Her Story
About Demetria
I've been in healthcare pretty much since I graduated from high school. I started out at Research Medical Center in Medical Records. Then I gained employment with Sabotez Eye Centers for 15 years where I did procedural scheduling and moved up to lead scheduler training individuals on scheduling procedures and insurance verification. After that I went to Children's Mercy. My mother had passed and my passion for healthcare was reinvigorated from taking care of her. I decided to go back to nursing school with tuition reimbursement from Children's Mercy while working nights and as a nurse's aide at KU Medical Center. I pivoted with help from a nursing teacher to a bachelor's in health and minor in Psychology from Avila University graduating in 2023. Now I'm supervisor splitting duties with another for the Adele Hall location.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Demetria
01What do you attribute your success to?
I had a mother who cared enough to always instill in me the importance of education and sacrificed to provide for me all the necessary tools to achieve it. I also had a father whose mantra was that it was never too late to start over, so between then two of them I had all I needed to reach higher and dream big. I have started and stopped a couple times through my life, getting married and having children but I never stopped developing skills and learning through my career experience. Those experiences along with my education have propelled me forward and given me the leverage to accomplish goals. As far as I am concerned I still have more to do.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Make sure you are always running toward something not away from it.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would tell young women to never be afraid to pivot, embrace change and always be open to learning new things.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Right now in heathcare the biggest challenge continues to be educational funding and idea of certain healthcare fields being cited as non-professional fields. Healthcare will forever be one of the biggest fields and we need the tools to always have researchers and administrators that are keeping healthcare safe and attainable for all.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
My children will always be my most important value. No matter how far I go in my career, it means nothing without their love and support. My accomplishments are there’s. I want them to look at me as the starting line and go beyond me.
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