Please join us to hear from Dr. Ben Danielson, who will talk about his leadership journey and the hard choices that leaders need to make to move a vision forward. He will discuss his decision to resign from Children’s, what could/should boards and institutions do to better address equity, and his vision for his work at UW. Dr. Danielson will be interviewed by Connie Thompson, LT’87, former KOMO News Reporter.
You can read about Dr. Ben Danielson’s difficult decision to leave Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic HERE and about his new position at the University of Washington HERE.
Who: LT Alumni, Honorary LT, Current LT class members, and guests
When: March 23, 2021 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom
Cost: $5 - $50
Speaker Bio
Dr. Benjamin Danielson
I grew up in Washington DC and Montana. After college in Boston, I came to Seattle for medical school and never left. My first job after my pediatric residency training at Seattle Children’s hospital was in White Center where I helped start a clinic for a multicultural low income community. During that time, I worked in a school-based teen clinic, attended in Children’s Hospital, and ran a community sports Med program at Harborview.
Then my dream job became available, and I took on the Director role at Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. The clinic serves a culturally diverse and mostly low income community, providing medical, mental health, dental, nutrition and outreach services. I worked beside amazing people who taught me important lessons like: you have to care about the kids who never come through the clinic doors just as much as you care about the kids who do.
I believe that the best outcomes are the result of community led and articulated priorities that are addressed by diverse collaboration of uncommon partners intentionally championing humanity, love and equity.
Connie Thompson, LT’87
Connie Thompson is recognized throughout the Puget Sound region as an accomplished and dedicated television journalist and consumer advocate. In addition to her contributions on the air, Connie is recognized for her long time involvement in and support of local community organizations that promote education, youth development and mentoring, senior citizen and immigrant assistance, consumer financial literacy and individual access to fair and adequate legal representation.
Connie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland, and an MBA from City University in Seattle. In December of 2020, she retired from KOMO TV after 46 years with the company.