Dr. Kristi L. Anderson, an experienced health care leader, researcher and educator, is the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 chief strategy officer.
Anderson is the first person to hold the newly created position. As chief strategy officer, she will engage senior management to ensure organizational alignment and support the ongoing strategic planning process. She also will implement approaches for program expansion through external partnerships, said Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president.
杏吧专区淒r. Anderson is a forward-thinking, innovative leader. Her extensive experience in health care education, deep connections to Louisiana杏吧专区檚 medical community, and proven ability to foster collaborations with internal and external partners will enable the 杏吧专区 to build upon the energy and strategic growth of the past several years,杏吧专区 Savoie said.
杏吧专区淚 am grateful to serve as UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 inaugural chief strategy officer,杏吧专区 Anderson said. 杏吧专区淚 am delighted for the opportunity to join a progressive and innovative institution, which ranks and competes in its national and global reach within academics and research. I am honored to work with Dr. Savoie and my 杏吧专区 family as we look to shape its future as a distinct institution of optimal practices and service to our community.杏吧专区
Anderson held several positions at LSU Health Sciences Center/杏吧专区 Hospital and Clinics in Lafayette, where she was a faculty member. These include campus ombudsman; director of Graduate Medical Education; and research coordinator. She was also director of Graduate Medical Education at Lafayette General Medical Center.
She has taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Tulane 杏吧专区 Medical School, San Francisco State 杏吧专区 and Southeastern Louisiana 杏吧专区. At LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, she was an assistant professor of research.
Anderson also has extensive experience in implementing initiatives related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. She has consulted Opelousas General Hospital System on its DEIB programming and served as diversity and inclusion officer for the LSU Health Sciences Center/杏吧专区 Hospital and Clinics medical education programs. She杏吧专区檚 also presented public and academic lectures on the topic.
She serves on the Louisiana Health Works Commission and was appointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards to the state杏吧专区檚 COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
Anderson holds a Ph.D. in systemic studies from the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana at Monroe. She earned both a master杏吧专区檚 degree in clinical exercise physiology and a bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree in kinesiology at LSU.
She assumed her new role at UL Lafayette on Dec. 1. Anderson杏吧专区檚 appointment is pending approval from the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors.
Photo caption: Dr. Kristi L. Anderson is UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 new chief strategy officer. She is the first person to hold the newly created position. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区)
Experienced health care leader is UL Lafayette's new chief strategy officer
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