Sheila Gordon

§         To lead health care professionals in improving health care quality and service.

§         To improve the personal and professional competency of individuals and teams.

§         To facilitate quality of life through coaching others to find their joy in fitness and overall well-being

1996-present     Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center       Knoxville, TN

Group Fitness Instructor

• Responsible for leading group fitness activities in aerobic, strength, resistance and flexibility training at all levels of fitness.
• Frequent community speaker in health care and public forums on fitness topics.
• Nationally certified to teach Spinning, Body Pump, Body Flow, Body Step, Aqua, Yoga, POUND, and Kickboxing. Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center has records of all my national Certifications including ACE and can be reached at 865-531-5000. Supervisor is Lori Miracle.
• Member – American Council on Exercise 1997 – present

2013 – 2019             Haywood Health and Fitness Center   Waynesville, NC

Professional Designations/Activities

• Responsible for leading group fitness activities in aerobic, strength, resistance and flexibility training at all levels of fitness.
• Employee coach/speaker in health care and public forums on fitness topics.
• Nationally certified to teach Spinning, Body Pump, Body Step, Aqua, Yoga, Body Flow, POUND, and Kickboxing.
• Member – American Council on Exercise 1997 – present

Currently serve as the Associate Chief Nursing Officer/Patient Safety Officer at Haywood Regional Medical Center – Hold a Master’s Degree and am a licensed Registered Nurse. I am nationally certified in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

1997 - 2004       Mountain Challenge                                    Maryville, TN

Corporate Staff Facilitator

n     Facilitated participants in experiential learning courses including low ropes, alpine tower climbs, etc.

n     Facilitated learning for teams in corporations, schools, special interest groups in the areas of problem solving, process design, and team-building.

Registered Nurse

n     Practiced professional nursing in ICU/CCU, Cardiac Rehab/Step-down, Special Procedures, and Pediatrics.

Professional Musician 1976-present

n     Performed in five bands as keyboard player and lead singer

n     Produced five albums of original and copy work

n     Produced three fund-raisers for the underserved and needy including a Blues Festival for the homeless, a cancer fund for prescriptions, and a recent holiday album to benefit The Hope Center for HIV/AIDS patients..

n     Diploma, Registered Nurse, Methodist Hospital School of Nursing, Memphis, TN

n     B.A. Allied Health, Doane College, Lincoln, NE

n     Masters of Science, Educational Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (graduated with 3.8).

n     Completed one year in Ph.D. program in Educational Psychology, Collaborative Learning at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

n     Served 6 years on Board of Examiners for Tennessee State Quality Award

n     Served 6 years on Board of Examiners for Baldrige National Quality Award – Contributing editor 2009 Baldrige Case Study – Nightingale College of Nursing Application

n     Appointed Senior Examiner for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and Alumni in 2010

n     Frequent keynote speaker in state and regional professional and organizational, leadership development programs.

n     Guest lecturer for UT College of Nursing “Healthcare Quality” for senior nurse students every year since 2001

n     Guest lecturer for UT’s College of Business “Total Quality Management” senior level (400) course every year since 1999

n     Guest lecturer for Tennessee-Wesleyan’s College of Nursing “Quality and Safety in Health Care” since 2007

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