Kristen Berglin, Senior Clinical Consultant for Regence BlueShield was honored as a Community Hero as part of the Behind the Shield series, a partnership between Regence BlueShield and Sounders FC. The content series, profiling both Sounders players and community leaders, celebrates humans showing extraordinary grit and determination in their everyday lives. Kristen has a background in clinical nursing and health care management, having worked as an RN on a busy medical-surgical and pediatrics unit before transitioning to nurse case management. 

Andrew Thomas is this episode’s featured player for Behind the Shield. Andrew discusses his development as a kid in the Watford Academy, his decision to play and attend Stanford University, and the guidance he’s received from coaches and mentors at the Sounders.