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Jina Forys

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Jina Forys

Director of Acute Laboratory

Jina Forys has 21 years of laboratory experience, 19 years in a formal leadership role. She graduated from the MLS program at the University of Minnesota and currently serves as the Acute Laboratory Director for M Health Fairview in Minneapolis, Minnesota, directly supporting five teams with over 350 combined staff, and has oversight of chemistry strategy for the system. She earned her MBA with a healthcare emphasis from Concordia University, St. Paul in 2018 and holds a bronze certification in Lean by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Additional leadership qualifications include being the oldest sister of her four brothers and two sisters, a mother to a 19 year old son and 16 year old daughter, and participating in church council and athletic booster clubs. Jina considers herself a life-long learner and storyteller and is on a mission to live her truest self and help others live theirs in order to share our gifts with the world.