Our people

I work for Blue Shield of California Foundation, an independent, nonprofit organization that is funded entirely by contributions from Blue Shield of California. The Company gifts between $30-$40 million annually to the Foundation for grantmaking to help us achieve our Mission

At Blue Shield, I identified an executive sponsor who was receptive to the idea of bringing the children and volunteers together during lunchtime at one of our local offices. As a result, the Beyond School Walls program was born.

In that quest for balance, I didn’t realize that my experiences at Blue Shield would evolve me into the community servant I am today.

When people leave their careers in the armed forces, it can often be a difficult transition on many fronts, especially finding a suitable career. But since I started at Blue Shield in 2014, I felt like my talents and skills I’d honed in the Marines were welcomed.

It was on the day of my son’s pre-op that I went to interview at Blue Shield. That sounds crazy, I know. But I was intrigued about turning my very real and timely experience with the healthcare system into an opportunity to change it.

Working at Blue Shield has been an amazing journey so far, and one of the best things about it has been the opportunity to flex my leadership skills and pass them along to others. I also gathered some amazing experience in the Pride employee resource group.

At Blue Shield we are committed to cultivating an inclusive environment, where all of our people can be their authentic selves and contribute their full potential to meet the needs of our employees, members and the communities we serve.

At Blue Shield of California, we recognize that the health of our environment and of people are inextricably linked. Extreme heat is associated with more emergency room visits and poor air quality events can impact our respiratory, cardiovascular and mental health.

I came to Blue Shield of California at the end of 2013 to work in compensation, with the idea that I could eventually pivot to philanthropy; Blue Shield’s commitments to career mobility and to giving back to the community were a big draw for me.