Vice President and COO
Volunteers in Medicine – Jacksonville
Mission
To provide free, quality health care to the low-income working uninsured.
Serving Jacksonville
Formed in 2003, Jacksonville-based. VIM-Jax is one of 86 VIM Alliance member clinics across the country. The alliance acts as a clearinghouse for best practices and information-sharing and assists communities in creating new VIM clinics.
Those served
All who live or work in Duval County; 5,451 individual patients were served from September 2003 through July 2011 – 35,884 full clinical appointments provided (includes: examinations, lab tests, mammograms, ultrasounds, prescription medications, eyeglasses, treatments and surgeries – all provided free of charge).
Biggest challenge
Juggling myriad responsibilities and having enough hours in the day to complete them.
Biggest satisfaction
Tangibly making life-enhancing physical improvements in the lives of our patients.
Hometown
Jacksonville
First experience with community service
Summer mission trips to Appalachia with First Methodist youth groups.
Your job before Volunteers in Medicine
Student-loan portfolio management.
Upcoming events
Oct. 8: The Human Race Run/Walk, 8 a.m., St. Johns Town Center. Visit www.handsonjacksonville.org.
Contact information
www.vim-jax.org
399-2766, ext.123