Biography
Tracey L. Gersh, Ph. D. has over 30 years professional experience in the healthcare field as both a clinician and administrator. Clinically, Dr. Gersh worked with a variety of patients and clinical conditions. For a majority of her career, Dr. Gersh developed expertise in working with members of the LGBTQI community, as well as with medical patients to address the psychosocial issues impacting their various physical conditions. Assisting others in making adaptive changes to improve their quality of life was especially rewarding.
As a Health Care Administrator, Dr. Gersh has participated on senior leadership teams whose focus has been strategic and programmatic planning, development and evaluation. Dr. Gersh has had oversight responsibilities of cost center budgets in excess of $20 million dollars, as well as direct oversight of the following departments, programs, and cost centers: Primary Care, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Behavioral Health, Nutrition, Naturopathy, Dental, Case management and Outreach, Wellness, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Development, and Grants. In doing so, Dr. Gersh has had success in moving clinical cost centers from a losing to a profitable position, creating programmatic growth and business development, and creating and leading organizational change.
In her role as a member of executive teams, Dr. Gersh has also served on various non-profit boards and committees, including serving twice as Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Since retiring, Dr. Gersh has continued serving on Board Committees, volunteering, and providing support and guidance to various former colleagues in areas including business planning, strategic planning, operational effectiveness, and supervision.
Dr. Gersh received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed her internship at the Durham Veteran's Administration Medical Center, and completed the Johnson & Johnson Health Care Executive Certificate Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her professional interests have included reducing health disparities and integrated models of care.