Aimee Adelmann

Aimee Adelmann is a college student who is working toward a degree in marketing and business communications. Previously she attended Johnson and Wales University in Colorado. She has recently moved back to Portland, Oregon due to some medical complications. She currently attends Portland State University. Aimee also has extensive experience with healthcare and medical systems. She has worked for OHSU for several summers in different capacities.

She was diagnosed at 1 year of age with a rare, inherited metabolic disorder that significantly impacts her health and requires frequent follow up and an ongoing treatment regiment. She received a kidney transplant from her father shortly after high school graduation. She is well versed in issues related to transition to adult care and chronic disease management.

The reason she joined Emerging Leaders Northwest is to educate people about how deal with and overcome issues that she has experienced in the past.