Background

• Over 30 years of executive health administration and consultant experience in rapidly changing, dynamic international healthcare organizations within both public and private sectors. 
• Proven senior leadership skills in developing, improving, and managing professional healthcare teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in nursing and allied health leadership, organizational risk mitigation, patient safety, quality principles, facility management and environmental safety, infection control, and implementation of clinical and non-clinical high-quality standards cost-effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to multicultural diversities having worked in the Middle East, Europe, Asia Pacific Rim, and Latin America
• Fluent in French

Lynda Mikalauskas (Miki) has a nursing clinical background. She has grown in her roles from the bedside to education to administrative leadership in general in acute care facilities, obstetrics, and neonatology. Outside of North America, Miki has had the privilege of working with organizations in Europe, the Middle East, the Asian Pacific Rim, and Central America. Miki has lived in France, Istanbul, The United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She has worked in the private and public sectors with organizations such as John Hopkins Medicine International and Joint Commission International. Having been a member of the C-Suite as CNO and Senior Director for Credentialling and Accreditation at the corporate level, in most recent years the work has focused on consultancy for healthcare organizations seeking accreditation. 

Professional Experience

• Senior Director and Head of Quality Improvement Services; VMarsh Healthcare, Dubai United Arab Emirates
• Vice Chairwoman of the Certification Committee; European Fertility Society, Europe
• Director for Patient Safety and Clinical Standards, Skylight Health Group Toronto Canada
• Principal Consultant, Joint Commission International (JCI), United Arab Emirates
• Senior Director for Licensing and Accreditation – Corporate; Al Noor Hospitals Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Baltimore, Maryland 
• Clinic Expert Consultant, Panama City, Panama 
• Chief Nursing Officer/Chief Clinical Officer, United Arab Emirates
• Patient Care Services Group Manager (CNO), American Hospital (Formerly V.K.V. American Hospital), Istanbul Turkey

Professional Affiliations or Certifications

• American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
• National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
• The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Professional Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

Education

• Master’s of Business Administration in Healthcare, University of Colorado, Denver, USA, 
• Bachelor’s in nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada