Behind The Shield Presented by Regence BlueShield- Kristen Berglin and Andrew Thomas

About this episode

The episode features Kristen Berglin, a Community Hero, and Andrew Thomas discussing their experiences and contributions to the community and soccer.

Kristen Berglin, Senior Clinical Consultant for Regence BlueShield was honored as a Community Hero as part of the Behind the Shield series, a partnership between Regence BlueShield and Sounders FC. The content series, profiling both Sounders players and community leaders, celebrates humans showing extraordinary grit and determination in their everyday lives. Kristen has a background in clinical nursing and health care management, having worked as an RN on a busy medical-surgical and pediatrics unit before transitioning to nurse case management.  Andrew Thomas is this episode’s featured player for Behind the Shield. Andrew discusses his development as a kid in the Watford Academy, his decision to play and attend Stanford University, and the guidance he’s received from coaches and mentors at the Sounders.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guests: Kristen Berglin, Andrew Thomas

Topics covered

• community heroes
• soccer players
• health care
• youth development
• mentorship

Keywords

• Kristen Berglin
• Andrew Thomas
• Regence BlueShield
• Sounders FC
• community hero
• soccer
• mentorship
• health care

Sponsors

Regence BlueShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sounders FC, Watford Academy, Stanford University

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