Life changed for Tanya, a special education teacher turned stay-at-home mom when her son, Noah, had a devastating healthcare experience. This fired her desire to improve quality and patient safety and the patient experience. Returning to school, she currently holds a Master of Public Health from the University of New Hampshire and a Doctorate in Clinical and Population Health Research from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As a graduate student, Tanya learned improvement science, and research methods and worked with many experts however, there always seemed to be something missing, the voice and experiences of patients. Combining her expertise in Quality Improvement and a passion for including all healthcare stakeholders, Tanya is the Chief Innovation Officer at ATW Health Solutions in Chicago, IL. An organization dedicated to improving health equity by engaging all stakeholders. Tanya works with government and healthcare systems to include the lived experience to transform healthcare. Trained in Human Centered Design strategies, Tanya consults, teaches, and presents nationally. Tanya’s passion, initiated by tragedy, is sustained by hope for a safer, equitable healthcare system.