Teresa Lavoie poses for photo in her office at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, March 14, 2022. Lavoie, the current WRNMMC assistant chief of staff, is profiled for women's history month to inspire other young service members trying to climb the leadership table. (Photo by Alpha Kamara) WRNMMC’s Assistant Chief of Staff Shares Views on Leadership, Mentoring, and Opportunities for Women By Alpha Kamara- Command Communications Retired Navy Cmdr. Theresa “Terri” Lavoie serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She is part of the
Teresa Lavoie poses for photo in her office at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, March 14, 2022. Lavoie, the current WRNMMC assistant chief of staff, is profiled for women's history month to inspire other young service members trying to climb the leadership table. (Photo by Alpha Kamara) WRNMMC’s Assistant Chief of Staff Shares Views on Leadership, Mentoring, and Opportunities for Women By Alpha Kamara- Command Communications Retired Navy Cmdr. Theresa “Terri” Lavoie serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She is part of the hospital’s “C-Suite” or senior leadership team. But her pathway to securing a seat at the head table started decades ago with numerous twists and turns. Painful experiences and difficult decisions have all been part of her long journey. Family and Educational Background Born in Hartford, Connecticut, to a middle-class Scottish and Irish family, Lavoie is the oldest of five siblings. Her early dream was to become a nurse, but her father, thought that was not her calling since she was always afraid of going to the doctor when sick. “My dad sent me to the University of Connecticut to study business where I spent only three years. Ultimately I decided not to complete my degree in business. I took a semester off and told him I wanted to become a nurse and was not interested in doing business. It took time and effort to convince him but I finally won him over,” she said. Her Military Career Lavoie then enrolled at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, (an all-female college at the time), to study nursing. She spent the next three years there and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) in 1985. At the time, the nursing field was mostly dominated by women. Since Lavoie always loved challenges, she opted to pursue a nursing career within the military, an institution she felt provided equally challenging opportunities to all members regar
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