Stacie O'Connell

Healthcare real estate and project leader with 18+ years of experience spanning facility activation, campus relocations, physician-practice integration, and workplace transitions. Built a multidisciplinary activation program at Monument Health and led activation of 450,000+ square feet across a system of 5 hospitals and 55 clinics. Connects construction and facilities teams with clinical operations, IT, vendors, and employees to coordinate readiness, moves, and go-live.

Brings hands-on project delivery, capital budget management, and clear stakeholder communication.

Founder & Business Operations Lead at E-commerce Business (2025-05 – Present)

• Operate a direct-to-consumer business, managing budgets, vendors, customer operations, marketing, and performance analysis.

Senior Real Estate Advisor – Change Management & Workplace Experience at Cigna (Express Scripts) (2020-03 – 2025-05)

• Led workplace change management across three major corporate campuses, coordinating stakeholder communications, employee readiness, and go-live support for space transformations.
• Managed renovations, buildouts, relocations, and decommissioning with facilities teams, CBRE, vendors, and business leaders; coordinated schedules, dependencies, and stakeholder reviews to support business continuity.
• Supported acquisition-related employee transitions with HR and business leaders. Developed and launched IRIS, a global real estate and workplace information platform covering hundreds of sites.

System Director – Real Estate & Space Management at Monument Health (2016-02 – 2020-02)

• Built and led a multidisciplinary facility activation program serving 5 hospitals and 55 clinics; directed activation of 450,000+ square feet of new and renovated healthcare space.
• Led 200,000+ square feet of phased decommissioning and department relocations, coordinating clinical operations, IT, facilities, construction teams, and vendors.
• Partnered with clinical and operational leaders to validate workflows and staffing readiness. Established SOPs and facility standards and addressed scheduling conflicts, operational gaps, and project risks.
• Developed lease-versus-build analysis supporting a new orthopedic specialty hospital. Evaluated a wellness-program relocation that generated $125,000 in annual savings.

Senior Manager – Real Estate, Facilities & Safety Officer at Stanford Health Care (UHA) (2013-08 – 2016-02)

• Led transition and activation planning for the Menlo Park-to-Newark campus relocation, aligning construction, clinic setup, equipment, furniture, signage, and go-live readiness.
• Led real estate and facilities workstreams for physician-practice acquisitions while managing a $12M capital budget and a 2.7M-square-foot portfolio.
• Assembled biomedical, construction, IT, health and safety, and health information management specialists for acquisition site assessments; consolidated findings into capital improvement scopes, cost recommendations, and leadership presentations.
• Coordinated approved facility upgrades, IT cabling, and signage. Served as the primary physician contact for facility issues and space modifications as acquired practices transitioned into ongoing operations.
• Partnered with HR and clinical stakeholders on onboarding concerns, credentialing and compliance dependencies, and transition readiness; aligned facilities activities with the broader integration effort.
• Supervised three direct reports and coordinated project, construction, and biomedical specialists. Managed facility standards and signage across 55 locations and served as Safety Officer supporting OSHA compliance during transitions and construction.

Supervisor – Real Estate & Facilities at Dignity Health (2007-09 – 2013-02)

• Progressed from Real Estate Coordinator to Facility Supervisor. Managed lease administration and financial reporting for a 2.3M-square-foot portfolio with $45M in annual rent.
• Supported relocations, tenant improvements, and facility projects across hospitals and clinics; partnered with Finance, Legal, and external teams on contract compliance and executive reporting.

B.S. in Business Management – Western Governors University