Welcome,

Thank you for joining us in this beautiful setting today. I’m proud to represent the more than 4,000 Valleywise “Healthcare Warriors” and the outstanding District Medical Group providers I have the honor to work with each day.

This event holds a special place for me. I was just three months into my role as Chief Administrative Officer of Valleywise Health when our Foundation asked me to join them. As someone new to the Valley, it was so heartwarming to walk into a room of female community leaders passionate about making a difference. As a wife, mother and longtime healthcare professional myself, I know firsthand what women working together can accomplish. Today you’ll meet several of our exceptional behavioral health professionals, all women. I’m also proud to be joined at my table by 10 women, all Valleywise Health senior leaders.

Special thanks to Valleywise Health Foundation’s Board of Directors and ALL IN Cabinet members who share our mission through events like this, especially Board Member and today’s Event Chair Jill Krigsten. We’re so grateful for the event committee, table hostesses and the Foundation team who made today possible.

This is an exciting time in our health system’s 145-year history. We’re delighted to share that “Care Reimagined,” our plan to rebuild and reinvent our hospital and safety net system of care, has continued on course with the new Valleywise Health Medical Center scheduled to open this October. Thanks to the “Care Reimagined” project management team led by Vanir Construction Management, Cunningham Group Architecture and Kitchell, all represented here today.

We look forward to welcoming you for a preview “hard hat” tour over the next six months, or during our grand opening events.

Thank you again for your time and support.

You may have heard it takes “A Village” in our case, it takes

Gratefully,

Lia Christiansen

EVP and Chief Administrative Officer Valleywise Health Valleywise Health

Jill Krigsten

Event Chair

Board Member

Valleywise Health Foundation

Jill Krigsten is a Media Consultant with Cox Media. She received the 2019, 2021 and 2022 Winners Circle Honor for the top consultants at Cox Media. Prior to being recruited by Cox Media, she was the Director of Sales for KPNX Channel 12 and 12news.com for 13 years. At KPNX, she received the KPNX “Salesperson of the Year” award for seven years and, in 2011, won the national “Gannett Sales Executive of the Year” honor. Prior to working at KPNX, she worked at FOX 10, KNXV Channel 15 and Sundance Broadcasting.

Jill has a deep-rooted commitment to bettering the community in which she lives and is involved with several charities. She currently serves on the boards of Valleywise Health Foundation, Sandra Day O’Connor’s Ladies of the Court, HonorHealth Women’s Board and Make-A-Wish Arizona. Jill co-chaired the 2016, 2019 and 2020 Make-a-Wish Ball.

Jill has chaired and co-chaired several signature fundraisers, including ACI Luncheon for Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Beach Ball (2 years), Emily Center Fashion Show, Homebase Youth Services Dinner, Homeward Bound’s Old Bags Luncheon (2 years), American Cancer Society’s Jewel Ball and Picnic. She has served on the board of Phoenix Children’s Hospital Leadership Circle, where she served as president, and Florence Crittenton. Jill co-chaired Dream Bags fundraiser for the Teaming Up for Girls luncheon (6 years). She is a member of Charter 100 professional women’s organization and The Junior League of Phoenix (since 1991). Jill served on the board and currently serves as a Trendsetter (member) with Trends Charitable Foundation. She has also served as president of Las Palomas and was a 15-year member of the American Heart Association’s Heart Ball (2009 Vice Chair).

Meet our Featured Guests

The Lampley Family

In 2017, Elise Lampley graduated from the University of Kentucky with an engineering degree. Proud to become the first engineer in her family, she was eager to enter the workforce and start her first job. After moving home to Chicago for a few months, Elise received a job offer from a technology company in Chandler, Arizona. She packed her bags and drove with her family to Arizona to start this exciting next chapter.

After working several months, Elise began having stress-related job issues and told her parents she was struggling. Like most parents, Lemone and Angela encouraged their daughter to persevere, hoping and assuming things would gradually improve. They did not.

Lemone and Angela’s concerns increased after a FaceTime call when Elise did not look or act like herself.

“As a parent, you just know your children. Even though we were across the country, when I talked to our daughter that day and looked at her face, I could see something was wrong,” said Lemone. “Later that night, we received an urgent call from Elise who was in extreme distress. That’s where her brain health journey began.”

Over the next few days, Elise’s situation progressively worsened. After she put her hand through glass and 9-1-1 was called, Elise was hospitalized and eventually connected with the Valleywise Health First Episode Center.

“Having our child hospitalized in a medical and mental crisis was stressful for us as a family, but Dr. Mosley and her staff were so helpful to Elise,” said Lemone. “The First Episode Center team developed a care plan individualized for her needs and her success. We felt they really had Elise’s health and well-being in their hearts and minds.”

For Dr. Aris Mosley, Medical Director of the Valleywise Health First Episode Center, helping members recover is a family affair.

“What I tell families, typically during their first appointment, is the team is here to walk this journey with them,” said Dr. Mosley. “It’s going to be tough; some days are going to be hard, there may be a lot of tears and fear and frustration, but it is our job help them through it. We try to explain exactly what is going on in the brain and the importance of meeting the member where they are in that moment. Today they are going to be one place, next week it can be completely different. Whatever their needs are, we will be there.” Since her initial treatment, the First Episode Center team continues to check in regularly with Elise. Together, they are focused on providing a comprehensive and cohesive plan to help Elise create a positive and fruitful future.

“At the First Episode Center, it’s not just one person taking care of your loved one, they have a team that works together. They showered our daughter with love along with the medical intervention she needed. I cannot say enough good things about what they’ve done for her and for us as a family,” Lemone said.

It’s been nearly four years since Elise and her family first walked through the doors of the First Episode Center. She has made a remarkable recovery and the Lampley family is forever grateful for the compassionate care she received.

“Thank you for this opportunity to share our story,” said Angela. “If it helps just one person… it will mean the world.” evidenced by her previous career as a paralegal that provided advocacy and legal services to homeless domestic violence victims in the city of Detroit for over 5 years prior to moving to Arizona.

She is a passionate individual who works in person-centered care and is a strong advocate for ensuring people receive the best care available to them as well as ensuring their natural supports also receive education and support. She is diligent in ensuring she does her part in educating the community in understanding the importance of early interventions for mental health needs as well as identifying the unmet needs of the whole person by focusing on integrated care.

Personally, Shasa enjoys traveling with her husband, trying new restaurants as well as playing tennis and darts. As a native of Plaquemine, Louisiana, she enjoys seafood and gathering socially with her closest friends and loved ones.