In Good Company - A publication of Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Centers
Issue link: https://blog.providence.org/i/1374862
9 Meet Your Leadership teaM Melissa Baker Chief Human Resources Officer, South Bay Melissa has been in the Human Resources field for 25 years with 17 of those years in hospitals. Her undergraduate degree is in International Business and Spanish which helped her while working in her family 's freight forwarding business which allowed her to spend time in the Port of LA in San Pedro. She was thrilled to be supporting our Ministr y in San Pedro since she spent so much time there as a teenager and young adult. Luckily for her, her husband has worked for the Port of LA for 18 years leading their community relations/public and media relations/communications departments. Thus, her love for the world of international business and learning others' cultures is still predominant in her life. Lastly, she holds an MBA focusing on organizational development. She and her husband have two teenagers, ages 18 and 17. Melissa will celebrate her 8 year anniversar y with Providence in May. She started in 2013 leading the HR functions in Torrance and expanded to San Pedro when we became one ministr y in the South Bay. She also supports our Saint John's ministr y as well as our regional departments in our SoCal region. Melissa's love for our Mission is near and dear to her heart, not only the compassionate and quality care we provide for our patients and communities, but also that same Mission encompasses the compassionate care for our caregivers. Our caregivers are the heroes whether they are on the frontlines or indirectly supporting the care we provide. Her main focus is ensuring our caregivers have an incredible working experience by providing that optimal balance of well-being – mind, body and spirit. It is the incredible care that our caregivers provide that brings her to work ever y day. She is able to see that same incredible care in our regional and system colleagues. Melissa wants you to know that she is honored to be supporting our caregivers. This Executive Team is accessible 24/7 to support our caregivers in their work each and ever y day. Melissa wants you to know that she is honored to be supporting our caregivers. Skiing is a favorite activity. Bosco and Blaze. Family time in Tahoe.