Michael Parenteau
Head of Design
"Contributing to something generational and leaving the world healthier than we found it – that's what drives me."
Hometown
Highlights
- Artist, Designer, & Software Engineer
- Studied Sanskrit & Lived in a Hindu Temple
- Summited Mt. St. Helens with his 10 yr old daughter
- Wanted to run a marathon and ended up running 38.6 miles for fun
Fun Fact
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Michael Parenteau and Michael Lin at the Black Hills Indian Art Market in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Michael’s passion for artistic expression helps him build meaningful connections across cultures.
Michael has a passion for storytelling, innovation, and helping people. With a diverse background spanning Fine Arts, Design, and Software Engineering, Michael brings a unique blend of skills to his role at Care Access.
While studying Fine Arts, he explored communication and information systems design throughout some history. Michael saw that creativity and recording powerful stories are intrinsic to humanity and thus researched different cultural theologies for inspiraton. He fell in love with Sanskrit and many stories stemming from the Vedas. This work continues today as his appreciation grows for the beauty in both the uniqueness and commonalities across different communities throughout the stories they tell.
Throughout his career, Michael has worked on projects in many industries. Most notable to him, given their importance to humanity, were technology products in Health, Education, & Civic Planning. This experience, alongside growing up in a large family of people working in healthcare for generations, lead him to a path where he could focus his skills towards better and more accessible healthcare. Driven by a desire to make a meaningful contribution to humanity, Michael is fully dedicated towards Care Access's mission of creating a healthier world for all.
"Contributing to something generational, leaving the world healthier than we found it, that's what drives me."
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Michael Lin
Co-Founder/Chief Partnerships Officer
We can't do this on our own, we don't want to stand alone.
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Calvin Thompson
Community Engagement Partner
I'm focused on the big and small problems holding communities back. It's all about making a real impact in people's lives.
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Joe Small
Community Engagement Partner
I'm passionate about social justice and access to education.
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Ricky Kalia, DO
Community Research Educator
My love for learning drives me to conquer challenges, fueling my desire to live fully and inspire others.
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Natalie Fields
Marketing Operations
Drawing from my experience in women's sports, I'm dedicated to fostering healthier communities through collaboration.
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Marli Pieternelle
Community Engagement Partner
Approach life with curiosity, kindness, patience, humility, levity, and a willingness to learn, and you'll find that anything is possible.
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Tonya Hood
Community Engagement Partner
It's incredibly rewarding to witness the tangible difference we make together.
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Peta-Gay Jackson Booth, MD, CPI
Doctor & Health Researcher
Serving the underserved, fostering innovation, and advancing health equity are my passion and my job.
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Glenn Schatz
Vice President, Community Engagement
I am partial to spending time with people and communities who are skeptical of the healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. These are the folks who the research community needs to reach the most.
