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Chandra Lake

Chandra Lake

Associate Director

VA Palo Alto health care

Chandra Lake was appointed Associate Director for VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

Ms. Lake has served Veterans for over 25 years in a variety of administrative and executive leadership roles at the Seattle, Reno, Palo Alto, Honolulu and Las Vegas VAs, as well as VA Central Office. She was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit in 2020 for her leadership and impact on improving efficiencies within the VA-DoD joint venture partnership.

Ms. Lake is a retired Air Force combat Veteran, where she held executive leadership positions within military hospitals, clinics and joint task force operations. She graduated magna cum laude from her undergraduate education at University of Washington and holds a master’s degree in Public Administration from City University in Seattle, where she graduated with Presidential Honors. She is a graduate of the VA Health Care Leadership Development and the Excellence in Government Programs and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Ms. Lake loves the outdoors and has a senior dog who still thinks he is a puppy (15 lb. maltipoo with a big personality).