I'm a single mom to a four-year-old, and we kick around the East Bay celebrating the seasons — not that the Bay Area really gets those. But we try.

Caregiving has always been as important to me as leading. Being a parent and being a leader ask for opposite things at different moments — direct and results-driven in one room, slow and empathetic in the next. I've stopped seeing that as a tension and started seeing it as the thing that makes me good at both.

In my spare time, I build things. Literally. I've built furniture, tiled a bathroom, and I'm always mid-renovation. I love making a house a home — thinking through the experiential details, whether that's creating a cozy space for my family or designing a service for patients. It's the same instinct, just different materials.