Carrie Hatfield, 31, has experienced her share of adversity in
her life. Her father died in 1995 and her mother succumbed to
breast cancer in 2003. She is now serving as “pseudo parent” to
her younger brother and sister. Rising to every challenge with
grace and poise she is now taking those lessons learned and
helping others in the community through her volunteerism and
professional endeavors in guiding patients through the complex
healthcare system. As a clinical strategy leader in the Clinical
Guidance Organization at Humana, Carrie identifies
opportunities and designs programs that provide guidance to
Humana’s members.
Childhood aspiration: As a child, I used to want to be an
astronaut — exploring uncharted territories, expanding my
horizons. That mentality is still very much in me! I do that every
day by thinking through new ways to help members venture into
the unknown healthcare world of deductibles, clinical language
and tough decision making.
What keeps her busy: Keeping up with two teenagers and doing
the work I love. My brother and sister are still in college, both
receiving a 4.0 grade point average last semester. I am so
proud of them and try to keep up with their many aspirations.
Foreign country she’d like to visit: Greece — the Greek Isles.
In her CD player/iPod: My Morning Jacket.
Woman who has inspired her the most: My mother has inspired
me the most. I really learned the value of family and living life to
the fullest. She taught me about what matters most in life.
Through her illness, I learned how complex the health care
system really was. I truly have the patient and family’s interest at
heart because I have walked in their shoes. In working at
Humana, I can apply the lessons that I have learned to help
others navigate the health care system, and ultimately improve
their choices and health status.
Staple in her refrigerator: Ketchup and A1 sauces.
Worst habit: Biting my fingernails.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Graeter’s Cookies and Cream.
Best gift received: The utmost trust and faith from my mom to
take care of my siblings. That gift of confidence she gave me in
trusting me with such a huge responsibility, is something no one
can ever take away from me and something I value more than
anything.
Best advice ever given: Perform more than you promise, never
promise more than you can perform.
her life. Her father died in 1995 and her mother succumbed to
breast cancer in 2003. She is now serving as “pseudo parent” to
her younger brother and sister. Rising to every challenge with
grace and poise she is now taking those lessons learned and
helping others in the community through her volunteerism and
professional endeavors in guiding patients through the complex
healthcare system. As a clinical strategy leader in the Clinical
Guidance Organization at Humana, Carrie identifies
opportunities and designs programs that provide guidance to
Humana’s members.
Childhood aspiration: As a child, I used to want to be an
astronaut — exploring uncharted territories, expanding my
horizons. That mentality is still very much in me! I do that every
day by thinking through new ways to help members venture into
the unknown healthcare world of deductibles, clinical language
and tough decision making.
What keeps her busy: Keeping up with two teenagers and doing
the work I love. My brother and sister are still in college, both
receiving a 4.0 grade point average last semester. I am so
proud of them and try to keep up with their many aspirations.
Foreign country she’d like to visit: Greece — the Greek Isles.
In her CD player/iPod: My Morning Jacket.
Woman who has inspired her the most: My mother has inspired
me the most. I really learned the value of family and living life to
the fullest. She taught me about what matters most in life.
Through her illness, I learned how complex the health care
system really was. I truly have the patient and family’s interest at
heart because I have walked in their shoes. In working at
Humana, I can apply the lessons that I have learned to help
others navigate the health care system, and ultimately improve
their choices and health status.
Staple in her refrigerator: Ketchup and A1 sauces.
Worst habit: Biting my fingernails.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Graeter’s Cookies and Cream.
Best gift received: The utmost trust and faith from my mom to
take care of my siblings. That gift of confidence she gave me in
trusting me with such a huge responsibility, is something no one
can ever take away from me and something I value more than
anything.
Best advice ever given: Perform more than you promise, never
promise more than you can perform.
At the young age of 21, Jamie Brown is currently serving an
internship with the Supreme Court, in Chief Justice Roberts
office, in Washington, D.C. She is the first University of
Kentucky graduate in 30 years to be selected for the position.
She graduated from Eastern High School and is a former
Senate intern with the Honorable Anne Northup. Jamie
successfully competed for the Supreme Court internship with
hundreds of applicants from Harvard and Yale and one of her
professors warned her not to get her hopes up since no one
from UK had been selected in recent memory. Jamie’s never
say never spirit prompted her to reply, “Well I won’t know unless
I apply.” Jamie is bent on becoming a successful woman. She
saved $12,000 for her college expenses by working three jobs
each summer and two during the school year while coping with
her mother’s stage 3 breast cancer. This year, while in D.C., her
mother will celebrate her fifth year as a cancer survivor.
Childhood aspiration: I must’ve been politically minded even as
a child because I always told adults what I thought they wanted
to hear about my career aspirations. I remember telling church
members that I wanted to be a missionary, and telling teachers
that I wanted to be a teacher. That all changed in middle school
when I decided that I wanted to become a lawyer.
Secret indulgence: Coldstone Ice Cream — Cheesecake flavor
+ graham cracker crust.
Woman who has inspired her the most: My mom inspires me the
most because she overcame a severe and aggressive cancer.
She has also lived the American Dream; she was poor as a
child and worked really hard in school and in her career to
better her life. Her efforts gave me an advantage in life and I am
really appreciative of it.
Superstition: I invent superstitions on an ad-hoc basis. If I see
something I like, I try to convince others that it’s a sign of good
luck. For example, if I saw black-eyed Susans growing in the
middle of concrete, I would probably tell someone that it’s a
bright sign for the future.
One thing she would never change about herself: My hair color!
I am a natural red head and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Staple in her refrigerator: Fat-free cream cheese.
The most surprising thing in her purse: Probably it’s more
surprising what’s not in my purse: a debit card! I am afraid that I
would overdraw from my account, so I won’t allow myself to own
a debit card.
Worst habit: Text messaging.
Best advice ever given: Follow your dreams, even when they
seem out of reach.
internship with the Supreme Court, in Chief Justice Roberts
office, in Washington, D.C. She is the first University of
Kentucky graduate in 30 years to be selected for the position.
She graduated from Eastern High School and is a former
Senate intern with the Honorable Anne Northup. Jamie
successfully competed for the Supreme Court internship with
hundreds of applicants from Harvard and Yale and one of her
professors warned her not to get her hopes up since no one
from UK had been selected in recent memory. Jamie’s never
say never spirit prompted her to reply, “Well I won’t know unless
I apply.” Jamie is bent on becoming a successful woman. She
saved $12,000 for her college expenses by working three jobs
each summer and two during the school year while coping with
her mother’s stage 3 breast cancer. This year, while in D.C., her
mother will celebrate her fifth year as a cancer survivor.
Childhood aspiration: I must’ve been politically minded even as
a child because I always told adults what I thought they wanted
to hear about my career aspirations. I remember telling church
members that I wanted to be a missionary, and telling teachers
that I wanted to be a teacher. That all changed in middle school
when I decided that I wanted to become a lawyer.
Secret indulgence: Coldstone Ice Cream — Cheesecake flavor
+ graham cracker crust.
Woman who has inspired her the most: My mom inspires me the
most because she overcame a severe and aggressive cancer.
She has also lived the American Dream; she was poor as a
child and worked really hard in school and in her career to
better her life. Her efforts gave me an advantage in life and I am
really appreciative of it.
Superstition: I invent superstitions on an ad-hoc basis. If I see
something I like, I try to convince others that it’s a sign of good
luck. For example, if I saw black-eyed Susans growing in the
middle of concrete, I would probably tell someone that it’s a
bright sign for the future.
One thing she would never change about herself: My hair color!
I am a natural red head and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Staple in her refrigerator: Fat-free cream cheese.
The most surprising thing in her purse: Probably it’s more
surprising what’s not in my purse: a debit card! I am afraid that I
would overdraw from my account, so I won’t allow myself to own
a debit card.
Worst habit: Text messaging.
Best advice ever given: Follow your dreams, even when they
seem out of reach.
WAY TO GO WOMAN! 2006
By Shannon White • photos by Regina Thomas
A Way to Go Woman! is a collage of determination,
enthusiasm, and inspiration. Today’s Woman is proud to
announce this year’s Way to Go Woman! honorees. Each
is a woman under 40 years of age who is making a large
imprint in our community. Today’s Woman has chosen
eight to emulate this year and each is an amazing
snapshot of success.
Tawanda Lewis, 27, is the director of major gifts for
Norton Healthcare Foundation, where she is changing the
face of health care in our community and is president of
the Louisville Urban League Young Professionals. In both
capacities, she works towards empowering others to get
involved in the community to make it a better place to work
and live.
Her Way to Go Woman philosophy: I live my life expecting
more from myself and more from the world we live in. I
work hard to leave a legacy for myself and others, trying
to build bridges that I hope will sustain my lifetime —
realizing that I am walking on a bridge that someone else
built for me.
Childhood aspiration: I used to want to be a lawyer,
because I grew up with the Huxtable’s (The Cosby Show)
and always wanted to be like Claire Huxtable.
Likes most about Louisville: The food! I think Louisville
has the best local restaurants, and I enjoy exploring the
culinary arts that our city offers.
Secret indulgence: Domino’s thin crust cheese pizza is my
secret food indulgence. I can eat a whole medium or large
thin crust pizza.
Superstition: My Aunt Sandy has me believing that if you
walk with one shoe on and one off, you may walk someone
out of our family. So you may find me hopping around my
house looking for the other shoe, so that I don’t walk
anyone out of my family.
First car: A purple Ford Escort that was named “Grimmy”
after Grimise from McDonald’s.
Staple in her refrigerator: Cranberry-apple juice.
The most surprising thing in her purse: Baby wipes.
Because I don’t have children, but I carry them in my
purse to wipe my hands off. Being in a health care
environment has me washing my hands as often as
possible to kill germs.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Grater’s Raspberry
Chocolate Chip.
Phobias: Clowns.
Best advice ever given: There is nothing more important
than your personal “brand”: it should be as strong as the
Coke and Pepsi brand, while lasting through time and
generations.
By Shannon White • photos by Regina Thomas
A Way to Go Woman! is a collage of determination,
enthusiasm, and inspiration. Today’s Woman is proud to
announce this year’s Way to Go Woman! honorees. Each
is a woman under 40 years of age who is making a large
imprint in our community. Today’s Woman has chosen
eight to emulate this year and each is an amazing
snapshot of success.
Tawanda Lewis, 27, is the director of major gifts for
Norton Healthcare Foundation, where she is changing the
face of health care in our community and is president of
the Louisville Urban League Young Professionals. In both
capacities, she works towards empowering others to get
involved in the community to make it a better place to work
and live.
Her Way to Go Woman philosophy: I live my life expecting
more from myself and more from the world we live in. I
work hard to leave a legacy for myself and others, trying
to build bridges that I hope will sustain my lifetime —
realizing that I am walking on a bridge that someone else
built for me.
Childhood aspiration: I used to want to be a lawyer,
because I grew up with the Huxtable’s (The Cosby Show)
and always wanted to be like Claire Huxtable.
Likes most about Louisville: The food! I think Louisville
has the best local restaurants, and I enjoy exploring the
culinary arts that our city offers.
Secret indulgence: Domino’s thin crust cheese pizza is my
secret food indulgence. I can eat a whole medium or large
thin crust pizza.
Superstition: My Aunt Sandy has me believing that if you
walk with one shoe on and one off, you may walk someone
out of our family. So you may find me hopping around my
house looking for the other shoe, so that I don’t walk
anyone out of my family.
First car: A purple Ford Escort that was named “Grimmy”
after Grimise from McDonald’s.
Staple in her refrigerator: Cranberry-apple juice.
The most surprising thing in her purse: Baby wipes.
Because I don’t have children, but I carry them in my
purse to wipe my hands off. Being in a health care
environment has me washing my hands as often as
possible to kill germs.
Favorite flavor of ice cream: Grater’s Raspberry
Chocolate Chip.
Phobias: Clowns.
Best advice ever given: There is nothing more important
than your personal “brand”: it should be as strong as the
Coke and Pepsi brand, while lasting through time and
generations.
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