Kim Maryniak, PhD, RNC-NIC, NEA-BC has over 32 years of nursing experience in medical/surgical, psychiatry, pediatrics, progressive care, and adult and neonatal intensive care. She has been a staff nurse, charge nurse, educator, instructor, manager, director, and chief nursing officer. Kim graduated with a nursing diploma from Foothills Hospital School of Nursing in Calgary, Alberta in 1989. She achieved her Bachelor in Nursing through Athabasca University, Alberta in 2000, her Master of Science in Nursing through University of Phoenix in 2005, and her PhD in Nursing through University of Phoenix in 2018. Kim is certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing and as a Nurse Executive, Advanced. She is active in the American Nurses Association and American Organization of Nurse Leaders. Her current and previous roles include nursing leadership, research utilization, nursing peer review and advancement, education, use of simulation, quality, process improvement, professional development, infection control, patient throughput, nursing operations, professional practice, and curriculum development. Robbie Garrett, MSN, RN, LSSMBB has over 26 years of nursing experience in long-term care, inpatient rehabilitation, medical/surgical nursing, quality, infection control, case management, regulatory compliance, employee health, risk management and legal nurse consulting. She has been a staff nurse, manager, director, chief nursing officer and consultant. Robbie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Idaho State University in 1995, and obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing from Western Governor’s University in 2015. Robbie is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Her current and previous roles include nursing leadership, risk management, infection prevention, quality assurance, process improvement, professional development, regulatory andimprovement consultation, legal nurse consultation, flow and throughput, hospital operations, facility growth and development.
