Home: Connecticut. Age: Age is just a number. Birthplace: Dayton, OH. Profession: New drug development. Organization: KeifeRx. Title: Vice President, Clinical Operations. Significant other: Armindo Guedes (spouse). Alma mater: Salve Regina University (BS, Nursing); University of Dayton (MBA). Languages spoken: English, Spanish (though not as fluent these days as I would like).
Recent recognition: Becoming a Chief member. Recent professional development: Completed my MBA in December 2021. Latest accomplishment: National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Fitness Trainer Certification. What’s been your big (or biggest) leap? Completing my MBA in fourteen months. Hobbies: Going to the gym, gardening, great red wines. Last book read: Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us, by Daniel Pink. Recently viewed and recommended: Succession (HBOMax). Recent unique acquisition: A Lladró figurine I found at a consignment shop.
What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Determined. Moral compass: Virtue Ethics. Be honest, sincere and fair. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Collaborative and respectful. What is your greatest joy? My children.
What three emojis best describe you? 😉🍷💖.
What is at the top of your bucket list? Visiting Dubai. How do you relieve stress? A twenty minute HIIT run on my Peloton. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? No WIFI.
What’s featured prominently on your home or office wall? A plaque that reads, “If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan but never the goal”. What is the best advice you received growing up? My paternal grandfather always said, ”hard work will never hurt you, but long hours will”. What is the best advice you received in your career? Bring people who have different strengths than yours to the team/table. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Zoom. Imagine how much more isolated we would have felt without it during the pandemic. What is your favorite app? Vivino. What is your go-to source of creative inspiration? My seventeen year-old daughter.
What change would you like to see in the world? More kindness and gratitude. What mega-trend most excites you? Being mask-free.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? The Distance Between Stars. What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Reese Witherspoon. Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My grandparents and my great aunt. I miss them. What period in your life would you do differently, if you could? None. Good, bad or indifferent, my experiences throughout my life have made me who I am today.
Personal motto: Be You! Favorite quote: “Just this moment, just this breath” derived from Eckhart Tolle’s “Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now”.
