Leader to HonorKathy Douglas, RN, MHA

Nurse Leader, August 2014, vol 12, no 4, page E6

Hometown: Oakland, California.

Current Job: CEO of The Sedona Group, co-founder of Wise WomenCircles.

Education: ADN, Butte College, MHA, University of San Francisco,Executive Program, Stanford University.

First Job in Nursing: Nursing assistant, Desert Hospital, Palm Springs, California.

Being in nursing leadership gives me the opportunity to: Inspire innovation and change and to grow as a humanbeing.

Most people do not know that I: Won a “Women at the Helm” sailboat race in San FranciscoBay. We were a double-handed team; I was driving with myyounger brother as crew.

My best advice to aspiring leaders: Always be open to new possibilities.

One thing I want to learn: To dance Sevillanas, a festive folk dance of the Seville regionof Spain.

One word that summarizes me: Grateful.