About Me
Charlotte Barbee
Senior higher education administrator, strategic leader, and change architect with 20+ years building high-performing teams and transforming clinic operations.
“I believe the best organizations are built on clarity of purpose, trust in people, and the courage to change.”
My career at UC Davis has given me a unique perspective because I have experienced the organization from multiple sides—clinical operations, administrative leadership, patient relations, financial operations, and now university-wide business operations. Each position has built upon the previous one and prepared me for the level of leadership this position requires.
I bring more than 20 years of UC Davis and UC Davis Health experience, with a career that began in Pediatrics and progressed through increasingly complex healthcare and administrative leadership roles. My background gives me an understanding of both the frontline patient-care environment and the larger organizational systems required to support successful clinic operations.
Core Strengths
What I Bring
Strategic Leadership
Translating vision into executable strategy.
People Development
Building and retaining high-performing teams through coaching, structure, and trust.
Change Management
Prosci-certified practitioner with a track record of driving adoption at scale.
Financial Acumen
Experienced steward of multi-million dollar budgets/endowments with a focus on mission alignment.
Clinical Operations
Hands-on experience improving patient-centered workflows, service recovery, and cross-functional operations within UC Davis Health.
Institutional Knowledge
Trusted voice in UC system-wide conversations on policy, equity, and operations.
Career at a Glance
More than two decades at UC Davis and UC Davis Health, progressing from entry level to management. Each role has deepened my understanding of what it takes to support the operations of a complex public research university and medical center — and what it means to lead with integrity in service.
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