Clinical precision: Nonprofit executive confronts, overcomes stern leadership test

Jennifer Yeagley has taken on the top role at St. Petersburg Free Clinic amid a surge in demand for its services. One key to navigating the crisis? Remaining nimble.

Courtesy. Jennifer Yeagley became CEO of St. Petersburg Free Clinic on Feb. 28, just two weeks before the coronavirus pandemic struck the U.S.
Courtesy. Jennifer Yeagley became CEO of St. Petersburg Free Clinic on Feb. 28, just two weeks before the coronavirus pandemic struck the U.S.
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For good, ill or somewhere in between, timing is everything — a fact of which Jennifer Yeagley, who became CEO of the St. Petersburg Free Clinic on Feb. 28, is now all too aware. 

 

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