As a registered nurse with extensive experience in critical care and healthcare innovation, Emily brings a dynamic perspective to bridging clinical expertise with healthcare design. In her recent role at Mayo Clinic on the Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester initiative, a $5 billion capital investment project, she collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to infuse clinical insights into the early design phases of new clinical buildings being planned for the campus. By leveraging human-centered design principles, she facilitated stakeholder engagement sessions—ranging from frontline care staff to executive leaders—transforming clinical innovation and operational needs into functional, patient-centered design solutions.
Emily’s clinical background working in pediatric and neuroscience ICUs gives her a deep understanding of workflows, patient journeys and care delivery. She is in the final semester of completing a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) in health innovation and leadership and brings expertise in design thinking, quality improvement and systems approaches to advance ESa’s evidence-based design philosophy.
