Kimberly Barrieault partners with healthcare leaders as they engage providers and staff on their journeys to create and sustain cultures of caring. Kimberly focuses on helping clients identify and actualize strategies that HeartWire caring and purposeful use of everyday Language of Caring skills from the initial implementation phase through sustainment.  Kimberly has spearheaded the Language of Caring team’s effort to expand engagement and sustainment options and services for clients.

Kimberly is a talented, dynamic organizational psychologist with over 20 years of experience in organizational development, change processes, and strategic implementation. Her optimistic attitude, focused attention on people and fervent persistence in ensuring timely support has established her reputation as a compassionate, effective strategic partner.

Kimberly’s senior leadership experience motivated her to establish leadership development programs, onboarding and talent review processes, and succession planning programs in multiple organizations. She recently served as Leadership Coach, Education Coordinator and Human Resources Partner for St. Mary’s Medical Center in Colorado where her responsibilities included leadership assessment, coaching and development, employee engagement strategies and organization-wide training. She was also the organization’s outstanding lead for implementation of Language of Caring programs.

Kimberly earned her Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin University and is a Psychology Doctoral Candidate at the University of the Rockies where she specializes in organizational leadership and executive coaching.

On the Healthcare Experience: “I’ve been on all sides of the bed—as a patient, a family member, a nursing student, a leader, and a consultant. What I’ve found is that, no matter what, it is ALWAYS about people. We have the opportunity and responsibility, to make a difference in the lives of the people we touch. Our actions, or inactions, either brighten or darken the individual’s experience. And, when we choose to brighten another person’s experience, at the same time we illuminate and enrich our own!”

Favorite Quote:

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”