Carol Ann Cavouras, RN, MSN, CNAA is a National and International expert on workforce development, workload assessment and measurement, plus effective staffing and scheduling in the healthcare field. Skilled in implantation of sustainable, cost effective strategies that enhance a healthy work environment which produces positive outcomes, She is a sought after speaker, educator and consultant. She has a distinguished career of over forty-five years in leadership positions in a variety of settings from large academic medical centers to small community organizations. Her background and expertise includes visionary planning, implementing new, successful programs and services, transitioning organizations through structural redesign. She is committed to creating environments of empowerment, and developing innovative, practical, sustainable, strategies that balance the workforce and workplace. In the last ten years she has provided workforce consultation in over 80 teaching, community, and rural hospitals. Carol Ann received her Masters of Science Degree from the University of Minnesota. She was selected as one of the first J&J Wharton Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.