A doctorally prepared, seasoned healthcare executive with 50 years of nursing clinical and leadership experience throughout the United States in very large academic settings to smaller community based systems, both not-for-profit and investor owned environments. Competent with acute care practice delivery as well as outpatient and integrated network systems. Expertise developing positive employee relations and lasting change deployment. Experienced educator and public speaker. Expertise with regulatory readiness and care compliance. Published author, Licensed and Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Executive. Practicing Mental Health Practitioner. Prior Owner : Paull Communications, which offers a variety of healthcare consulting interventions from mentoring and coaching of new leaders, policy development, team development, regulatory readiness, departmental evaluations/ assessments and corrective planning.