Meet our Center for Appreciative Practice Staff
These are the folks that keep things running smoothly, or at least running. You may contact any of us by email, or you may visit our office on the 5th floor of Barringer, room 5333 (take the B elevator) or call us at 434.243.6889.
Julie Haizlip. One of the Center for Appreciative Practice faculty, Julie joined the UVa faculty in 2003 in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. As such, she provides clinical services in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and with the Pediatric Sedation Service. She is also on the faculty of the Healer’s Art Course. “Being involved in the AI project has been an amazing experience. It resonates in every aspect of my work and has permeated my personal life as well.” Julie is married to her high school sweetheart. They have three fantastic kids and a dog that still fancies herself a puppy. She enjoys Carolina Hurricanes hockey, Tarheel basketball and independent films.
Cathy Keefe-Jankowski. Cathy is the Program Coordinator for the Center, and caretaker of our beta fish, Genghis. Cathy previously worked on communications projects for the Department of Medicine administration, and is now looking forward to spreading the word about the great changes AI is bringing to the Health System. An avid knitter, Cathy is on pace to finish her 80th pair of socks this year, and when not clicking her needles can be found with a book or camera in hand. She lives with her partner, Andrew, and their two cats, Samus and Ophelia.
Natalie May. Natalie enthusiastically serves as one of the Center for Appreciative Practice faculty. She and Anne Williams are responsible for ensuring that AI tools and processes are available to the grassroots groups that request them. She also maintains our “AI Infrastructure.” ”The AI Project has afforded me many life-changing opportunities, but the greatest of these is the chance to meet and work with faculty, staff, and trainees throughout the medical center. It has truly been a joy and a privilege.” Natalie enjoys a rather cluttered home life in Richmond with her husband, their 10-year old daughter, and six birds.
Peggy Plews-Ogan. Peggy has lead the Appreciative Inquiry process at UVA since its inception. She is Chief of the Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care and principal investigator of the recently-awarded Wisdom in Medicine grant, funded by the Templeton Foundation. She has also done extensive work and teaching in patient safety. She is uniquely prepared for her varied roles here, having graduated not only from medical school, but also Divinity and Nursing Schools. She and her husband, Jim, are raising two remarkable children as well as two horses and many chickens.
John Schorling. John has been at UVa for a long time, having come here as a resident in 1980. He did leave for a while, but couldn’t stay away and came back in 1988 to join the faculty in general medicine. While gone, he and his wife lived in Brazil for a year (where their son was born) working with Dick Guerrant, and they also took a year and traveled around the world. In 2001, John started the Physician Wellness Program, and got to travel around the world again with his wife and two kids studying programs in other countries. Like Julie Haizlip, he married his high school sweetheart (they actually met in middle school) and teach in the Healers Art program. He is also the director of the UVa Mindfulness Center. “There are a lot of common threads in all this work- Wellness, Healers Art, Mindfulness, AI that makes life very interesting right now.”
Anne Williams is an organization development consultant with 20 years experience in the field. Anne works with individuals, teams, and organizations to improve the effectiveness and to maximize the potential of the people in those organizations. She has worked in many industries, including banking, accounting, homebuilding, insurance and most recently, healthcare. “I love the work that I do. It’s a great source of joy to see that you’ve made a positive impact on people and businesses. The field of OD aligns with my personal values – respect, integrity, participation, and enriching work-life. I feel very grateful to be in a profession that I love.” She lives with her two beautiful daughters, two big dogs and a very loud bird.
