Maria Shirey - RN, PhD, MBA, NEA-BC, FACHE

Maria Shirey is chair of AACN Certification Corporation for 2009-10.

Shirey is an associate professor at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville.

An active member of AACN since 1977, she is a recipient of the following Circle of Excellence Awards: Leadership (2002), Multidisciplinary Team for the Code Blue Team at Deaconess Hospital (2003) and the Value of Certification (2005). In addition, she is a champion for healthy work environments, contributing as both an author and editor toward building the body of knowledge on authentic leadership in nursing.