Professional Profile: Joanne Trask 2015

Name: Joanne Trask Title: IS Facilities Manager Company: Partners Healthcare Location: 93 Worcester St., Worcester, Mass. Place of birth: Cornville, Maine Family: I'm the youngest of seven children, single and I have two grown children and a granddaughter College: Was not fortunate enough to attend First job unrelated to your current field: McDonalds while in high school First job in current field: 1980's working for a small software company What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Affordable and quality patient healthcare Hobbies: Singing, dancing, reading, spending time with good people Favorite novel: "Eat Pray Love" Favorite film: "12 Angry Men" Keys to success: Push through the fear and do things that make you uncomfortable Person(s) you most admire (outside of family) Mother Theresa and people who are truly altruistic If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Something to do with the brain and mind: what makes us different, what makes us the same, what happens inside us when we experience different things.