Our people

To give some insight into the joy and work-life balance experienced in choosing to take advantage of the sabbatical benefit, we sat down with three of our people who recently took their sabbaticals to hear how they went.

We recently sat down with Sarah Miller, vice president of Enterprise Strategy and Innovation, who serves on the board of the East Bay Agency for Children to talk about what drives her to make a difference as a nonprofit board member.

This month, we sat down with our Asian Pacific Alliance (APA) co-chairs, Sree Iyyanki, senior manager of Health Solutions Project Management Office, and Tony Hsieh, principal technologist of Developer Experience and Cloud Engineering, to gain a greater understanding of the work they are doing and the impact they are having at Blue Shield and beyond.

Jack Zhang, our creative lead for corporate communications, shares his journey of finding a home here at Blue Shield, his approach to authentic storytelling and the importance of being himself in his role.

Meet Paula Ambrose and Ola Jimoh, BlueSky Initiative Leads at Blue Shield of California. Discover their passion-driven leadership of the BlueSky youth mental health initiative, which invests in programs that empower young people to support themselves and their peers, with a focus on health inequities in communities of color.

At Blue Shield of California, Joshua Freilich and Matthew Sandlow found more than just a job; they discovered a community with a culture of compassion and innovation. Join us as we discuss their career journeys and explore how your career aspirations can thrive in an environment where our values reign supreme.

Meet Eva Durazo, a dedicated principal program manager for the Health Equity team at Blue Shield of California. Eva’s journey embodies a deep-rooted commitment to fostering health equity within communities. Join us as she shares her insights on the current landscape of health disparities in the U.S., Blue Shield’s initiatives to combat them, and her aspirations for driving meaningful change for marginalized communities.

Our environment directly impacts our health. This is one of the many reasons we are taking action on climate change with a wide range of initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint. To shed some light on where we are and where we are going on our sustainability journey, we spoke with our new director of Sustainability, Baylis Beard.

Senior program manager for Maternal and Infant Health Equity focuses on doula services.