Gretchen Mulvihill

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Gretchen Mulvihill


Gretchen specializes in aligning funding strategies with mission-driven initiatives that improve health outcomes, expand access and address community needs. In her role as Firesoul, Gretchen works with her co-Firesouls to understand the needs of the community. The Healing Garden is a well-loved fixture on the hospital’s campus. Gretchen especially appreciates the garden as a space for patient and staff reflection, restoration and the sense of warm enclosure that it provides.


My Sacred Place


Anne Arundel Medical Center Healing Garden

Located adjacent to the Meditation Center, the Healing Garden includes a meandering path of bluestone paving, along with a water feature that transitions from boulders to smoothly polished river stones.

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Shakira is a leader at heart. She recognized the need for publicly accessible spaces for her community to cool down in the summertime. Shakira was instrumental in the design and community engagement process for Unity Park. At the time, she was an employee of Bon Secours Community Works, whose partnership with Nature Sacred has resulted...

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