Master Coach since 2023/11/09
I have come a long way to get where I am today. My work career began doing a job I totally loved as a gymnastics coach/instructor for a private gym. My degree was in physical/health education and was thrilled to find employment doing the sport I loved (I grew up doing gymnastics and competing in HS.) I did that role eventually supervising and serving as assistant director of our second gym. This all changed as I went through a divorce with two young boys. I needed to find employment that was full time and supplied health insurance for me and kids. I started in customer service and worked my way up to supervisor role in claims entry and then claims support (adjustments) for Wisconsin Physician Services(WPS). I loved my job but found that my role was no longer needed. I found continued employment at WPS in the private insurance area as health underwriter for individuals. Then Obama Care was going live on January 1, 2014 so my role ended. I went to another company and was assigned the Business Analyst role for Healthgrades. This lasted 2 and a half years before I was let go due to "right sizing". It took a few months to find the role as Business Lead for the Analytical Services team for the WI Medicaid Account under Gainwell Technologies. I loved leading this team with my co- technical leader under our manager. The contract for our services recently ended. This brings me to my current role as a professional project manager for the Tennessee Medicaid account. I am so happy to continue my growth as a leader. As I interviewed for this current role I was asked, would you rather follow or lead. I had to say I would rather lead as I found NxJ training that gave me this possibility .