Q+A: RENE’ COULT- CALENDINE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW Vice President Business, Market, & Product Development After dedicating 40 years to the healthcare field and working to improve care systems, Rene’ Coult-Calendine is retiring! We honor her role in Minnesota’s healthcare industry and reflect on her career spanning the payer and provider space.
BACKGROUND
Where did you grow up? I was born in California and grew up in the Twin Cities.
What did you study in college? For my undergraduate degree, I attended the University of Minnesota where my studies focused on Education and Psychiatry. Subsequently, I received my MBA from St. Thomas. What was your fi rst job? I started working at North Memorial in a coffee shop when I was 16 years old. My mom was the head of dietary for North Memorial, so anyone who knew my mom or me ended up with a job there! I stayed at North Memorial through college and worked in the emergency room as an ER tech. It was a fast-paced job where I gained a great appreciation for medical care and the importance of connected teams. What’s your family like? My husband Cal and I have two grown children, Ben and Layne. Ben and his wife Kelly have two children – Quinn (4) and Levi (2) – and our daughter, Layne, is married to Ryan. We are a close-knit family and love to spend time together at our cabin up north.
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