SYNOVA ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
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- Chief Customer Officer, Dandle
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- Associate VP of Women & Infant Health Services, Virginia Hospital Center
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- COO, Children 's Mercy Hospital
Lori is a champion for improving the current culture in nurse leadership and is passionate about creating forums for leadership development and engaging in the evolution of the role nursing has in the healthcare landscape. She is a certified patient experience professional, accomplished speaker and visionary thinking in the field of maternal infant health. As the current CEO for Synova Associates she has led its growth over the last four years from an event-based company to a strong active community of neonatal and perinatal nurse leaders that generate support, innovation and promote professional well-being in healthcare. Since joining Synova, Lori has worked to share its strategy and vision with association partners, sponsors, and executive nurse leaders globally. She was previously the Senior Director of NICU Innovation at the March of Dimes where she directed their professional education portfolio, spearheaded the development of the March of Dimes Training Institute, and provided the strategic vision for the NICU Family Support Program. A trained professional counselor, and is a nationally recognized expert in the fields of patient experience, crisis intervention, PTSD, communication skills, and maternal fetal health. She is on the board of directors of the Patient Experience Institute and the National Family-Centered Care Taskforce. She is published in multiple journals, has authored 3 white papers on topics covering Improving the Patient Experience in NICUs, Nurse Leader Burnout, Leadership Peer Support, done numerous podcasts with leadership hosts like Cy Wakeman, Dr. Anthony Orsini and Bonnie Clipper. She was recently published in a book titled The Entrepreneur's Book of Wisdom releasing February 2023. Lori lives in Atlanta with her three children.
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- Executive Director & Associate Chief Nursing Officer