Natalia Warren was studying for her second master’s degree when a painful medical condition changed the course of her life and led her to patient advocacy. She currently serves as the chair and co-founder of the Not A Dry Eye Foundation, the only patient-driven, non-profit foundation focused on raising awareness of Dry Eye Syndrome. Listen and learn from Natalia Warren’s experience with dry eye, as well as her perspective on the conflict in Ukraine, the need for patient advocacy in the American healthcare system, and her advice for non-profit organizations.

01:22 -- Guest intro, discussion of Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved


10:00 -- Backstory, what it means to be Ukrainian


14:58 -- Professional journey, becoming a patient advocate


25:43 -- Natalia Warren’s Crummer experience


29:31 -- Advice for non-profits

Books


Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved by Steven L. Maskin and Natalia A. Warren -- https://tinyurl.com/37xvauub

Resources


Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu/


Not A Dry Eye Foundation -- notadryeye.org


Come Back Alive (Ukrainian Army Charity Fund) -- savelife.in.ua


National Bank of Ukraine -- bank.gov.ua


Dr. Steven L. Maskin -- drmaskin.com


Amazon Smile -- smile.amazon.com

Credits


Guest -- Natalia Warren, https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-warren-9733241/


Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/


Creator / Host -- J.B. Adams


Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell


Technical/Production Design -- Angel Colon


Technical/Production Assistance -- Hao Do


Video and Audio Editing -- Anna Hughes