From a young age, Libby became a family caregiver to her mother while she battled breast cancer.  Shortly after her death, Libby became a parent to three sons who live with mitochondrial dysfunction and in 2016 Libby was diagnosed with Stage IV Salivary gland cancer.  These experiences over the course of decades have shaped Libby’s passion for creating a person centered health system.   

In 2010, Libby founded PFCCpartners to create a community of patients, families and health care stakeholders committed to the shared learning of Patient & Family Centered Care practice.   PFCCpartners​also​ ​​supports the PFANetwork, inclusive of more than ​1000 Patient Family Advisors in active partnership with health systems, measure developers, policy, quality improvement teams and researchers across the country to improve the quality, safety, experience, and design of healthcare. 

Libby serves on many national and statewide efforts to promote a safer, more equitable healthcare system, including the Healthcare Payment LAN Executive Forum and Patient Perspectives Council, National Quality Forum Multi Stakeholder Council, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute Ambassador and California Healthcare Compare Board of Directors.   In all of her work, Libby strives to build the infrastructure for high value and sustainable partnerships to improve health outcomes for all.