The Way We Work : Doug Bergman
A glimpse into the daily life of UCP of Sacramento and Northern California CEO Doug Bergman
BY Jeff Wilser PHOTO BY Wes Davis
United Cerebral Palsy of Sacramento and Northern California provides services to more than 4,000 individuals with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities . The organization helps in a few different ways . For parents taking care of kids , it sends professionals to the home to give a much-needed break . For adults with disabilities , volunteers help with chores like grocery shopping , cooking or driving to a doctor ’ s appointment .
This is a complicated mission in the base case . Then came COVID-19 . How can in-person care be done safely in a pandemic ? “ We ’ ve had to pivot and redesign and reorganize UCP during COVID ,” says CEO Doug Bergman , who has led the organization since 2006 . “ The business model has now shifted .”
With so much change and complexity afoot , Bergman finds stability in a healthy daily ritual . This is how he makes it happen .
5:40AM - The first agenda item is letting Cali , his 14-year-old cockapoo , outside to do her thing . Then he heads to a 55-minute high intensity circuit workout at Fitness MD in Roseville .
8AM - Quick shower . Breakfast of yogurt , granola and fruit .
Doug Bergman , CEO of UCP of Sacramento and Northern California , at UCP ' s Sacramento headquarters .
8:30AM - UCP now has a hybrid work model : three days in the office , two remote . So on most days he commutes from his home in Rocklin to the office on Auburn Boulevard , listening to
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