Deborah C. Stamps, EdD, MBA, MS, RN, GNP, NE-BC, CDE, FADLN, FAAN, is the founder and CEO of Deborah Stamps Consulting, LLC, with nearly four decades of progressive healthcare leadership. An internationally recognized authority on workforce development, nursing education, and leadership, she created the Professional Academic Workforce (PAW) model to advance the educational and economic mobility of underrepresented minorities in nursing. Dr. Stamps has held executive, academic, and board leadership roles, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Academy of Diversity Leaders in Nursing, and continues to shape policy, education, and equity in healthcare.