Title: Ph.D. Student, Community Volunteer
Location: Columbus, Ind.
Title: Medical Technologist (Retired)
Location: Whitefish Bay, Wisc.
Celebrating 35 years of expertise in the medical technology arena, Dr. Barbara Loberg originally prepared for her profession by obtaining a Ph.D. in health services from Walden University. Her greatest strengths throughout her professional and academic careers have been within blood bank and immunotransfusion knowledge, as well a her strive to grow and educate herself, even after retirement. Dr. Loberg has been retired for five years now, but is still trying to remain on the cusp of changes within the field through her membership with WPRI, as she is a former member of the International Blood Bank Association. Continue reading
Company: Allure Home Fragrance
Location: Dallas, TX
Initially, Kristin Maples chose her career path because her father co-owned the company 20 years ago and sold out to his business partner, Judy Havelka. When Ms. Havelka was ready to sell the company in 2009 she reached out to Jamie Furrate who in-turn asked his daughter if she wanted to partner with him on this business venture. At the time Ms. Maples wanted a career change and loved the industry, so she entered the partnership with her father. Continue reading
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Company: Profound Growth
Location: Celebration, Fla.
Ursula Pottinga, CPCC, is the co-founder of Be Above Leadership and is the co-developer/leader of its popular training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching, currently available in the U.S, Canada and the U.K. A master coach for 14 years, she is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach through The Coaches Training Institute. Ms. Pottinga is known for her deep wisdom, humor, and ability to access powerful intuition for the sake of her clients. When she is not traveling the world, she lives in Celebration, Florida. Continue reading
Title: Supervisor of Utilization Review, Appeals and Denials
Company: Baycare Healthcare
Location: Dunedin, Fla.
Having worked at Baycare Healthcare for the past 33 years, Kimberly Richert currently holds the position as supervisor of utilization review and appeals and denials. Having prepared for this career while becoming a licensed practical nurse in the United States Army, she later went on to get a Master of Science in nursing, and finds her education has been a great boost within her professional career. The biggest challenge Ms. Richert has to overcome within her profession was moving from the nursing field to the clinical documentation area, but has found success through her growing professional leadership skills. Continue reading