• I am insured

My journey started with an internship at a a Jewish community center in New York. I worked with children with Development and intellectual disabilities. Soon after my internship I became an employee for JCC, where I was able to run my own group. I overlaped working at the JCC with a fulltime job at YAI Seeing Beyond disabilities. I was an Assistance behavior interventions specialist in a residential home with adults. The adults in the ICF had a wide range of diagnosis, from development, physical and mental health opportunities. In this role I learned how to act as a liaison between the members, family and Employees. I also learned how to advocate for the members needs to outside medical staff when attending appointments.

My Journey took a turn when I decided to move back to my home town of Portland Oregon. I found a job with Providence as a Clinical navigator where I was trained as a medical assistant. The hiring manager (RN) saw my education and diverse work history (Developmental, intellectual disabilities and mental health). She saw this as a great opportunity to have a liaison in the clinical helping the patients to connect better with their clinical team. This is where my natural passions really begin to come to light. I found myself as a Patient Advocate in a healthcare System. It was this job that lead me to the Patient Advocate Role at Kaiser Permanete. I finally feel I have found my calling!