Tannia LascanoLifeSpring Community names director of community health
Tannia Lascano has been selected as the new director of community health for LifeSpring Community Health, a nonprofit pediatric clinic that provides holistic care and services to patients and their families, according to a news release.
A native of Ecuador, Lascano has nearly a decade of experience in rural and urban community development in both North and South America. Prior to relocating to the United States in 2014, she worked for the water, hygiene and sanitation sectors in indigenous Quichua communities throughout Ecuador’s Andean Highlands. Lascano earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Hope College and a master’s degree in intercultural studies from FATELA Theological Seminary located in Latin America.
“Tannia is the perfect choice to lead both LifeSpring’s community development efforts and our extraordinary Community Health workers,” said Jill Fikkert, director of nursing and co-founder of LifeSpring Community Health. “Her vast global insight and experience coupled with her dynamic vision and compassion for the community will assure that LifeSpring Community Health is connected to partnerships and resources that will greatly benefit our patients and their families.”
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