Announcing Our 2024 Q1 HOPE Hero Angela Khalar!

We’re excited to share that the winner of our HOPE Hero award for Q1 of 2024 is Angela Khalar, Clinical Site Director, Duluth and Duluth Mall locations! 

Jean Ysbrand, Chief Human Resources Officer, Annie Pope, Vice President of Operations  – MN/ND, and Erin Saladin, Director, Clinical Operations, presented her with this well-deserved recognition on July 16th.

Our HOPE Hero Award recognizes one person each quarter who exemplifies our HOPE Values (Humility, Optimism, Person-centered, Ethical practice). 

Comments shared by her nominators demonstrate why she is our HOPE Hero. One person said, "Angie never backs down from a challenge and makes everyone on the team feel valued." Another person shared, "There are very few people who don't instantly feel at ease with her, and you can see that in the way her patients appreciate her and her advocacy. She holds a strong clinical standard for providers and exemplifies for all employees in the Duluth clinics her expectation for going above and beyond for our patients". 

In addition to being the HOPE Hero, this month Angie celebrates her 8th Nystrom anniversary, and over the years, she has been a valuable resource and support to our patients, the community, and her fellow teammates in Duluth as well as throughout the organization.  Annie Pope said, "I'm thankful that in 2017 when I asked Angie to consider the role of Site Director, she was willing to take a chance on the role; she has invested so much into so many over the years".  And Erin Saladin said, "It was obvious on my first visit that Angie has created something special in the Duluth area." 

Angie shared that "my team and the work we do for our patients and the community motivate me every day."

Please join us in congratulating Angie! You are a HOPE Hero!