If it hadn’t been for a Christmas card from friends in Massachusetts who wrote that they were moving to Vero Beach, Linda Kloss might never have known about the seaside gem we call home. Curious, she clicked on the city website and liked what she saw. Kloss and her husband had been looking to make a move, and Vero appeared to fit the bill. They packed up, headed south, bought a house, and settled in.
Prior to retiring, Kloss was CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, headquartered in Chicago. She had also served in thought leadership roles, providing consulting to health care nonprofits and technology and service organizations. In addition, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appointed her to serve on the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, where she chaired the Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Subcommittee.
Accustomed to being over-the-top busy, Kloss was having trouble dealing with the adjustment to a much slower-paced lifestyle…