Submitted by Aspire Indiana Health
You may have seen the recent news that Barbara Scott, President & CEO of Aspire Indiana Health, along with the Aspire board of directors, has announced her plan to retire at the end of the current fiscal year, June 2023. It puts a bow on an amazing career that has been spent entirely at one nonprofit, first as a provider and then as an advocate for vulnerable Hoosiers.
Many years before becoming the head of Aspire Indiana Health, Barbara Scott began by driving a van to transport patients as she pursued her master’s degree in social work. (Photo provided)
Scott literally got her start driving a van transporting patients while working on her social work master’s degree. She became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and served patients at the Elwood health center. Over the span of 36 years, she held various clinical and administration roles, serving as the Chief Operating Officer for 20 years and serving the remaining six years as CEO.
In conversations with employees to discuss her plans, Scott shared that she has always wanted to follow the example of her parents and retire early so she could fully enjoy the next phase of her life while she had the health and energy to do so. COVID actually pushed back her timeline further than originally anticipated as she was committed to serving the organization through that unprecedented period of time.
Scott is leaving at a time when Aspire is in a strong organizational and fiscal situation, having weathered the storms of pandemic better than many other health providers across the nation. She will support the Aspire Board and The Meyers Group as they engage in the search for her successor – someone who can carry on and build upon her legacy.