tyrene4park

Working at the Vail Valley Surgery Center challenged me in many wonderful ways and pushed me to grow both professionally and personally. During my time there, I learned what it truly meant to be a steward of a for-profit business—looking closely at systems, thinking outside the box, and finding ways to improve processes that could save the company thousands and thousands of dollars. One of the greatest challenges came when the administrator tasked me with bringing the surgery center’s billing...

This chapter of my life is about where my heart for service truly began and how it continued to grow. After Ashley was born, our family started out living in a trailer park in Gypsum, Colorado. It was during this season that I found my first real love in my career while working in medical clinics. What started as a job quickly became a calling. Even as a child, I had always found myself helping others—whether it was yard work, housework, or simply showing up when someone needed a hand. That...

As Tyrene looks back on her childhood, she remembers growing up quite literally in the middle of nowhere. The home her family built sat 45 minutes from the nearest gas station , and while there was a small grocery store nearby, it was expensive—much like what many families experience here in Park County today—meaning regular trips out of the county were necessary to afford more than basic groceries. She recalls moments when she needed something and simply couldn't run to a store to get it....