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Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN

Dean & Chief Academic Officer
Mercy University
Dix Hills, New York, United States

Dr. Beard is the Chief Academic Officer and Inaugural Dean at Mercy University. As a national leader who is committed to strengthening workforce diversity and advancing health equity, she served as a reviewer for the Future of Nursing’s 2020-2030 report and established the nation’s first Nurse Faculty Fellow’s program. Recognizing that a diverse workforce could improve healthcare outcomes, she has led efforts to advance the needle on diversity, inclusion, and health equity for over three decades and created environments where professional values align with behaviors.

Dr. Beard has never withdrawn from the challenge of mitigating disparities in nursing. As a 2012 Macy Faculty Scholar, she founded the Center for Multicultural Education and Health Disparities and propagated research and best practices to improve health outcomes. As a Senior Fellow at the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, she co-produced healthcare disparity segments on WBAI-FM for over 400,000 listeners. She co-created the Josiah Macy Foundation’s 2018 ground-breaking document, Improving the Environment for Learning in the Health Professions and led the New York State Action Coalition team as Chair of the Diversity Committee in creating the NY State Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing Toolkit to support DEI initiatives. Her workshop, Leading in a Race-Conscious Society, is supported by the Harvard Macy Institute’s Program for Educators in the Health Professions.

Dr. Beard co-authored the 2022 Racism in Nursing foundational report and continues to serve on the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. She is the outgoing Chair of the New York State Board of Nursing and serves on the editorial board for the American Journal of Nursing. She is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Nursing, and Academy of Nursing Education.

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