About Me

I grew up in a small town in Central West Texas. As a child, I loved losing myself in books and envisioning one day writing a book. I am a nonfiction writer passionate about healthcare and healthcare reform in the U.S. I hold a Master of Arts in Whole Systems Design from Antioch University Seattle with an emphasis on Cultural Change in a Health Care Oversight Organization and Systems Thinking and Design in Healthcare Management. I love using my knowledge of systems thinking, design theory, and change management to create opportunities for change and improvement.

I am an Army veteran who has led mobile medical units in the U.S. and overseas. I have served in staff and leadership positions in the federal government, contracting, and private sector industries.

My passion for healthcare system change started early in my life, as I questioned everything around me and couldn’t understand why there was a difference in how my family and I received care in comparison to others in our community. The more I learned about healthcare, the more determined I looked at finding places to intervene in the system to make it more equitable, accessible, and accountable to every American.

My first book, The Morality of Wellness, is featured here and available on Amazon. It is about changing the U.S. Healthcare System from a sickness system to a wellness system. I am sure you can imagine what a difference this would make in all of our lives. As a writer, Demetra’s Corner is about creating compelling content that engages and informs readers.