Pamela A. McAfee has been a healthcare leader for over 25 years and worked within healthcare organizations and systems in eight states across the U.S. She has a clinical degree - BS in Occupational Therapy; a Masters' in Public Administration; and an Ed.D in Interdisciplinary Leadership. She has led healthcare rehabilitation and acute/medical surgical departments in profit and non-profit organizations, and multi-site services and programs, with oversight of 15 FTEs to 300+ FTEs. As a leader, she has directed and guided departments with 10 to 28 cost centers that have fiduciary responsibilities (expenses and revenue) for more than $30M depending upon the organization and planned business growth or reduction of a service. She has also achieved certifications in small business development and recently has become a certified diversity executive (CDE®).

During her research for her doctorate degree, she was able to incorporate her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives and implementation. Her interest in DE&I began long before it was a buzz word or when strategies became a part of an organization's values and mission. DE&I became a more enhanced ‘way to do quality business in support of customers/patients and supporting diverse workforces’ as her leadership experiences rolled into and through her doctoral journey and back within her full-time leadership scope.