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Spend a few minutes with Paige Schulz, director of Volunteer Serv- Texas Children’s incredible clinical and med-
ices, and you’ll find she has deep commitments—to the hospital, ical staff.
to volunteerism, to her family. She’s firmly grounded but eager to
build bridges. She knows communication is a two-way street, and What led you to apply for your new position?
she’s ready to travel it.
It was the perfect opportunity for me — the
Schulz’s excitement about her new position is evident. She right role, in the right area, at the right time.
feels the new opportunity suits her to a T, and we’re guessing you The job description listed so many exciting
will too. possibilities, and it was well matched to my
skill set and in a field I’m passionate about.
Tell us a little about your background. My youngest child was just finishing kinder-
garten, so I was in a good place to re-enter
Schulz recently enjoyed a I grew up in Houston and went to Trinity Uni- leadership.
Colorado vacation with versity in San Antonio. After graduate school
husband Chris and daughters at University of Houston Clear Lake, I got What skills do you bring that will
Lillian (left) and Mary married and moved to Dallas for a post-grad- be important in your new job?
Katherine. uate administrative fellowship with a large
health care system. The last role I held before I’m familiar with many aspects of the hospital,
leaving Dallas was as director of patient and and I hope that my experience and the many
guest services at Presbyterian Hospital, which relationships I have been able to form over the
included responsibility for volunteers. When years will be helpful. Also, I’m passionate about
the opportunity presented itself to return home, volunteerism and place a tremendous amount
my husband, who is from a long line of Hous- of value in it. I have an undergraduate degree
tonians, and I jumped at the chance. in communications, and I am a good listener,
so I’m hoping those skills will help me under-
stand where The Auxiliary wants to be and
where the hospital needs it to be.
What have you been up to since you What is your volunteer background?
arrived at Texas Children’s in 2007? I was introduced to volunteering in high school
through a placement at Star of Hope. During
I was a project manager in Business Process college, through my sorority and student gov-
Transformation for four years, which afforded ernment, I volunteered in the San Antonio
me a unique way to learn about many aspects community. Back in Houston, I became in-
of the organization. For the next four years, I volved through our church in the Nehemiah
was a senior project manager in Quality and Center, which provides tutoring and other serv-
Outcomes Management. The work I was in - ices for children at MacGregor Elementary.
volved with in performance improvement and
patient safety was extremely rewarding, and With another mom, I started a Brownie
it offered the experience of interacting with troop at my older daughter’s school. In addi-
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