Experience

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  U.s. department of labor

  Jan 1986 - Jan 1988

  Agent

  Agent with Office of Labor-Management Standards. Administered and enforced provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. Promoted financial integrity in private sector labor unions through administering standards for union officer elections, trusteeships and union financial assets. Provided education, audited union financial records and investigated any discrepancies to ensure compliance.

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  National labor relations board

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Field agent and hearing officer

  Interfaced with leaders of companies, labor unions and employees in the region to investigate and resolve labor charges and disputes. Conducted representation elections and served as hearing officer in labor representation cases.

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  Bjc healthcare

  Apr 1990 - Apr 2003

  Various senior leadership, consulting and operations management roles

  During 10+ year affiliation with this large Midwestern health system, successfully designed and facilitated a broad range of innovative services, strategies and initiatives that promoted patient, physician and employee satisfaction, enhanced service quality and improved overall organization performance and effectiveness. Kathy and her team received the Barnes-Jewish Hospital President’s Award and national recognition for achievements in the area of culture change facilitation related to building a patient-focused culture. Her healthcare experience encompasses healthcare system, two premier top 10 medical centers, community hospitals, pediatric facilities, ambulatory, home care and post-acute care centers. Extensive work in leadership and organization development as well as overall organization effectiveness. Show less

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  Get there performance consulting

  Apr 2003 - Jan 2007

  Principal

  Principal for organization dedicated to accelerating individual leader, team and organization performance and effectiveness, as well as enhancing employee and customer experience. Worked with clients across multiple industries, such as healthcare, academic institutions, beverage, hospitality, manufacturing and printing. Hosted a leadership development show through the Anheuser Busch satellite network for leaders at US breweries, distributorships and theme parks. Partnered with leaders and teams at large St. Louis-based organizations such as BJC Healthcare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Ralcorp, etc. as a consultant and coach. Show less

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  Navvis (healthcare)

  Dec 2006 - Jan 2012

  Vice president

  Strategic advisor, leadership coach and change catalyst partnering with healthcare leaders to develop and implement transformational business strategies. Special expertise in hospital/health system - physician alignment, clinically integrated network and ACO team development, physician enterprise governance development, culture change facilitation, physician leadership development, strategic alignment, succession planning and organizational effectiveness.

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  Medi leadership

  Aug 2012 - now

  Executive leadership coach and senior vice president

  Partnering with healthcare leaders for the past 16 years to successfully raise the bar on their leadership, build high performance teams and accelerate transformational change. Special expertise in physician leadership development, culture change, ACO and other team development, facilitating strategic alignment, onboarding/transition coaching and succession planning.