Cheri Clancy, MSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC, CPXP, is a board-certified ANCC nurse executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University and a master of science in health administration and wellness promotion from California College for Health Sciences as well as a master of science in nursing in organizational leadership from Independence University. Clancy also completed the Wharton Executive Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Clancy is the founder of Cheri Clancy & Associates, LLC, a coaching and training firm that uses hard science as a catalyst for soft-skill leadership development. Areas of specialty include patient experience strategy, empathy training, critical conversations, and building workplace resiliency. She is committed to helping organizations build healthy and productive workplace environments. In addition to presenting, coaching, and consulting, Clancy also leads the client experience department at Bayada Home Health Agency. Clancy is a member of many professional organizations, including the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Beryl Institute, the American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL), Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing(Sigma), and the Organization of Nurse Leaders, New Jersey (ONL NJ). Clancy has received various honors and awards. In 2015 she was featured as the "Leader to Watch" in the AONL Voice of Nursing Leadership journal. In 2016 she received the Professional Nurse RecognitionAward from ONL NJ, and in 2018 she received the Nursing Beacon of Light Award from the NJSNA.