Kathy is thankful to her faithful Grandmother and a little Baptist church in northern Indiana for her commitment to Christ. As an 8-year old girl whose earthly father died unexpectedly, she embraced her Heavenly Father’s gracious gift of Jesus - her Lord and Savior for now more than 50 years. While her Christian pilgrimage has had many seasons, she and her husband both love and serve the Lord, especially through their church – NewCity Church, Indianapolis. The McAllen’s have 2 daughters, now married, and 1 son. They and their families, 2 granddaughters included, are all a part of the New City Church community as well. John and Kathy’s 23-year old son is significantly affected by his autism and seizure disorder. He is nonverbal and lives at home with 24/7 support and a lot of help from his family. While Kathy’s “Special Needs Mom” hat has been a big part of her life since 2001, for more than three decades she dedicated her career to improving healthcare experiences for patients and their families through a wide range of executive leadership roles in operations, strategy, and partnership development. She worked for two major health systems (Indiana University Health Bloomington and Community Health Network Indianapolis) during that time. In addition to her work in healthcare management, her lifelong commitment to helping develop leaders has included time spent as an adjunct faculty member at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University. A specialist in Strategy Development, Planning, Lean Six Sigma, and Project Management, Kathy received her Master in Health Administration from the Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University, which named her the school’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni.