Dr. Pentsil is LifeBridge’s first ever chief diversity officer, overseeing efforts to grow resources around justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. She is guided by the principle that for LifeBridge to excel as an organization, all patients and members have to feel empowered. She works with LifeBridge Health leaders to develop strategies to further enhance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion within the system and incorporate this goal into provider-patient relations. She also helped the system to launch a specialized primary care clinic for the LGBTQIA+ community in 2023. In addition to her systemwide roles, she still practices pediatrics on inpatient pediatric units, and mentors medical students and residents locally and internationally as they mold their career trajectories. She is also an active member of several diversity councils, raising awareness across the state and nation for DEI initiatives. Dr. Pentsil’s career spans public health, inpatient pediatrics, global health work, medical education and DEI work.
