Ms. Clough oversees workforce operations, staffing, total rewards, employee relations, health and wellbeing, organizational improvement, career pathways and talent development for UW Health, an integrated system serving more than 860,000 patients annually. Since April 2020, she has co-led the enterprise imperative “Design Our Future Work and Workforce,” aligning talent strategies to evolving system needs and guiding workforce strategy through the Covid-19 pandemic to protect continuity and staff wellbeing. She has expanded structured career pathways through the creation and growth of registered apprenticeship programs and broader workforce development infrastructure, while directing recruitment and workforce planning to support major expansions and achieving near-100% recruitment success. Ms. Clough has strengthened leadership development, succession planning and performance management to build internal pipelines, and advanced engagement and retention initiatives credited with reducing turnover to industry-leading levels. She has also partnered with senior operational leaders to align human resources strategy with system goals to improve cross-functional performance. UW Health has earned broad recognition under this talent strategy, including multiple Newsweek/Statista distinctions, Forbes “Best-in-State Employer” rankings, and continued U.S. News & World Report recognition of University of Wisconsin Hospitals as No. 1 in state.
