Originally announced by UW Medicine
The Pettit Award is named after John Pettit, UW Medicine’s former associate vice president for business and legal affairs, a person known for his leadership, integrity and positivity — all characteristics shared by Martine.
Martine Pierre-Louis has worked for UW Medicine over three decades, and in the last three years has served as the director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Harborview Medical Center. In her time at UW Medicine, she has brought together three diverse teams and led them to become cohesive departments that work toward greater inclusivity and equitable care: UW Medical Center – Montlake Interpreter Services, Harborview Medical Center Interpreter Services and Harborview Medical Center Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
The colleagues who nominated her recognized how Martine models inclusivity, shows respect for others and for their stories, is an excellent listener and communicator and is “unflappable” in even the most stressful situations. Martine’s leadership creates collaborative partnerships, and she encourages other leaders to connect with the communities we serve — to get to know them, find out their values, experience their stories and celebrate their victories.
Martine says, “I draw inspiration from colleagues that are committed to deep reflection and concrete action towards making UW Medicine more equitable; and from the communities of patients that expect no less of us.”
Please join us in congratulating Martine!
We’d like to note that Martine was in very good company. The committee received many nominations for the John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award, designed to reward excellence in an administrative role, and the committee was impressed with the caliber and dedication of everyone who was nominated.
On behalf of the John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award Committee, thank you all for your nominations and for your commitment to the work of UW Medicine.
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Timothy H. Dellit, MD
Interim CEO, UW Medicine
Interim Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and
Interim Dean of the School of Medicine,
University of Washington
Don Theophilus
Chief Advancement Officer, UW Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs,
University of Washington
Ruth Mahan
Chief Business Officer, UW Medicine
Chief of Staff, UW Medicine
Vice President for Medical Affairs,
University of Washington