Born and raised along the Oregon Coast, I knew at an early age that I wanted to pursue a career in health care. The innate wisdom and tremendous complexity of the human body has always captivated me, and that fascination led me on an unconventional pathway to nursing and medicine. I started my career in the fields of naturopathic and Chinese medicine as a graduate of the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) here in Portland. After completing my Naturopathic Doctor and Master of Science in Oriental Medicine degrees, I completed two years of a general medicine residency at NCNM. Following my passion for women’s health care and integrative medicine, I further diversified my education by obtaining a Master of Nursing degree, focused in midwifery, from Oregon Health & Science University. After my time at OHSU, I had the pleasure of serving in senior leadership roles at NCNM/NUNM, where I was responsible for overseeing the residency program and, eventually, was Dean of the Naturopathic Program. I will forever be grateful for my time in academic administration, but my greatest interest has always been patient care, and I am thrilled now to serve as a OB/GYN provider.