Bianca obtained a BS in General Biology and a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health and Health Behavior, both from East Carolina University. She is passionate about helping people within her community holistically through empathetic communication, active listening, and necessary advocation. She says, "I have learned so much about what it truly means to be a healthcare provider while working at DukeWELL thus far and hope to continue this education." She aspires to attend PA school in the coming years and will specialize in mental and behavioral health. When she's not juggling work and school, her free time consists of binge watching movies with her dog, nature walks, leisure reading, social media content creating, and working out.
Geri Kanne, ANP-BC, GS-C is an adult nurse practitioner who specializes in the care of older adults. She started her nursing career as an inpatient RN at Duke Hospital many years ago. She went on to become a nurse practitioner, where she worked for many years in oncology before transitioning to geriatrics. She assists with geriatrics program development for primary care sites within the Duke Connected Care network and sees patients in Duke’s geriatric specialty clinics. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her master’s degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
I completed my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and my Master of Healthcare Administration at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I join Duke PHMO by way of the Duke Health Integrated Practice Administrative Fellowship, where I facilitated project work across the health system in support of senior leadership. My career goal is to inspire positive change by re-envisioning organizational, structural, and political priorities in order to establish equitable and excellent care as the standard for all patients.
Katherine, or “Kat” as she prefers to be called, is a nurse who has been with Duke Health since she was a new graduate nurse in 2014 after an 11-year career in Public Radio. She began her nursing career in the Duke University Hospital Emergency Department, and has since worked for the health system as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), a Transfer Center Nurse, the Duke Health SANE Program Manager, and now as PHMO's Population Health Nurse for the Duke Foster Care Clinic. In 2020, she obtained her MSN in Nursing Informatics. Kat is passionate about community education and ensuring compassionate care coordination for all our patients.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience in community based behavioral health and medical case management. I have always had a passion for working with children and families in various capacities. I enjoy collaborating with others for a common goal to enhance the wellbeing of individuals in need.
My background work includes providing social services, support, and resources to patients and clients in surrounding communities. I am transitioning into this current position from that of a certified case manager in the inpatient setting of Duke Health. The quote that I live by is "any day that I can help at least one individual will always be a great day."