Dr. Kellie Griggs is a passion women’s health nurse, academic, innovative educator, and energetic advocate with a professional portfolio that expands across executive leadership, higher education, professional development, clinical practice, and academia. She has contributed to the areas of servant leadership, scholarship, innovative teaching, and national service. She is an intentional mentor and champion who enjoys tapping into unique strengths and talents to grow and empower others. Her body of work involves improving outcomes across women’s health and empowering professional advocacy through interprofessional collaboration and awareness. This includes inspiring stakeholders to serve as advocates using best practices, understanding social determinants of health, peer support, and development of policy. Her scholarly work has been disseminated on a national and international level through peer reviewed publications, podium presentations, grants, and educational workshops. Most recently, she completed a 3-year term as a Director on the AWHONN National Board of Directors, served as a member of the AWHONN National Public Policy Committee, was a Fellow in the 2018 AWHONN Emerging Leaders Fellow program, and selected as a fellow in the Wake Forest University School of Medicine CTSI Leadership Academy. Currently, I was appointed as the inaugural chair for the AWHONN National Ethics and Compliance Committee. She also serves as a community engagement liaison for marginalized women, as a mentor, and love connecting people to meaningful service opportunities.
