COM Outlook Spring 2020

46 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE FAST FACTS TREVI SAWALICH, D.O., M.P.H. ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI Spotlight For the next decade, Sawalich happily balanced her foundation work with her growing real estate career. In December 2018, however, Sawalich made a bold move, leaving her longtime job with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to launch TreviConsulting—a business development, fundraising, and brokering company. “I launched TreviConsulting to utilize all the skills and networks I had accumulated over the years to help nonprofit organizations, start-up companies, and a wide range of other businesses reach the next level of success,” said Sawalich, who earned her life-coaching certification in April 2019. No End in Sight Because of Sawalich’s real estate background, several clients started asking her how they could get involved in real estate investing. This line of questioning led her to become a one-stop shop of options by joining forces with Compass—a fast- growing real estate technology company. “What I like about real estate is its flexibility,” she said. “You aren’t tied to a desk, and you really get to learn about the city you live in. It’s about relationships, people, and life investments.” Although she no longer works with patients as a physician, Sawalich remains involved with several of them through her consulting business. “I now help them with their businesses. In fact, many of them call me Dr. Trevi,” she said. “I love that I can say I am a doctor; a pilot; a real estate agent; a consultant; and a mother of two beautiful, incredible children,” she concluded. “I have traveled the world and plan to keep having lifetime adventures with my family.” o Sawalich and her family believe in giving back to the community by raising awareness about issues such as hydrocephalus—a condition involving the buildup of fluid in the ventricles deep within the brain. Personal: mother of 10-year-old Jake and 7-year-old Gianna | Words of Wisdom: “We may think we know what’s best for us, but if your life seems to go upside down, embrace it and get ready for something even bigger and better than you ever could have imagined.” (continued from page 45) Sawalich fits a woman with a hearing device during a Starkey Hearing Foundation trip to Egypt.