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Mari Dresner Ransco

Critic · DISC type C
Associate Executive Director, Patient Experience at University of Utah Health
📍 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Mari Dresner Ransco is the Associate Executive Director of Patient Experience at University of Utah Health, where she leads initiatives for 24, 000 clinicians serving two million patients. She is also the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Accelerate, the systems online learning community. Mari holds an M. A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Before her career in healthcare, Mari spent years in the museum sector, serving as the Curator of Education for the Chandler Museum and the Director of Education at the Phoenix Museum of History. This background suggests a strong interest in public education, instructional design, and curation.

Unique fact: Mari successfully transitioned her career from museum education and curation to leading patient experience strategy for a major academic health system.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Associate Executive Director, Patient Experience
Job Level
Senior
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Personality Overview

How Mari shows up

Critic
Precise
Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Mari cares about

Patient Experience
She leads patient experience initiatives for University of Utah Health, shifting the focus from patient-centric to a broader, people-centered approach.
Healthcare Improvement
As co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Accelerate platform, she has cultivated a culture of continuous, employee-driven learning and improvement.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Associate Executive Director, Patient Experience
University of Utah Health
11-2020 - 3-2025
Sr. Director, Patient Experience
University of Utah Health
7-2017 - 11-2020
Director, Patient Experience; Editor-in-Chief, Accelerate
University of Utah Health
12-2008 - 11-2011
Curator of Education
Chandler Museum
6-2007 - 11-2008
Director of Education
Phoenix Museum of History
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
9-2022 - 11-2022
Certificate - Developing Trusted Leaders
Intermountain Health Leadership Institute
2005 - 2007
M.A.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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