Jan Spencley is the Executive Director of San Diegans for Healthcare Coverage. Jan is also a health care consultant with over 35 years in the industry, including 25 years at UCSD Healthcare. Before chatting about health reform’s implications for California, she sat down for our Green Room Q&A.
Q. Where would we find you at 10 a.m. on a typical Saturday?
A. In metalsmithing class, or working.
Q. What music have you listened to today?
A. A mélange of music in a restaurant, old and new. I loved it.
Q. What do you wish you had the nerve to do?
A. Parasail. I want to fly.
Q. What do you do to clear your mind?
A. Meditate.
Q. What is your favorite word?
A. Empowered.
Q. Who is your favorite fictional character?
A. Bilbo Baggins.
Q. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A. A princess.
Q. What is your greatest extravagance?
A. Travel.
Q. What is the best advice you have ever received?
A. Slow down, be patient.
Q. What is your most prized material possession?
A. A locket from my mother.
Q. Who is the one person living or dead you would most like to meet for dinner?
A. Mother Teresa.
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*Photo by Aaron Salcido.
