INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT-CENTERED DESIGN
OUR LEADERSHIP
Tamryn
President
Tamryn is a licensed architect and design professional with over 20 years of experience in health care design.
She develops and delivers professional education to health care stakeholders and consultants through interactive workshops held annually. With publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Perinatology, Healthcare Design Magazine, American Institute of Architects Academy Journal, and Health Environments Research and Design Journal, Tamryn has also contributed to the third edition of the Joint Commission’s Planning, Design, and Construction of Health Care Facilities book and Nurses as Leaders in Health Care Design. Her doctoral dissertation documented design engagements with nurses, leveraging their lived experience and ingenuity to innovate.
Kimberly
Vice President of Design
Kimberly offers an expertise in mental + behavioral health design, is a practicing healthcare planner and architect in over 35 years of leadership experience in healthcare on academic, non-profit and private medical campus architecture. She has a decade of experience from the owner’s perspective and working with multi-disciplinary user groups, thereby embracing a unique perspective and response to client needs; applying her knowledge of clinical operations, evidence-based design, lean operational planning; to lead projects from programming, concept development through design.
Natasha
Board Member
Natasha brings to the organization a background in service to the public. She has spent years engaging the public, assessing and addressing to their needs. She skillfully communicates with diverse groups within the private sector, local, regional and state government agencies. Natasha has a personal stake in improving the healthcare environment.
She responds to the needs of others with a compassionate ear and thoughtful solutions. With an education in public administration and career experience in the United States and Europe.
Shanta
Board Member
Shanta brings to the organization a strong desire to contribute to the well being of children. She has served as a volunteer within a children’s hospital, as well as multiple roles for a nonprofit children’s organization. Teaching experience in the United States and abroad has prepared Shanta to contribute to the development of the Institute's programs and resources. In addition to her professional experience, Shanta managed the long term nursing care of an elderly family member for many years. This personal experience as a caregiver enables her to relate to the challenges that patients and their families face in the healthcare environment.