Pagel began her career as a Physician Assistant (PA) 38 years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer, working with communities in the Philippines. She has worked in various medical disciplines, including CT surgery, family practice, psychiatry and addiction medicine. She presently volunteers with the county free clinic, providing much needed health care to members of the community. She received multiple awards for her work within the PA profession. In spring of 2014 she was inducted into the Pi Alpha Honor Society for Physician Assistants. With more than 38 years of clinical experience and more than 30 years of administrative experience, Ms. Pagel has broad expertise in facilitating groups in organizational management, team building with inter-professional personnel and engagement. As a former elected city council member of North Ridgeville, Ohio, Pagel represented her community on safety, building and lands, and administrative committees. She also ran for the Ohio House of Representatives.
Ms. Pagel is also the Executive Director of PA Services at the Cleveland Clinic Health System, and is responsible for the oversight, compliance, use and productivity of all physician assistants, ensuring they practice within a team-based model to promote and enhance patient access and care. She is a member of the Cleveland Clinic Physicians Health Committee.
She also serves as Clinical Associate Faculty to the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. She recently has been appointed to the USAO Committee on Heroin & Opioid Action Planning. Throughout her medical career, Josanne continued to pursue her spiritual studies and enhanced her energy healing circles. Pagel is a graduate of the Cuyahoga Community College Surgical PA program. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace University and her master’s in PA studies, psychiatry and addiction medicine from the University of Nebraska. She is studying for her doctorate in divinity and metaphysical sciences. She is an avid gardener, and speaks to community groups on herbal gardening and alternative healings.