PROFILE
In Your Corner Saint John’s trustee Chris Newman likes to help others excel. WRITTEN BY NANCY SOKOLER STEINER PHOTOGRAPHED BY REMY HAYNES
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star athlete gets the glory and recognition, while a coach gets the satisfaction of having propelled that individual to greatness. That’s a good analogy for Chris Newman. Like a consummate coach, she inspires others to do their best, sometimes working behind the scenes and always keeping the interest of her team—whether it's her family or Providence Saint John’s Health Center—in the forefront. Chris became affiliated with Saint John’s at the urging of her longtime friend Mary Hesburgh. Mary, who in 1987 was launching a support organization to increase Saint John’s visibility in the community, invited Chris to an inaugural luncheon. The rest, as they say, is history. The event marked the beginning of the Irene Dunne Guild, a major support arm of the Health Center. “We didn’t start as a fundraising entity,” Chris recalls.
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SAINT JOHN'S, WINTER 2016
