to dozens of company presidents and CEOs from the Fortune 50 to the renowned case of Johnsonville Foods. His research and work has taken him to Europe, Australia, Latin America, and Scandanavia, to the lecture halls of most of the major universities of the world, and to the seminar rooms of hundreds of organizations in the United States and abroad. His goal is to share that experience with readers and "rattle cages" -- to help committed CEOs and other top executives transform themselves into leaders and their organizations into healthier, more vigorous, and more adaptive high-performance organizations. http://leethayer.typepad.com/
Chris Comeaux, CEO & President of Four Seasons kicks off the show this week. Four Seasons is a non-profit organization, deeply committed to serving the community through fulfilling its mission of affirming life and providing holistic care in harmony with the goals of individuals with serious life-limiting conditions while offering support to their families and loved ones. Four Seasons has marked over 25 years of service to our community. Through tremendous growth and expansion over the years, they have stayed committed to their "true north." This one thing, this constant and unchanging thing, is commitment to their mission. http://www.fourseasonscfl.org
Laura Grayson is the Manager of Sharp Hospice Care's Hospice Homes and Intake. She received her Masters of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a clinical social worker, she has over 20 years of experience in social work as a therapist and instructor in a variety of settings, including: community, clinical, residential treatment and academia. She has been in a leadership role with Sharp HospiceCare since 2000. In her current role, Laura ensures that Hospice's mission of improving our patients comfort through symptom management as life draws to a close is the driving force is engrained in the culture of the Hospice Homes and reflected in everything we do. She brings her specialization of social work into her leadership by supporting staff as they help patients and families make decisions and choices that affect the dying process, restoring dignity and a sense of control to the family system.
Suzanne Degner is the Social Work and Bereavement Services Supervisor at Sharp HospiceCare of San Diego, CA. She received her Masters of Social Work degree from Boston University in 2001. Her experiences include her roles as a Child Protective Services (CPS) social worker, Drug and Alcohol counselor, Policy and Procedure Development for Social Services Consultant, and Medical Social Worker for OB/Maternity/NICU. In her current role, Suzanne is equipping her staff to personalize, humanize and demystify the end-of-life care experience for patients and families. Her passion for end-of-life care is reflected in Sharp HealthCare's mission to be the best place to work, receive care, and practice medicine.
Rikki N. Hooper, MSN, MBA, FNP-BC ACHPN began her Rikki began her nursing career in England in 1987 and brought a passion for providing a goal based approach to patient care to Flat Rock in 1991. Having spent almost 15 years caring for patients in ICU she decided to pursue her FNP and transitioned to caring for people with chronic illnesses. She has been working at Four Seasons for 9 years as a Nurse Practitioner in the Palliative Care program, providing care for patients in various settings. Additionally she has taken on leadership roles within the Palliative Care team, providing mentoring to new Providers and at times managing scheduling, QI, reports and daily management of the team in collaboration with the Medical Director. Rikki currently holds the position of Director of Palliative Care professional Development.
Karen Rubel, is the VP of Development at Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation. Ms. Rubel has been instrumental in developing programs to enhance the experience of the hospice's patients and their loved ones. Aside from leading the hospice team in forging relationships with large donors and health care entities, she has been instrumental in enhancing fundraising events and community outreach programs. The milestones here are tremendous, with thousands of individuals in the Southern Nevada community being helped at a sensitive time in their lives. Ms. Rubel also achieved a milestone by recently overseeing the team that developed iRefer DR, the first, national "customized hospice app" for medical professionals.
Brandi Allison, BSN in Nursing from Western Carolina University specialized in long term care - functioned as a charge nurse, MDS Coordinator, ADON, Staff Development and DON for the first 10 years of her career. MDS Coordinator, ADON, Staff Development and DON. In November of 2004 transitioned to hospice and Four Seasons Compassion for Life. Received CHPN (Certified Hospice Palliative Nurse Certification) in 2006 and became a certified train the train in 2009. Current role with Four Seasons CFL is as the Director of Clinical Services for Henderson County. Embarked on the Leader's Journey in February of 2013.
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